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Cal. Penal Code § 499b (2026)

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(a)Any person who shall, without the permission of the owner thereof, take any bicycle for the purpose of temporarily using or operating the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding three months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b)Any person who shall, without the permission of the owner thereof, take any vessel for the purpose of temporarily using or operating the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 34 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1949–2022 · leading case: People v. Bullard, 460 P.3d 262 (Cal. 2020).
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People v. Bullard, 460 P.3d 262 (Cal. 2020). · cites it 4× “(a), italics added; see Jaramillo, at p. 755.) In cases long predating Proposition 47, we had distinguished the so-called “theft form” of the offense for purposes of applying the common law rule forbidding dual 3 In 1996, Penal Code section 499b was amended to remove motor…”
United States v. Vidal, 504 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 3× “At the time Vidal entered his plea, California had a separate joyriding statute, Penal Code § 499b, which read in pertinent part: Any person who shall, without the permission of the owner thereof, take any automobile, bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle or motorboat or vessel,…”
People v. Smith, 303 P.3d 368 (Cal. 2013). “‖ Barrick reasoned that the accusatory pleading, ―by accusing defendant of driving and taking a vehicle without the owner‘s permission, necessarily charged both a violation of Vehicle Code section 10851 and of [former] Penal Code section 499b‖ because ―one cannot drive a vehicle…”
People v. Green, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3119 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “We conclude that appellant’s conviction for violation of section 10851(a) must be set aside and the matter remanded to the trial court for a new trial.”
Nino v. Gladys R., 464 P.2d 127 (Cal. 1970). · cites it 2× “1), with a willing 13-year-old girl in a private place, or goes joyriding (Pen. Code, § 499b) or commits petty theft (Pen.”
People v. Ivans, 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 959 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Penal Code section 499b, the joyriding statute, does not require a specific intent to deprive the owner of title or possession of a vehicle [citations].”
People v. Frye, 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7541 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “On appeal he challenges the instructions given to the jury differentiating the charged offense from the lesser included offense of joyriding (Pen. Code, § 499b). We find the instructions defective, and we reverse the conviction.”
People v. Manzy W., 930 P.2d 1255 (Cal. 1997). “At the time, he was on juvenile probation based on sustained juvenile wardship petitions alleging the offenses of receiving stolen property, in violation of Penal Code section *1202 496, subdivision (a), and misdemeanor battery, in violation of Penal Code section 242.”
Ford v. Arthur N., 545 P.2d 1345 (Cal. 1976). “(Pen. Code, § 499b.) After a July 1, 1971, disposition hearing, Arthur was again adjudged a ward of the court and was committed to the custody of his mother with a requirement that he work on the county’s juvenile court work project.”
People v. Taylor, 151 Cal. App. 3d 432 (Cal. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Following a court trial, he was found guilty of the weapon charge and joyriding (Pen. Code, § 499b) as a lesser included offense of Vehicle Code section 10851.”
People v. Torres, 96 Cal. App. 3d 14 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “Code, § 647), joy riding (Pen. Code, § 499b), trespass (Pen. Code, § 602), violation of various city and county ordinances including intoxication and fish and game violations, hit and run, drunk driving, reckless driving with injuries and driving under the influence of drugs and…”
Da Graca v. Garland, 23 F.4th 106 (1st Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “at 1348 (quoting Cal. Penal Code § 499b (1995)). - 10 - indicate that the statute does not reach de minimis conduct.”
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