§ 14-86.7. Damage to property during organized retail theft; assault during organized retail theft.
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§ 14-86.7. Damage to property during organized retail theft; assault during organized retail theft.
(a)Damage to Property During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of damage to property during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and damages, destroys, or defaces real or personal property in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)Assault During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of assault during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and commits an act of assault and battery against an employee or independent contractor of the retail establishment or a law enforcement officer in the commission of the theft of retail property.
(c)Punishment. - A violation of this section is a Class A1 misdemeanor. (2022-30, s. 2.)