Petty theft is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both.
Cal. Penal Code § 490
Larceny
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Ewing v. California (2003)
Most recently applied in G. C. v. Garland (July 2024)
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1125.
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