You should get a letter from the court detailing the next step.

Discovery process.

Then why is the troll still roaming among us?

Yes, just as flyingron wrote in his post.

Your comment, "The store has decided not to press charges" does not compute with "I just been issued a Class C citation for shoplifting." The citation is the charge. You're confused.

Like I said earlier....Nordstom pursues Civil Demand so....pretty good.

From my past experience with Nordstrom's they will pursue civil demand. All they have to do is show proof they attempted service of the demand and they can file in civil court and at a hearing....you...

I always aggressively investigated all Non-Productive Detainments.

In my day I would have spike striped you butt.

I love your response. I've looked at many attorney's website who "specialize" in shoplifting cases who do advise not paying Civil Demand. Don't you just love how some attorneys play loose and fast...

Walmart Loss Prevention does share pictures with other stores. If you are on video they make prints and distribute them.

thats all well and good but since the laws in the states I am familiar with make it a crime to conceal it, claiming you were going to dump it instead of stealing it is irrelevant. The concealment...

But I can say for fact that there are cases where the shoplifting stop was made before the exit and, in jury trials, the juries believed the suspect's testimony they they were not going to leave the...

For the benefit of JK, and others, here's a link to Best Practice: DETENTION OF SHOPLIFTING SUSPECTS BY LOSS PREVENTION AND SECURITY PERSONNEL, the Best Practice includes the "6-steps':

1. Observe...

Yes.

"I am a straight A Student, was the valedictorian in highschool, already graduated from college and have a great job as a dental hygienist." My BS meter just went whoooop.....whoooop.

Walmart has a policy restricting their non-LP people making stops. Their LP and management are allowed to do so. Read Walmart AP09. Walmart enacted the $25 policy years ago and quickly reversed it...

Walmart has no such policy and your "99%" figure is way over inflated.

In Nebraska you do not have to exit the store. Just the fact that you removed it for its packing and placed the item in your pocket constitutes theft.

28-511.01.
Theft by shoplifting; penalty;...

Never accept legal advice from a grocery store manager.

No it does not.

That just means they have a policy where they can only wait so long for the police. They can still file directly with the prosecutor.

Here is what the Texas statute says:

Sec. 134.005. RECOVERY. (a) In a suit under this chapter, a person who has sustained damages resulting from theft may recover:
(1) under Section 134.003(a),...

Here's what California has to say about detaining theft suspects:

490.(f) (1) A merchant may detain a person for a reasonable time for the purpose of conducting an investigation in a reasonable...

You do not have to be taken to jail and have your "mug shot" taken to be considered arrested. That is a big misnomer. Checking online for an arrest record can be very ineffective. The best way to...