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(A) A person commits battery if he or she intentionally or knowingly without legal justifications and by any means:
(1) Causes bodily harm to an individual; or
(2) Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with an individual.
(B) It shall be unlawful to commit battery.
Penalty, see § 134.99
(A) A person commits a petty theft when the value of the property is under $300 and he or she knowingly:
(1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner;
(2) Obtains by deception, control over property of the owner;
(3) Obtains by threat control over property of the owner; or
(4) Obtains control over stolen property knowing the property to have been stolen by another or under such circumstances as would reasonably induce him or her to believe that the property was stolen, and:
(a) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property; and/or
(b) Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the property in such a manner as to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit.
(B) It shall be unlawful to commit a petty theft.
Penalty, see § 134.99
A person commits the offense of retail theft under $150 when he or she knowingly:
(A) Takes possession of, carries away, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment with the intention of retaining such merchandise or the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of the merchandise without paying the full retail value of the merchandise, having a value of less than $150;
(B) Alters, transfers or removes any label, price tag, marking, indicia of value or any other marking which aid in determining the value affixed to merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment and attempts to purchase the merchandise personally or in consort with another at less than the full retail value with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of the merchandise, having a value of less than $150;
(C) Removes a shopping cart from the premises of a retail mercantile establishment without the consent of the merchant given at the time of removal with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of the cart, having a value of less than $150; or
(D) Uses or possesses any theft detection shielding device or theft detection device remover with the intention of using the device to deprive the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment without paying the full retail value of the merchandise, having a value of less than $150.
Penalty, see § 134.99
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) Any person who violates § 134.04 shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in accordance with Chapter 34.