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Cal. Vehicle Code § 10801 (2026)

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Any person who knowingly and intentionally owns or operates a chop shop is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years, or by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, or by up to one year in the county jail, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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Cited in 23 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Carrillo-Jaime v. Holder, 572 F.3d 747 (9th Cir. 2009).
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Carrillo-Jaime v. Holder, 572 F.3d 747 (9th Cir. 2009). · cites it 21× “We further hold that the record is not sufficient to establish that Carrillo-Jaime's § 10801 conviction is an aggravated felony theft offense under the modified categorical approach.”
People v. Sanchez, 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9827 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “In a bifurcated trial, a jury found defendant guilty of operating a chop shop (Veh. Code, § 10801) 1 and receiving stolen motor vehicle parts (Pen.”
People v. Birkett, 980 P.2d 912 (Cal. 1999). “An information charged defendant with one count of owning and operating a “chop shop” (Veh. Code, § 10801), one count of tampering with a VEST (id.”
People v. VonWahlde, 3 Cal. App. 5th 1187 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “He pled no contest to running a chop shop operation (Veh. Code, § 10801) and admitted having a prior strike conviction and having served a prior prison term.”
People v. Hussain, 231 Cal. App. 4th 261 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). “Charges and Verdicts Defendant was charged with owning and operating a chop shop (Veh. Code, § 10801), theft by false pretenses with Ahmad Nasrudin as the victim (§ 532, subd.”
People v. King, 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4675 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Code, § 496) 1 is necessarily included within the offense of owning and operating a chop shop (Veh. Code, § 10801) so as to bar simultaneous convictions on both offenses.”
People v. Ramirez, 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2392 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000). “Introduction Defendant, Daniel Herrera Ramirez, appeals from his convictions for operating a chop shop (Veh. Code, § 10801), grand theft of an automobile (Pen.”
People v. Potter, 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3304 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “Christopher Potter pleaded guilty to one count of operating a “chop shop” (Veh. Code, § 10801). 1 On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, contending the court erred in finding the search of an automobile repair shop was authorized by the…”
Carrillo-Jaime v. Holder (9th Cir. 2009). · cites it 13× “575 (1990), that a conviction under Cal. Veh. Code § 10801 is not an aggravated felony theft offense under § 1101(a)(43)(G).”
People v. Gezzer CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 5× “At the 2017 change of plea hearing, the parties stipulated that a police report could serve as the factual basis for appellant’s no contest plea.”
People v. Torgrude CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “1 Defendant and appellant Jason Torgrude pled no contest to operating a chop shop (Veh. Code, § 10801, count 1) and receiving stolen property, a 2015 Polaris Razor (Razor) (Pen.”
People v. Luna CA2/5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “2 PROCEDURAL HISTORY Defendant was charged in count 1 with ownership or operation of a chop shop (Veh. Code, §10801), and in count 2 with receiving stolen property (§ 496, subd.”
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