What are the charges if a minor was caught shoplifting?

If you are living with your parents, you should bring them. They will find out and they will be more angry that your tried to hide it. As a judge, I always like to see parents in court with their child. It shows me that the parents are supportive of getting the matter resolved. If you come before me with someone who is not much polder than you, it makes me suspect as a judge. Do not take this matter lightly. As a first offense, the likelihood of jail time is minimal, HOWEVER, you want to do what you can to avoid a conviction. If you have a conviction, it will certainly impact future employment. If you have a conviction, it will disqualify you from admittance into certain colleges, and may well disqualify you from receiving federal aid and grants for college. My advice: take your parents and hire an attorney.

Bring a guardian IF you have no parent to seek a Consent Order in lieu of any "conviction" or adjudication.

If you are 17, you are an adult for the purposes of the court. A 1st offense shoplifting charge carries a fine for maximum punishment. However, it is not that sentence that you should be concerned about, it should be having a criminal record. A criminal record could cause you difficulties in all sorts of areas later in life, such as employment, education, etc. Hire a lawyer if you have a clean record and want to maintain it.

Class "A" misdemeanor

Larceny.