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Cal. Penal Code § 487b (2026)

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Every person who converts real estate of the value of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more into personal property by severance from the realty of another, and with felonious intent to do so, steals, takes, and carries away that property is guilty of grand theft and is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1974–1985 · leading case: Kortum v. Alkire, 69 Cal. App. 3d 325 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977).

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Kortum v. Alkire, 69 Cal. App. 3d 325 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977). “Code, § 314), or conspiracy to commit any crime (Pen. Code, § 182). Needless to say, modem rationale must preclude the holding that a private citizen may.”

People v. Piorkowski, 41 Cal. App. 3d 324 (Cal. Ct. App. 1974). “Code, § 487), the conversion of real estate of the value of $50 or more into personal property by severance from the realty of another (Pen. Code, § 487b), theft of a dog the value of which exceeds $200 (Pen.”

People v. Martin, 168 Cal. App. 3d 1111 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “Code, § 487), the conversion of real *1120 estate of the value of $50 or more into personal property by severance from the realty of another (Pen. Code, § 487b), theft of a dog the value of which exceeds $200 (Pen.”

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