
Quoting
flyingron
Well, since "shoplifting" isn't defined by the statute, willful concealment is just one of the forms shoplifting can take. The "good" news here is that willful concealment is never more than a misdemeanor.
Again, there's no crime of "shoplifting." Theft is the probably what you're referring to, but the statement is still incorrect. Theft occurs when (with the intent of depriving the merchant of goods or merchandise) you:
1. Leave the premises; or
2. Changes a price tag; or
3. Somehow tricks the register into recording a lower price; or
4. Transfers the item from its original container into something else.
Theft becomes a felony when the value exceeds $1500, or $1000 if the offender has priors.