My question involves criminal law for the state of: North Carolina
In North Carolina, simply placing an item in a pocket constitutes a form of shoplifting. Recently, my son was caught concealing merchandise at Walmart and hadn't even had the opportunity to pay for the merchandise he had placed in his pocket in order to put his jacket on. It is against the law and I understand that. My question is does he have to pay Olonoff, Asen & Serebro (Walmart's law firm for dealing with civil fines) $150? Will Walmart take further action? He has settled with the State on the charges. Our attorney told us he wouldn't pay the civil fines and Walmart usually doesn't do anything other than threaten further action.

