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# \[2] 16 - Armed Robbery

The act of an individual(s) committing a robbery for goods/services, whilst possessing weapons. The individual/s must use their weapon/s, in a threatening or aggressive manner, in order to receive the goods/services they are seeking.

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**Felony**\
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**Sentence:** 10 Month(s)\
**Fine:** $2,000
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**Example:**\
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Subject A enters the Grove Street LTD, possessing a machete and orders the stroke clerk to empty the cash register and place said cash from the register into a bag.

Note - If the law enforcement officers do not deem the object/s used in the robbery as a “weapon”, based on the penal code definition, then subject/s, shall be charged with \[2] 11 Robbery.
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