What Happens If I am Charged with Shoplifting in NJ?

• Shoplifting can be graded as a disorderly person’s offense which will be heard in municipal court.
• It can also be graded as a fourth, third, or second-degree offense, depending on the value of the items that were taken.
• The state has to prove that you have passed all points of sales and that you intended to take that merchandise without paying for it.