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What is it? Theft of Service is when a person commits a theft of services with intent to avoid payment for that service, knowing that the service itself normally provides for compensation. In other words, stealing a service that he would otherwise need to pay for. What makes it illegal?  The Texas Criminal Penal Code … Read more

What is it? Organized Retail Theft, distinguished from common Retail Theft, is where a person intentionally conducts, promotes, or facilitates an activity in which the person receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of a total value of not less than $1,500 of  stolen retail merchandise. What makes it illegal?  The Texas Criminal Penal … Read more

RETAIL THEFT AND SHOPLIFTING – What is it? Retail Theft, common referred to as Shoplifting, is when property is taken from a commerical store without the true owner’s consent What makes it illegal?  The Texas Criminal Penal Code Sec. 31.03.  THEFT indicates that a person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive … Read more

A theft crime is typically a criminal offense that is related to taking, misappropriating or otherwise depriving another person of property or money, with the intention of permanently depriving the rightful owner of its use. Theft may be related to fraud, in cases involving deception, or may be committed by way of violence or threats. Following … Read more