(a)

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felony2 to 20 yearsup to $30,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6

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(1) Retail theft that exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in retail value constitutes retail theft in the first degree.
(2) Retail theft of one or more items of retail merchandise during a 180-day period, the aggregate value of which is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more constitutes retail theft in the first degree.
(3) Theft of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, regardless of its value, from a retail merchant constitutes retail theft in the first degree.
(b) Retail theft in the first degree is a Class B felony.