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less than five days and not more than six months, or both such
fine and imprisonment|
•.. upon each subsequent conviction be punished by a fine of
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ment in the county jail for not less than 30 days and not more
than one year, or both such fine and Imprisonmentl
IT'S THE LAW!! m IT ENACTED. BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Section !, chapter 229, Laws of 1959 and RCW 9.78.010 are each 'amended to read as follows:
A person who wilfully takes possession of any goods, wares, or merchandise of the value of
less than seventy-five dollars offered for sale by any wholesale or retail store or other merean.
tile establishment without the consent of the seller, with the intention of converting such goods,
wares or merchandise to his own use without having paid the purchase price thereof, is guilty of
a gross misdemeanor of shoplifting. Upon a first conviction therefor, he shall be punished b' a
fine of not less than fift, dollars an d not more than one thousand dollars, or b, imprisonment in
Re county jail for not less than five days and not more than six months, or both such fine and
hnprisonment. Upon each subsequent convicUon he shall be punished b, a fine of not less than
five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county
all for not less than thirty, days and not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. There is added to chapter 249, laws of 1909 and to chapter 9.01
RCW a new section to read as follows:
In any criminal action brought by reason of any person having been detained on or in the
!mind!Ate vicinity of the premises of a mercantile establishment for the purpose of investigation
or questioning as to the ownership of any merchandise, it shall be a defense of such action that
the person was detained in a reasonable manner and for not more than a reasonable time to per-
ndt such investigation or questioning by a peace officer or by the owner of the mercantile estabo
llshmen his authorized employe or agent, and that such peace officer, owner, employe or agent
had reasonable grounds to believe that the person so detained was committing or attempting to
commit larceny or shoplifting on such premises of such merchandise. As used in this section,
"reasonable grounds" shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge that a person has concealed
possession of unpurchased merchandise of a mercantile establishment, and a "reasonable time"
shall mean the time necessary to permit the person detained to make a statement or to refuse to
make a statement, and the time necessary to examine employees and records of the mercantile
establishment relative to the ownership of the merchandise.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. There is added to Title 4 RCW a new section to read as follows:
In any civil action brought by reason of any person having been detained on or in the im-
mediate vicinity of the premises of a mercantile establishment for the purpose of investigation or
questioning as to ownership of any merchandise, it shall be a defense of such action that the per-
son was detained in a reasonable manner and for not more than a reasonable time to permit such
investigation or questioning by a peace officer or by the owner of the mercantile establkhrnent,
his authorized employe or agent, and that such peace officer, owner, employe or agent had rea-
sonable grounds to believe that the person so detained was committing or attempting to commit
larceny or shoplifting on such premises of such merchandise. As used in this section "reasonable
grounds" shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge that a person has concealed possession
of unpurchased merchandise of a mercantile establishment, and a "reasonable time" shall mean
the time necessary to permit the person detained to make a statement or to refuse to make a
statement, and the time necessary to examine employes and records of the mercantile estab-
lishment relative to the ownership of the merchandise.
See. 4. Section 4, Chapter 229, Laws of 1958 and RCW 9.78.030 are hereby repealed.
Passed the House February 10, 1967
Passed the Senate March 6, 1967
Approved by the Governor
This Advertisement Paid for by Leadinq Retail Merchants of the Shelton Area
AND ENDORSED BY THE SHELTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF OF MASON COUNTY!
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