As pointed out, Walmart is free to ban you from their store even if they just let you walk out the door. If you were put into the CA Partnership program, you can still be charged if you don't complete it. You're being given a second chance to avoid a criminal record. Buck up and do the right thing. And, by the way, you can still expect to receive a letter from Walmart's "lawyers" demanding civil payment for the damage you and your kind cause them. It's probably a condition of your diversion in this case.

