§ 2577.

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§ 2577. Penalty

(a)A person convicted of the offense of retail theft of merchandise having a retail value not in excess of $250.00 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.

(b)A person convicted of the offense of retail theft of merchandise having a retail value in excess of $250.00 and not in excess of $900.00 shall:

(1)for a first offense, be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both;

(2)for a second offense, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than two years, if the second offense occurs not more than two years after the first offense;

(3)for a third offense, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,500.00 or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both, if the third offense occurs not more than two years after the second offense; or

(4)for a fourth or subsequent offense, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if the fourth or subsequent offense occurs not more than two years after the immediately preceding offense.

(c)A person convicted of the offense of retail theft of merchandise having a retail value in excess of $900.00 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.

(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections

(a)and

(b)of this section, a person convicted of retail theft pursuant to:

(1)Subdivision 2575(4) of this title shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(2)Subdivision 2575(5), (6), or

(7)of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1977, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 17, 1978; amended 2005, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2005, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2023, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2024.)