SHOULD I KEEP PAYING MY CIVIL DEMAND INSTALLMENTS?

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Long story short I got caught shoplifting in WA whole foods NO POLICE WE'RE CALLED got a civil demand letter in the mail to pay $323 dollars for something that cost $8.00 so I agree to make payment installments with them of $55 dollars each month now my question is should I keep paying them? or should I just start ignoring their mails? what would happen If I just stop

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Sergio Benavides ·
Those civil demands are toothless threats. It is legalized extortion. They threaten to sue you, but won't if you just pay up. It costs them more to file a lawsuit than What they are billing you for. If you ignore it, most likely nothing will happen. It does nothing either way to either or prevent criminal charges. I would not pay it myself.
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Julie Rendelman ·
Most attorneys would advise you that you don't need to continue paying and that it is unlikely that there would be any ramifications.
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Lee Zavatsky ·
Do not pay and ignore all letters in spite of how many they send. They will not pursue the matter in civil court.
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