as far as misdemeanor theft goes, the CA penal code states that is must be between $50 and $400. Now since your item was $36 and you have no priors, you might get an infraction. basically you would get a ticket and nothing would be on your record. i suggest getting an attorney to handle that...
Ok so here's the story...
When i quit my last job, I took some merchandise from the employer on my last day. It was totaling about $115. Now, about a week after i quit, my old boss called up and asked if i knew what happened to the item, and i said i didn't know. About 2 weeks later her...