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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1819 (2026)

Organized retail theft; classification

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13-1819. Organized retail theft; classification

A. A person commits organized retail theft if the person acting alone or in conjunction with another person does any of the following:

1. Removes merchandise from a retail establishment without paying the purchase price with the intent to resell or trade the merchandise for money or for other value.

2. Uses an artifice, instrument, container, device or other article to facilitate the removal of merchandise from a retail establishment without paying the purchase price.

B. Organized retail theft is a class 4 felony.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: State of Arizona v. Francisco Xavier Veloz, 342 P.3d 1272 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).
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State of Arizona v. Francisco Xavier Veloz, 342 P.3d 1272 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 14× “¶ 6 The state argues § 13-1819, unlike theft, does not require an intent to deprive.”
Lang, Terri Regina, 561 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1819 (2009) ("A person commits organized retail theft if the person acting alone or in conjunction with another person does .”
State v. Graves (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 9× “GRAVES Decision of the Court A.R.S. § 13-1819(A)(1)-(2). ¶10 Comparing the elements of the two statutes, it is impossible to commit organized retail theft without shoplifting.”
State v. Wilkins (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “” See A.R.S. § 13-1819(A)(2) (“A person commits organized retail theft if the person acting alone or in conjunction with another person .”
State v. Nevarez-Laboy (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 13-1802, a class 3 felony, and (2) one count of organized retail theft in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1819, a class 4 felony. After failing to appear at a pretrial conference, the court issued a warrant for Defendant’s arrest, and the trial was held in absentia.”
State v. Tabor (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “") section 13-1819(A)(1) (2016).2 The superior court sentenced her to two terms of 1.”
State v. Reed (Ariz. Ct. App. 2020). “”) § 13-1819(A)(1). Before trial, the trial court granted defense counsel’s Rule 11 motion for a mental competency evaluation.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1819(A) — 1 case
State of Arizona v. Francisco Xavier Veloz, 342 P.3d 1272 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “¶ 6 The state argues § 13-1819, unlike theft, does not require an intent to deprive.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1819(A)(1) — 3 cases
State v. Graves (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “GRAVES Decision of the Court A.R.S. § 13-1819(A)(1)-(2). ¶10 Comparing the elements of the two statutes, it is impossible to commit organized retail theft without shoplifting.”
State v. Tabor (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “") section 13-1819(A)(1) (2016).2 The superior court sentenced her to two terms of 1.”
State v. Reed (Ariz. Ct. App. 2020). “”) § 13-1819(A)(1). Before trial, the trial court granted defense counsel’s Rule 11 motion for a mental competency evaluation.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1819(A)(2) — 3 cases
State of Arizona v. Francisco Xavier Veloz, 342 P.3d 1272 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “¶ 6 The state argues § 13-1819, unlike theft, does not require an intent to deprive.”
State v. Graves (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “GRAVES Decision of the Court A.R.S. § 13-1819(A)(1)-(2). ¶10 Comparing the elements of the two statutes, it is impossible to commit organized retail theft without shoplifting.”
State v. Wilkins (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). “” See A.R.S. § 13-1819(A)(2) (“A person commits organized retail theft if the person acting alone or in conjunction with another person .”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1819(B) — 1 case
State of Arizona v. Francisco Xavier Veloz, 342 P.3d 1272 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “¶ 6 The state argues § 13-1819, unlike theft, does not require an intent to deprive.”
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