Mount Pleasant Shoplifting Lawyer

If you have been arrested for shoplifting in Mount Pleasant call Mount Pleasant shoplifting lawyer John W. Molony and schedule a free consultation to protect your rights and your record. Under South Carolina law, shoplifting merchandise under $2,000 is a misdemeanor, and penalties include up to $1000 in fines and thirty days in jail. However, shoplifting merchandise over $2,000 is a felony, and penalties include up to $1000 in fines and up to five years in jail. Additionally, a shoplifting conviction may impact your ability to work, rent an apartment or do anything else that requires a criminal background check.

What Is Shoplifting In Mount Pleasant?

• Taking possession of or carrying away any merchandise without paying the full retail value.
• Transferring any merchandise from one area of a store to another without paying the full retail value.
• Altering or Removing any price tag.
• Transferring merchandise from one container into another.

In terms of Shoplifting charges, South Carolina criminal law requires that you have the intent of depriving the store of the full retail value of the merchandise.

Call A Mount Pleasant Shoplifting Lawyer

Call shoplifting lawyer John W. Molony now and discuss your charges and your legal options free of charge! When you retain criminal defense attorney John W. Molony, you can expect to have a lawyer who will fight for you, listen to you, answer your phone calls and devote the time that your case requires. John W. Molony Law Firm, LLC is conveniently located in Charleston and defends clients arrested for shoplifting in Mount Pleasant.