California Penal Code

§ 666.1

PEN § 666.1 Effective Dec 18, 2024Title 16 · Part 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who has two or more prior convictions for any of the offenses listed in paragraph (2), and who is convicted of petty theft or shoplifting, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170. A second or subsequent conviction of this section is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by imprisonment in the state prison.

(2)This section applies to the following offenses, including a conviction that occurred before the effective date of this section:

(A)Petty theft, as described in Section 488 or 490.2.

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Legislative history

Added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 36, Sec. 9. Effective December 18, 2024. Approved in Proposition 36 at the November 5, 2024, election.