§ 50-7. Shoplifting.

(a)

By the authority vested in the city under O.C.G.A. § 36-32-9, the municipal court the city is hereby granted jurisdiction to try and dispose of cases in which a person is charged with a first or second offense of theft by shoplifting when the property which was the subject of the theft was valued at $300.00 or less, provided the offense occurred within the corporate limits of the municipality.

(b)

A person convicted in a municipal court of a first or second offense of theft by shoplifting property valued at $300.00 or less shall be punished as provided in section 1-12, or to labor in a city work gang or on the streets, sidewalks, squares, or other public works for a period not exceeding 90 days, and in the case of a conviction of a second such offense, in addition to or in lieu of any imprisonment which might be imposed, the defendant shall be fined not less than $250.00 and the fine shall not be suspended or probated.

(c)

This section is subject to all of the terms and conditions provided for by O.C.G.A § 36-32-9.

(Ord. of 5-12-1992, §§ 1—3)