(1) Willful concealment of unpurchased merchandise of any store or other mercantile establishment on the premises of such store shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to deprive the owner of his property without paying the purchase price therefor.
(2) All city and county law enforcement agencies shall cause to be made a photograph, a set of fingerprints, and a general descriptive report of all persons except juveniles arrested for theft through an act of shoplifting. If convicted, two (2) copies of each item shall be forwarded within thirty (30) days to the Department of Kentucky State Police of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 433.234

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Owner: means a person who owns title to land wherein a cave is located, including a person who owns title to a leasehold estate in the land and specifically including the Commonwealth and any of its agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, or authorities as well as counties, municipalities and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. See Kentucky Statutes 433.871
  • persons: means any individual, partnership, firm, association, trust, or corporation or other legal entity. See Kentucky Statutes 433.871
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 315, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(3); and ch. 406, sec. 318. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 1. — Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 1.

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