SB1412 is a bill that amends the Arizona Revised Statutes relating to theft, specifically shoplifting. The bill introduces changes to how previous offenses are calculated when determining if a person is guilty of a class 4 felony for shoplifting. Under current law, a person who commits shoplifting and has been convicted of two or more offenses involving burglary, shoplifting, robbery, organized retail theft, or theft within the past five years is guilty of a class 4 felony.

The new bill language stipulates that any time a person spent on absconder status while on probation, on escape status, or incarcerated is excluded from the calculation of the five-year period for prior offenses. Additionally, the bill defines "escape" as either a departure from custody without permission or a failure to report to custody as ordered to begin serving a term of incarceration. The bill also makes technical changes to the monetary values associated with different classes of felony and misdemeanor shoplifting, updating them to reflect amounts in whole dollars rather than words.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-1805
Senate Engrossed Version: 13-1805