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SB5347 • 2026
Concerning organized retail theft.
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Organized retail theft
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Organized retail theft
AN ACT Relating to organized retail theft; and amending RCW 1 9A.56.350. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3 Sec. 1. RCW 9A.56.350 and 2017 c 329 s 1 are each amended to 4 read as follows: 5 (1) A person is guilty of organized retail theft if he or she:6 (a) Commits theft of property with a value of at least seven 7 hundred fifty dollars from a mercantile establishment with an 8 accomplice; 9 (b) Possesses stolen property, as defined in RCW 9A.56.140, with 10 a value of at least seven hundred fifty dollars from a mercantile 11 establishment with an accomplice; 12 (c) Commits theft of property with a cumulative value of at least 13 seven hundred fifty dollars from one or more mercantile 14 establishments within a period of up to ((one hundred eighty )) 365 15 days; or 16 (d) Commits theft of property with a cumulative value of at least 17 seven hundred fifty dollars from a mercantile establishment with no 18 less than ((six)) two accomplices and makes or sends at least one 19 electronic communication seeking participation in the theft in the 20 course of planning or commission of the theft. For the purposes of 21 S-0212.1 SENATE BILL 5347 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senator Fortunato p. 1 SB 5347 this subsection, "electronic communication" has the same meaning as 1 defined in RCW ((9.61.260(5))) 9A.90.120(8). 2 (2) A person is guilty of organized retail theft in the first 3 degree if the property stolen or possessed has a value of five 4 thousand dollars or more. Organized retail theft in the first degree 5 is a class B felony. 6 (3) A person is guilty of organized retail theft in the second 7 degree if the property stolen or possessed has a value of at least 8 seven hundred fifty dollars, but less than five thousand dollars. 9 Organized retail theft in the second degree is a class C felony.10 (4) For purposes of this section, a series of thefts committed by 11 the same person from one or more mercantile establishments over a 12 period of ((one hundred eighty )) 365 days ((may)) shall, if 13 practicable, be aggregated in one count and the sum of the value of 14 all the property shall be the value considered in determining the 15 degree of the organized retail theft involved. Thefts committed by 16 the same person in different counties that have been aggregated in 17 one county may be prosecuted in any county in which any one of the 18 thefts occurred. For purposes of subsection (1)(d) of this section, 19 thefts committed by the principal and accomplices ((may)) shall, if 20 practicable, be aggregated into one count and the value of all the 21 property shall be the value considered in determining the degree of 22 organized retail theft involved. 23 (5) The mercantile establishment or establishments whose property 24 is alleged to have been stolen may request that the charge be 25 aggregated with other thefts of property about which the mercantile 26 establishment or establishments is aware. In the event a request to 27 aggregate the prosecution is declined, the mercantile establishment 28 or establishments shall be promptly advised by the prosecuting 29 jurisdiction making the decision to decline aggregating the 30 prosecution of the decision and the reasons for such decision.31 --- END --- p. 2 SB 5347