LD-6 Flashcards
THEFT 484
The crime of theft is the taking and carrying away personal property of another without the consent of the owner with the intent to permanently deprive the owner.
To arrest a subject for theft, the necessary crime elements include:
To arrest a subject for theft, the necessary crime elements include:
the taking and
carrying away of
personal property of another
without consent
with intent to permanently deprive the owner.
NOTE: Not all thefts require “intent to permanently deprive” to violate the section, i.e. embezzlement and vehicle theft.
Property can include
Property can include money, labor, animals, crops, or real or personal items.
Real property
Real property means land and immovable property, affixed to or growing from that land. It may be otherwise referred to as real estate.
Personal property
Personal property includes any movable object(s) owned by an individual; all property other than real estate.
Control
Control is the ability to exercise a restraining or directing influence over something. Theft requires that the property that is taken be under the control of the person it was stolen from, not necessarily the owner of the property and that control is transferred to the thief.
Property can be taken from:
Property can be taken from:
someone who is in rightful possession of it,
a person or place having lawful possession of the property,
someone who found the property or
someone who himself stole the property (since legally the property still belongs to the owner from whom it was originally stolen).
Control
Control, for the purposes of grand theft person, requires that the object must be held, carried, or otherwise on the victim’s person, not merely in immediate presence.
Property can include
Property can include money, labor, animals, crops, or real or personal items.
Real property
Real property means land and immovable property, affixed to or growing from that land. It may be otherwise referred to as real estate.
Personal property
Personal property includes any movable object(s) owned by an individual; all property other than real estate.
Control
Control is the ability to exercise a restraining or directing influence over something. Theft requires that the property that is taken be under the control of the person it was stolen from, not necessarily the owner of the property and that control is transferred to the thief.
Property can be taken from:
Property can be taken from:
someone who is in rightful possession of it,
a person or place having lawful possession of the property,
someone who found the property or
someone who himself stole the property (since legally the property still belongs to the owner from whom it was originally stolen).
Control, for the purposes of grand theft person,
Control, for the purposes of grand theft person, requires that the object must be held, carried, or otherwise on the victim’s person, not merely in immediate presence.
It is not necessary that the thief’s intent be for the purpose of personal gain.
The intent needs to be to permanently deprive the owner of the property. With theft, the intent to deprive must exist at the time of taking and not at a later time.
GRAND THEFT
- Property value exceeding $950 (Penal Code Section 487
- Agricultural products exceeding $250 (e.g., domestic fowl, fruit, nuts, vegetables, etc.)
- Aquacutural products exceeding $250 (e.g., fish, algae, etc.)
- Property taken over a 12 consecutive month period totaling $950 or more and taken by a servant, agent or employee of the owner
- Property taken from the person of another regardless of the value
- Certain designated livestock regardless of the value (e.g., horses, cattle, sheep, etc.)
- Motor vehicles and some livestock
- Firearms
- Petty theft with prior theft-related conviction and jail time
Petty theft
All other thefts not categorized as grand theft
ACCESS CARDS-MISDEMEANOR
- Acquire or possess access card with intent to use, sell or transfer without consent
- Possess incomplete access card with intent to complete it without consent of issuer
- Publish (oral, written, via computer) access card, numbers, code
VEHICLE THEFT - 10851- FELONY
The crime of vehicle theft occurs when a person drives or takes a vehicle of another person, without the consent of the owner thereof, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the owner of title or possession of such vehicle.
To arrest a subject for vehicle theft, the necessary crime elements include:
To arrest a subject for vehicle theft, the necessary crime elements include:
- the driving or taking of
- a vehicle not the person’s own
- without consent
- with intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner
- of title or possession of such vehicle.