Alabama § 13A-8-223 Retail Theft in the First Degree

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-8-223 — Retail Theft in the First Degree

Alabama § 13A-8-223

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 8Offenses Involving Theft

Art. 11Retail Theft Crime Prevention Act

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Ala. Code § 13A-8-223 (2026).

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(a)(1) Retail theft that exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in retail value constitutes retail theft in the first degree.

(2)Retail theft of one or more items of retail merchandise during a 180-day period, the aggregate value of which is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more constitutes retail theft in the first degree.

(3)Theft of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, regardless of its value, from a retail merchant constitutes retail theft in the first degree.

(b)Retail theft in the first degree is a Class B felony.

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(a)(1) Retail theft that exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in retail value constitutes retail theft in the first degree.
(2) Retail theft of one or more items of retail merchandise during a 180-day period, the aggregate value of which is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more constitutes retail theft in the first degree.
(3) Theft of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, regardless of its value, from a retail merchant constitutes retail theft in the first degree.
(b)
Retail theft
in the first degree is a Class B felony.