ORC Definition
Although the term ORC is commonly used among the retail
industry and state and local law enforcement, it remains
difficult to clearly define because it can be comprised of
several underlying crimes and is subject to different
interpretations by retail and law enforcement stakeholders.
While there is a federal definition for "organized retail
theft," we use the term ORC to refer to a broader set of
crimes that can affect retail stakeholders, such as fraud
associated with gift cards or product returns. Specifically,
under federal law, organized retail theft means
(1) the violation of a state prohibition on retail
merchandise theft or shoplifting, if the violation consists
of the theft of quantities of items that would not normally
be purchased for personal use or consumption and for the
purpose of reselling the items or for reentering the items
into commerce;
