SB1414

THE CONTEXT: A person commits organized retail theft under A. R.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require a person who is convicted of a third or subsequent organized retail theft offense under A.R.S. 13-1819, subsection A, paragraph 1, to be sentenced as a category two repetitive offender.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for organized retail theft into an enforceable rule. It would require a person who is convicted of a third or subsequent organized retail theft offense under A.R.S. 13-1819, subsection A, paragraph 1, to be sentenced as a category two repetitive offender, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.