Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Louisiana
juvenile shoplifting and parental responsibility
If a juvenile shoplifts $33.00 in goods from Target in Louisiana and all goods/products are returned in good condition before leaving store, does the store have legal rights to submit a bill to parents to pay $283.00 and force them to pay?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: juvenile shoplifting and parental responsibility
If the merchandise had been returned undamaged then I see no legal reason for the parents to owe the store anything.
Re: juvenile shoplifting and parental responsibility
We ahve a statute that allows the merchant to charge a shoplifter up to $500.00 for such offenses regardless of whether or not the merchandise is recovered. I can usually get it cut down some for my clients. An attorney in California handles most of these things. Yours
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