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Felony petty theft is the colloquial term for a statute in the California Penal Code (Section 666) that makes it possible for a person who commits the crime of petty theft to be charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor if the accused had previously been convicted of a theft-related crime at any time in the past.
Property crime is a category of crime, usually involving private property, that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime is a crime to obtain money, property, or some other benefit.
Petty theft is the default category for all other thefts. [83] Grand theft is punishable by up to a year in jail or prison, and may be charged (depending upon the circumstances) as a misdemeanor or felony, [84] while petty theft is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or imprisonment not exceeding six months in jail or both. [85]
One of the more controversial sections of the California Penal Code are the consecutive Sections 666 and 667; Section 666, known officially as petty theft with a prior – and colloquially, felony petty theft and makes it possible for someone who committed a minor shoplifting crime to be charged with a felony if the person had been convicted of ...
Burglary: 459A: Burglar alarm: 459S: Burglar alarm, silent 470: Forgery: 480: Hit and run – Felony (great bodily injury or death) 481: Hit and run – Misdemeanor 484: Theft (definition) 486: Major Theft (value < 10,000) 487: Grand theft (value > $950, or certain livestock) 488: Petty theft (value < $950) 501: Drunk driving – felony (great ...
BLACK RIVER FALLS — A Hixton man was sentenced Friday to serve seven years in prison after being convicted in a burglary case. Aaron T. Lowe, 29, was convicted of burglary - commit a battery on ...
Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas of Bakersfield introduced a bill to reverse a significant aspect of Prop. 47 by lowering the felony threshold for petty theft and shoplifting back to $400. Salas argues that Prop. 47's weakening of theft laws has triggered unintended consequences, and believes California voters are prepared to address this ...
Four men have been convicted and sentenced in federal court for stealing more than 100 expensive automobiles. One will head to prison for nine years.