Penalty for 'pump and run' or not?

Is there or is there not a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline?

googleusr@sify.com wrote:

Is there or is there not a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline?

If you have not paid for it then you it's considered theft. Pretty much the same as shoplifting. It's a crime.
Around these parts (Los Angeles, CA) it's not an option because you pay before pumping.
Anthony

googleusr@sify.com wrote:

Is there or is there not a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline?

Without paying for it? Yes, it's called jail.
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Anthony Matonak writes:

googleusr@sify.com wrote: a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline? If you have not paid for it then you it's considered theft.

I think in PA it carries extra penalties, like automatic suspension of license.
http://www.npnweb.com/uploads/featurearticles/2005/StoreEquipment/0505_se3.asp confirms this... passed in 2002. (see green state laws box about 40% down the page... (first article i hit to say,otherwise not of any significance, though I like the pumpstart idea mentioned.)
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Philip Lewis writes:

Anthony Matonak writes: googleusr@sify.com wrote: a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline? If you have not paid for it then you it's considered theft.
I think in PA it carries extra penalties, like automatic suspension of license.
http://www.npnweb.com/uploads/featurearticles/2005/StoreEquipment/0505_se3.asp confirms this... passed in 2002. (see green state laws box about 40% down the page... (first article i hit to say,otherwise not of any significance, though I like the pumpstart idea mentioned.)

Florida revokes your driving license as well.

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Philip Lewis writes:
Anthony Matonak writes: googleusr@sify.com wrote: a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline? If you have not paid for it then you it's considered theft.
I think in PA it carries extra penalties, like automatic suspension of license.
http://www.npnweb.com/uploads/featurearticles/2005/StoreEquipment/0505_se3.asp confirms this... passed in 2002. (see green state laws box about 40% down the page... (first article i hit to say,otherwise not of any significance, though I like the pumpstart idea mentioned.)
Florida revokes your driving license as well.

And, anyone considering this means of saving on petrol, should be aware that many stations have cameras pointed right at the number-plates of the cars. So a drive- away theft could be followed up with a not-so-friendly letter in the mail to the registered owner, constraining phrases like, "pay up with stiff penalties," and, "arrest warrant," etc.
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googleusr@sify.com writes:

Is there or is there not a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline?

No, why would there be? It is free for the taking, isn't it?
Dave

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Is there or is there not a penalty for leaving a gas station after pumping gasoline?

After paying for the product you put in your tank? Certainly not.
Without paying for the product you put in your tank? Certainly.
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