{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-503","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 503","heading":"","body":"Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 13. OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY [450. - 593g.]","CHAPTER 6. Embezzlement [503. - 515.]"],"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":"3b29f534e98f483c7b81873dbcc59b69241fe571c85b4e643b5af798784d6179","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-502.9","next":"us-ca/pen-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}