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Committee advances technical fix so municipal shoplifting convictions count toward enhanced penalties
Summary
Senate Bill 2257 clarifies that prior municipal ordinance convictions for theft or equivalent offenses count when enhancing penalties for repeated shoplifting within three years; the committee recommended a due pass after supporters said court decisions had created a loophole.
The committee considered Senate Bill 2257, a technical amendment intended to make clear that prior municipal convictions for theft or equivalent ordinance violations count as prior offenses when calculating enhanced shoplifting penalties.
Senator Yana Bridal introduced the short bill and indicated she would not answer…
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