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Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008

Introduced: August 1, 2008 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8042-8044)
Aug 1, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8041-8042)
Aug 1, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definitions of the crimes of transporting and selling or receiving stolen goods to include thefts having an aggregate value of $5,000 or more during any 12-month period; (2) modify the crime of fraud involving access devices to include the Universal Product Code label as an access device; and (3) set forth provisions to prevent sales of illegally obtained goods in a physical or online retail marketplace and to grant enforcement powers to states to obtain injunctive and other relief against persons engaged in organized retail crime.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend federal sentencing guidelines for persons convicted of offenses involving organized retail crime.

What's happening now August 1, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8042-8044)

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