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#1 Is trespass an automatic arrest in Maryland?
It is for you.

#2 Can the department stores ban me and civil demand me?
Yes. They can also decide to pursue criminal charges.

#3 What is the commisioner and what should I expect from them?
#4 What is theft under?
I don't understand either of these questions.

#5 I signed the papers for Gap and both department stores but I wish I didn't because I think that they are unfair to charge me if they didn't catch me.
First, it was right and proper for the other stores to charge you. All retailers work together to stamp out theft. You were caught... did you think the gap guy was going to let you just keep everything you didn't steal from HIM? That would make him a knowing accessory to your other thefts.

Second, it doesn't matter. You signed papers admitting to your theft. All other points are moot.

Can I appeal the signatures someway?
Yes. You can get an attorney and sue. And lose. And then pay the civil demands, the court costs and the legal fees of both your own counsel and the counsel for the department stores.

And then you can STILL face criminal charges.

I am low on funds and was stealing because I had no clothes and don't want to pay all that civil demand.
Sorry, it doesn't work that way. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

I understand the Gap papers and am not challenging them. I am wondering how the department stores can do what they do,.
Because you stole from them. You had, in your possession, stolen goods. The security guard could not simply look away.

Retailers work together to stamp out theft. In fact, they also put your name into a National Theft Database that will prevent you from ever getting a job in another retailer. It will also be seen by anyone else if you decide to steal again.