Damage to property during organized retail theft; assault during organized retail theft

(a) Damage to Property During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of damage to property during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and damages, destroys, or defaces real or personal property in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000). (b) Assault During Organized Retail Theft. - A person commits the offense of assault during organized retail theft if the person conspires with another person to commit theft of retail property from a retail establishment with a value exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and commits an act of assault and battery against an employee or independent contractor of the retail establishment or a law enforcement officer in the commission of the theft of retail property. (c) Punishment. - A violation of this section is a Class A1 misdemeanor. (2022-30, s. 2.)