Thursday, 16 January 2014

Can you be charged both civilly and criminally at the same time in PA for retail theft?

Can you be charged both civilly and criminally at the same time in PA for retail theft?
Of course. Actually you are only "charged" for a crime and you are "sued" civilly. In your example, the retail theft is a crime and can be indicted, tried and punished. If restitution is not ordered in the criminal trial, the victii can sue civilly to recover.

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