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Retailers and law enforcement press committee for stronger tools on organized retail crime
Summary
Business groups and law‑enforcement witnesses told the committee HB 16‑70 must close statutory gaps to address coordinated theft, cargo theft and resale networks; some stakeholders urged a study commission to identify best practices and avoid cross‑statute drafting errors.
Representative Susan DeRoy introduced an amendment to HB 16‑70 to add cargo theft and clarify interstate organized retail crime (ORC) definitions. Retail industry and law‑enforcement witnesses testified that ORC has broad economic effects ranging from inventory loss to higher prices and lost jobs; one cited a US Chamber estimate of roughly $898.7 million in statewide economic cost for 2024 (figure attributed in testimony to the US Chamber of Commerce).
Loss‑prevention professionals and former legislators described…
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