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§ 490. — 490. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1125.)

California § 490.
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Part 1.TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Larceny

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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.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1125.

Nearby Sections

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§ 490.
490. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1125.)
§ 490.1.
490.1. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 638, Sec. 2.)
§ 490.2.
490.2. (Amended November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 11.1.)
§ 490.3.
490.3. (Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 36, Sec. 8.)
§ 490.4.
490.4. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 171, Sec. 1.)
§ 490.5.
490.5. (Amended by Stats. 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34, Sec. 1.)
§ 490.6.
490.6. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 731, Sec. 1.)
§ 490.7.
490.7. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 228, Sec. 2.)
§ 490.8.
490.8. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 169, Sec. 2.)
§ 4900.
(Repealed (in Sec. 18) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 771, Sec. 19.)
§ 4901.
4901. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 473, Sec. 2.)
§ 4902.
4902. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 702, Sec. 4.)
§ 4903.
4903. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 490, Sec. 5.)
§ 4904.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 771, Sec. 21) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 702, Sec. 6.)
§ 4904.5.
4904.5. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 20.)
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