Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Can police officers write shoplifting citations weeks after the inccident? Assuume they reviewed the tapes after the inccident and found out a person shoplifted. How often does this happen if it does at all?


Asked on 11/17/09, 7:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Yes. The shoplifting citation may be written any time within a statute of limitations period, which is, at a minimum, one year. Often such citations are written a week or more after the occurrence. The question as to whether charges are likely would depend on the strength of the evidence.

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Answered on 11/23/09, 11:39 am


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