Civil Recovery Demands
Retailers in the 50 States of the United States have the authority under state laws, that have been passed within the past several decades (starting in 1973) to demand civil damages by letter notice from apprehended shoplifters. A conviction for shoplifting (theft) is not a prerequisite to the civil demand for damages by the retailer. The civil demand can be made and settled before a civil lawsuit is filed against the shoplifter in the appropriate civil court. A civil demand may be made by the retailer under most state laws whether or not a criminal prosecution has been initiated by the retailers' loss prevention personnel or local law enforcement.
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