{"id":371854,"date":"2016-03-31T21:34:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/california-law\/california-theft-larceny-law.html"},"modified":"2018-03-16T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:23:28","slug":"california-theft-larceny-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/california-law\/california-theft-larceny-law.html","title":{"rendered":"California Theft \/ Larceny Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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California Theft \/ Larceny Law<\/h1>\n
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Theft (also called larceny<\/a>) is a crime against property in California. To prove theft<\/a>, a prosecutor must establish the defendant’s intent to permanently take or withhold the property owner’s possession or right to the property — in other words, the specific intent to steal<\/a>. Theft can take on many forms depending on the type of property taken as it can involve:<\/p>\n