Ruane DUI & Criminal Defense Attorneys

A person is guilty of shoplifting if they intentionally take any goods, wares, or merchandise offered for sale by any store or other mercantile establishment. If they do this with the intention of keeping the item without paying the purchase price, it constitutes shoplifting. Intent in this crime is important. If a person does not intend to defraud a store or another establishment, they don’t commit this crime.