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Cal. Penal Code § 487h (2026)

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(a)Every person who steals, takes, or carries away cargo of another, if the cargo taken is of a value exceeding nine hundred fifty dollars ($950), except as provided in Sections 487, 487a, and 487d, is guilty of grand theft.

(b)For the purposes of this section, “cargo” means any goods, wares, products, or manufactured merchandise that has been loaded into a trailer, railcar, or cargo container, awaiting or in transit.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1991–2015 · leading case: People v. Gamble, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1112 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994).
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People v. Gamble, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1112 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Code, § 211) and alleging that on October 19, 1991, he robbed Stieglitz of personal property and used a firearm, charging him in count 2 with grand theft vehicle (Pen. Code, § 487h, subd. (a)) and alleging that on October 19, 1991, he stole from Stieglitz a 1990 Acura Legend and…”
People v. Camacho, 93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8362 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993). “(b)), grand theft auto (Pen. Code, § 487h [now § 487, subd. (3)], felony joyriding (Veh.”
People v. Chavez, 91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5379 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991). “1) and grand theft of an automobile (Pen. Code, § 487h, subd. (a).) It was also alleged defendant had suffered a prior *1474 term of imprisonment for robbery pursuant to Penal Code section 667.”
People v. Dailey, 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7151 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). “Michael Louis Dailey appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial in which he was convicted of grand theft of a vehicle (Pen. Code, § 487h, subd. (a)). He was sentenced to the 4-year upper term with 101 days credit for actual custody and 50 days conduct credit, for a…”
Kanzburg v. Ashcroft, 103 F. App'x 226 (9th Cir. 2004). “2002) (holding that a theft offense under the INA is “a taking of property or an exercise of control over properly without consent with the criminal intent to deprive the owner of rights and benefits of ownership, even if such deprivation is less than total or permanent”);…”
United States v. Lopez-Caballero, 69 F. App'x 382 (9th Cir. 2003). · cites it 4× “In determining Lopez-Caballero’s sentence, the district court treated his prior conviction for grand theft of a vehicle, in violation of California Penal Code section 487h(a), as an “aggravated felony” and accordingly enhanced his sentence by eight levels pursuant to the United…”
V-z-s, 22 I. & N. Dec. 1338 (2000). “11 Cal. Penal Code § 487h (West 1995). These state statutes established different crimes depending on the intent of the perpetrator in attempting to take or drive a motor vehicle.”
People v. Cangas CA2/3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “In 1992, Ozuna committed grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487h, subd. (a)), vehicle theft (Veh.”
— Cal. Penal Code § 487h(a) — 2 cases
Kanzburg v. Ashcroft, 103 F. App'x 226 (9th Cir. 2004). “2002) (holding that a theft offense under the INA is “a taking of property or an exercise of control over properly without consent with the criminal intent to deprive the owner of rights and benefits of ownership, even if such deprivation is less than total or permanent”);…”
United States v. Lopez-Caballero, 69 F. App'x 382 (9th Cir. 2003). “In determining Lopez-Caballero’s sentence, the district court treated his prior conviction for grand theft of a vehicle, in violation of California Penal Code section 487h(a), as an “aggravated felony” and accordingly enhanced his sentence by eight levels pursuant to the United…”
— Cal. Penal Code § 487h(e) — 1 case
United States v. Lopez-Caballero, 69 F. App'x 382 (9th Cir. 2003). “In determining Lopez-Caballero’s sentence, the district court treated his prior conviction for grand theft of a vehicle, in violation of California Penal Code section 487h(a), as an “aggravated felony” and accordingly enhanced his sentence by eight levels pursuant to the United…”
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