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Committee advances package targeting organized retail crime, including organized retail theft and cargo-theft enhancements
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee advanced Senate Bill 300, creating an organized retail-theft offense, and Senate Bill 301, enhancing penalties for theft of cargo in commerce, as part of a broader effort to address rising organized retail and cargo theft.
The House Judiciary Committee approved two related measures aimed at curbing organized retail crime and cargo theft.
Senate Bill 300, presented by Representative Howard Beatty, creates a specific organized retail-theft offense describing coordinated theft of consumer goods, tampering with anti-theft devices, using technology to facilitate theft and related conduct. Representative…
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