Bill Text: CA SB24 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Grand theft: cargo.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 607, Statutes of 2009. [SB24 Detail]
Download: California-2009-SB24-Amended.html
Bill Title: Grand theft: cargo.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 607, Statutes of 2009. [SB24 Detail]
Download: California-2009-SB24-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 24 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 1, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Senator Oropeza ( Coauthor: Senator DeSaulnier ) ( Coauthors: Assembly Members Bill Berryhill and Jeffries ) DECEMBER 1, 2008 An act to amend Section 487h of the Penal Code, relating to theft. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 24, as amended, Oropeza. Grand theft: cargo. Existing law, until January 1, 2010, provides, subject to exceptions, that every person who steals, takes, or carries away cargo of another, as defined, when the cargo taken is of a value exceeding $400, is guilty of grand theft. This bill wouldinsteadrevise the above language to provide that every person who steals, takes, or carries away cargo of another, where the kind and value of the property taken meets specified criteria set forth in other code sections relating to theft, is guilty of grand theft. The measure would also make these provisions operative indefinitely. By extending the operation of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 487h of the Penal Code is amended to read: 487h. (a) Every person who steals, takes, or carries away cargoof another, when the cargo taken is of a value exceeding four hundred dollars ($400), except as provided in Sections 487, 487a, and 487d, is guilty of grand theft.of another, when the kind and value of the property taken meet the criteria specified in Section 487, 487a, or 487d, is guilty of grand theft. (b) For the purposes of this section, "cargo" means any goods, wares, products, or manufactured merchandise that has been loaded into a trailer, railcar, or cargo container, awaiting or in transit. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.