# Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2.2: Organized retail theft

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2.2
- **Heading:** Organized retail theft
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 35 / Article 43 / Chapter 4 / Section 35-43-4-2.2

## Text

Sec. 2.2. (a) As used in this section, "retail merchant" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-2.5-1-8.

(b) A person who exercises unauthorized control over the property of a retail merchant with the intent to directly or indirectly distribute the property for resale commits organized retail theft, a Level 6 felony.

(c) The offense committed under subsection (b) is a Level 5 felony if:

(1) the value of the property is at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000);

(2) the property is a firearm; or

(3) the person has a prior unrelated conviction for:

(A) organized retail theft under this section;

(B) theft under section 2 of this chapter; or

(C) criminal conversion under section 3 of this chapter.

(d) In determining the value of the property under this section, acts of organized retail theft committed in a single episode of criminal conduct (as defined in IC 35-50-1-2(b)) may be charged in a single count.

(e) For purposes of this section, "the value of the property" means:

(1) the fair market value of the property at the time and place the offense was committed; or

(2) if the fair market value of the property cannot be satisfactorily determined, the cost to replace the property within a reasonable time after the offense was committed.

A price tag or price marking on property displayed or offered for sale constitutes prima facie evidence of the value of the property.

As added by P.L.185-2023, SEC.7.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 35-43-4-0.1 Application of certain amendments to chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A43_C4_S35-43-4-0.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-43-4-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A43_C4_S35-43-4-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2 Theft](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A43_C4_S35-43-4-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2.1 Organized theft](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A43_C4_S35-43-4-2.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2.2 Organized retail theft](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A43_C4_S35-43-4-2.2.md)
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