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The civil demand is NOT a fine. It's a repayment to the merchant for the damages you caused them. If you don't pay, they may sue you in civil court (with additional damages involved in that collection). Despite the other two posters, while you don't indicate where are, but I do not know of any case of Macy's ( any other major retailer) using the threat of criminal prosecution to compel you to pay the civil demand. In fact, this would be criminal itself. In fact, I don't have any indication that Macy's pursues civil litigation to recover the money other than form letters from the "attorney's."

You can always request to pay over time.
I know at one point they were trying to get the LP personnel to call people who hadn't paid their civil demands. Don't know whatever happened with that but I know I wouldn't do it. That is just asking for trouble.