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How long can merchant detain minor for shoplifting without notifying police or parent?
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∙ 15y ago
Legally, exactally 0 minutes and 0 seconds. The moment a shoplifter is detected the police have to be notified and THEY will notify the parents. A shopkeeper has no legal authority to detain anyone for any reason, they can kick a customer out of the store and they can call the police if the customer is commiting a crime but the police and only the police are legally authorized to detain someone. *my roomate tells me that security guards also have the legal right to detain a customer but I can't verify that.
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Can a store employee search a minor shoplifting suspect?
No, they can detain you, but have to wait for the authorities to perform a search
Can you be charged with shoplifting after they told you to just leave the store and to not come back?
If they did not detain you, probably not. You are simply barred. Don't go back or they may prosecute you for trespassing.
Do you have to waite to leave the store to detain for shop lifting?
Not quite. If someone is spotted shoplifting and you believe you have video evidence, you can call the police or perform or attempt to scold them, retrieve your merchandise and ban them from the store.
Use the word detain in a sentence?
I will detain your bike. Police can not detain my car.
Is there any provision to detain any person without arresting him If so please know the provision of law?
No, you cannot detain someone before arresting him and taking him to a court of law.
What is a sentence with detain?
I'll detain you no further.
What is a sentence for the word detain?
We won't detain you any further. Find a way to detain him until I get there.
How do you spell detain?
The correct spelling of "detain" is D-E-T-A-I-N.
Is detain a antonym for persecute?
No. Persecute and detain are not antonyms or synonyms.
How can you use detain in a sentence?
Please don't detain me, I am already late.
Does Antonin Scalia cheat at chess?
According to rumor, he's been known to detain an opponent's queen without justification.
What is a sentence for detain?
Detain suspects believed to be illegally in the uk take them to police stations.
