Montgomery County is home to a booming commerce industry with high concentration of retailers in King Of Prussia, Limerick, Bala Cynwyd, and Ardmore. Consequently, Pennsylvania is always among the leaders in retail theft arrests and prosecutions. 2011 was no different. According to a survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International of 24 of the […]
In The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a first offense for retail theft when the value of the merchandise taken is over $150.00 is graded as a misdemeanor. If the value of the stuff is under $150.00 its a summary offense (a ticket). Clear enough, right? Not so fast. It is the term “value of merchandise” that […]
I have spent many years as a Pennsylvania Retail Theft Lawyer and I have seen the retail theft laws grow and change over the years. The retail theft law itself is titled 18 P.C.S.A. 3929. A curious portion of this law provides that a person may be found guilty of retail theft even if the […]