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#New York Shoplifting Charges: Penalties and Defense

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Shoplifting in New York is a crime with serious penalties, including potential fines and jail time. In addition to facing criminal penalties, shoplifters can be sued by merchants in civil court to recover damages.

New York Shoplifting Laws

Shoplifting is punished as larceny in New York. Larceny is committed when a person wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds the property of another person, with the intent to deprive that person of the property.

Shoplifting carries a variety of criminal penalties, which vary depending on the value of the stolen property. Shoplifting is charged as petit larceny if the value of the items stolen is $1,000 or less, and as grand larceny if the value is above $1,000 (New York Penal Law 155.25). In addition to criminal penalties, shoplifters in New York face civil lawsuits by victimized merchants to recover damages.

New York Shoplifting Criminal Penalties