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Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009

Introduced: February 25, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2476-2479)
Feb 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2475-2476)
Feb 25, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009- 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 or similar product code label as an access device; and (3) set forth provisions to prevent sales of illegally obtained goods in a physical (e.g., flea market, open air market) or online retail marketplace and to grant enforcement powers to states to obtain injunctive and other relief against persons engaged in organized retail crime.

Requires the Attorney General to establish a suspected illegal sales activity form and a suspicious activity report form for the reporting of suspected sales of illegally-obtained items in a physical or online retail marketplace.

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 February 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2476-2479)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 470: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-470/
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