Section 490.2 Of Chapter 5. Larceny From California Penal Code >> Title 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5.
490.2
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 487 or any other provision of
law defining grand theft, obtaining any property by theft where the
value of the money, labor, real or personal property taken does not
exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) shall be considered petty
theft and shall be punished as a misdemeanor, except that such person
may instead be punished pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170
if that person has one or more prior convictions for an offense
specified in clause (iv) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (e) of Section 667 or for an offense requiring
registration pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 290.
(b) This section shall not be applicable to any theft that may be
charged as an infraction pursuant to any other provision of law.