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California's "Petty Theft with a Prior" Law
Penal Code 666 PC
The legal definition of petty theft with a prior, as set forth in California Penal Code 666 PC, is committing the crime of California petty theft when you have BOTH of the following on your record:
A conviction for a California theft crime for which you served time in jail or prison; AND
A conviction for one of a select list of serious or violent California crimes (including sexually violent offenses, murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated).
Penalties
Since ordinary petty theft is one of the least serious theft crimes, it is usually a misdemeanor carrying relatively light penalties: a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), and/or up to six (6) months in county jail.
But petty theft with a prior is a California wobbler--which means that it may be charged as either a misdemeanor OR a felony.2
If it is charged as a felony, Penal Code 666 PC petty theft with a prior can lead to up to three (3) years in California state prison!
Many "petty theft with a prior" charges arise out of minor shoplifting cases.
This is a pretty harsh penalty for a criminal charge that, much of the time, arises out of shoplifting cases in which the shoplifter didn't even take anything particularly valuable!
California's "Petty Theft with a Prior" Law
Penal Code 666 PC
The legal definition of petty theft with a prior, as set forth in California Penal Code 666 PC, is committing the crime of California petty theft when you have BOTH of the following on your record:
A conviction for a California theft crime for which you served time in jail or prison; AND
A conviction for one of a select list of serious or violent California crimes (including sexually violent offenses, murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated).
Penalties
Since ordinary petty theft is one of the least serious theft crimes, it is usually a misdemeanor carrying relatively light penalties: a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), and/or up to six (6) months in county jail.
But petty theft with a prior is a California wobbler--which means that it may be charged as either a misdemeanor OR a felony.2
If it is charged as a felony, Penal Code 666 PC petty theft with a prior can lead to up to three (3) years in California state prison!
Many "petty theft with a prior" charges arise out of minor shoplifting cases.
This is a pretty harsh penalty for a criminal charge that, much of the time, arises out of shoplifting cases in which the shoplifter didn't even take anything particularly valuable!