NJ Shoplifting Lawyer
Criminal Defense Attorney With Offices in Passaic County and Morris County, NJ
Being charged with the crime of Shoplifting means that you are exposed to a term of incarceration and a number of other collateral consequences, including potential immigration consequences if you are convicted. Having an aggressive, experienced defense lawyer to guide you through the legal process is invaluable.
Criminal defense attorney Alissa D. Hascup represents clients throughout New Jersey, including in Wayne, Clifton, Totowa, Morristown, Dover, Riverdale, Hackensack, and Newark, who have been charged with theft crimes such as shoplifting, robbery, theft by extortion, and theft by deception. She is prepared to attack the State’s case and put you in a position to achieve the best possible result.
She has successfully defended countless cases in New Jersey’s Superior Courts (indictable/felony level offenses) and Municipal Courts (disorderly persons/misdemeanor level offenses). Now she is fighting for you.
Contact her office anytime for an initial consultation, which is always provided free of charge.
Shoplifting in New Jersey: N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11b
N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11b sets forth that Shoplifting shall consist of any one or more of the following acts:
- For any person purposely to take possession of, carry away, transfer or cause to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment with the intention of depriving the merchant of the possession, use or benefit of such merchandise or converting the same to the use of such person without paying to the merchant the full retail value thereof.
- For any person purposely to conceal upon his person or otherwise any merchandise offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment with the intention of depriving the merchant of the processes, use or benefit of such merchandise or converting the same to the use of such person without paying to the merchant the value thereof.
- For any person purposely to alter, transfer or remove any label, price tag or marking indicia of value or any other markings which aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment and to attempt to purchase such merchandise personally or in consort with another at less than the full retail value with the intention of depriving the merchant of all or some part of the value thereof.
- For any person purposely to transfer any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale by any store or other retail merchandise establishment from the container in or on which the same shall be displayed to any other container with intent to deprive the merchant or all or some part of the retail value thereof.
Grading (Degree) of Shoplifting Offenses in New Jersey:
Shoplifting constitutes a crime of the Second Degree (punishable by a term of imprisonment of between 5 and 10 years in New Jersey State Prison) if the full retail value of the merchandise is $75,000 or more.
Shoplifting constitutes a crime of the Third Degree (punishable by a term of imprisonment of between 3 and 5 years in New Jersey State Prison) if the full retail value of the merchandise exceeds $500 but is less than $75,000.
Shoplifting constitutes a crime of the Fourth Degree (punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 18 months in New Jersey State Prison) if the full retail value of the merchandise is at least $200 but less than $500.
Otherwise, shoplifting constitutes a disorderly persons offense (punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 6 months in the county jail).
Contact a NJ Shoplifting Defense Lawyer Today
If you or a loved one has been arrested and charged with a Shoplifting offense, it is critical for you to hire a criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. The consequences of a Shoplifting conviction can be serious. Don’t put your freedom at risk. Alissa D. Hascup is available anytime to speak with you about your Shoplifting case. Contact her today for a free initial consultation.
