Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Maybe, but that depends entirely on the good graces of the victim that had their property stolen. If the crime is reported to police then the fact that the property is returned doesn’t exculpate the party. The dollar amount of the property makes it a felony.

In Florida the “victim” doesn’t prosecute the case as the crime is considered to be against “the people of the State of Florida” and the State Attorney controls how the case is resolved. However, in property crimes cases, if full restitution is made to a victim of theft, the case could be dismissed at some point. A defendant would need to make that happen and the victim would need to be satisfied with that arrangement.