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Tag Archives: Theft Offense

What are the penalties associated with petty theft?

Petty theft is one of the most common charges filed in the Tampa Bay area against individuals. Unfortunately, with the economic downturn, more individuals have seemingly found themselves being accused of petty theft. Further, more often than not, petty theft involves individuals who have never been accused of any other prior crimes and simply made […]

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What are the civil implications of a petit theft?

Tampa criminal attorneys are often asked about the collateral consequences of a theft conviction.  While many individuals will quickly plea guilty to a theft charge to get out of custody or “to get it over as soon as possible.”  There are several long lasting implications of a theft conviction, we will discuss several of them […]

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I got a civil demand from the business, where I allegedly stole…

Tampa criminal attorneys are constantly asked about this issue, as many times, the civil demand concerns individuals more than the criminal prosecution.  Elsewhere on our Tampa criminal attorney blog, we discuss briefly the civil implications of petit theft, the most likely civil implication, you will encounter is the civil demand from the business for civil […]

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How Can I be Arrested for Retail Theft if I Didn’t Leave the Store?

Tampa criminal attorneys are often asked about how someone could be arrested and charged with petit theft or retail theft, when they never made it out of the store with the item.  Unfortunately, this is generally not a legal defense to the charge because of the specific language of the Statute regarding theft in Florida.  […]

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