When caught for shoplifting on security cam. Can you still be charged with shoplifting even though you were not caught red handed. What is the time frame that a store can charge you if it is on video. This happened in Canada.

Hello r:

I don't know Canadian law, but if it happened here in the US, they'd have a YEAR to bring charges.

excon

From what I can read Canadian Law is the same.

Yes, it is normally a year, depending of course on the value. If you took something of very high value to make it a felony it can be 3 years I believe.

They can wait of course till you go back into that store, or if it is a chain, send your photo to all of their stores to be on the lookout for you