Bill > SB1412

This bill amends section 13-1805 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which deals with shoplifting. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It modifies the monetary thresholds for different levels of shoplifting offenses, changing them to $2,000 or more for a class 5 felony, $1,000 or more but less than $2,000 for a class 6 felony, and less than $1,000 for a class 1 misdemeanor (unless the property is a firearm, in which case it's a class 6 felony). 2. It adds a provision that any time a person spent on absconder status while on probation, on escape status, or incarcerated is excluded when calculating if they have previously committed or been convicted of two or more offenses involving burglary, shoplifting, robbery, organized retail theft, or theft within the past five years. The bill defines "escape" as either a departure from custody or failure to return to custody after a temporary leave, or a failure to report as ordered to begin serving a term of incarceration. 3. The bill states that a person who commits shoplifting and has previously committed or been convicted of two or more such offenses within the past five years is guilty of a class 4 felony, with the time on absconder status excluded from the calculation.