{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-490","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 490","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY [450. - 593g.]","CHAPTER 5. Larceny [484. - 502.9.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d47a6d73ef7f7d038165b6edc52b43135e74290edbb11fc43cfdcbddb7d18d62","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-489","next":"us-ca/pen-490a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}