TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.

Impact Assessment for SB300 Sponsored by Senator Gilmore Subtitle TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT Impact Summary1 Cannot be determined. The proposed bill creates a new felony criminal offense for which the likely number of occurrences is unknown. Change from Current Law2 Amends Title 5 of Arkansas Code Annotated (A.C.A.) by adding an additional section, A.C.A. § 5-36-127, Organized retail theft. Under the proposed bill, a violation of A.C.A. § 5-36-127 is a Class B, C, or D felony, depending on the value of the property or the aggregate value of the property within a one hundred twenty (120) day period. Impact Information The proposed bill creates a new felony offense, the likely number of occurrences of which cannot be determined. The proposed criminal offense contains the same elements as A.C.A. § 5-36- 103(a), Theft of Property. [See attached for complete reproduction] However, the current criminal offense does not address the additional elements required for organized retail theft. The following data is for informational purposes only. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) reports that for the three (3) year period beginning January 1, 2022 and