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Originally Posted by media
Lloyd, this has been very common merchant practice for a loooooong time in CA.. read CAL. PEN. CODE § 490.5
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Upon a first conviction for petty theft involving
merchandise taken from a merchant's premises or a book or other
library materials taken from a library facility, a person shall be
punished by a mandatory fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and
not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such violation;
and may also be punished by imprisonment in the county jail, not
exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
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http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/490.5.html
Conviction means criminal, not civil, and requires a trial.