I won't bore you with the details. Went to the fitting room, handed my bag and purse to my "friend" who then placed items in my bag before bailing.
Here is what you should know,
-The store called police, however they never showed, so there was no arrest, and was told by the manager I was luck.
-Banned from the store
-The Civil Demand is being mailed.
-Stolen amount was $108 or so
-I plan to pay my civil demand
Questions
(1)Because I reside in California, what range monetary expense (civil restitution) am I facing? or Where could I get an idea of the amount the civil demand will be seeking? max? min?
(2)Will there be a criminal or credit record?
(3)Is it automatically a misdeamener?
(4)Could the store forward my information to police, after I left? Can and/or they press criminal charges?
(5)Other than for serving me with a civil demand and banning me from their stores and store associates will they set a court date or have me do community service?

