Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
(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.
History: Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 607, Sec. 1. (SB 24) Effective January 1, 2010.
Simplified explanation
Stealing another's cargo (goods loaded in a trailer, railcar, or cargo container, awaiting or in transit) worth more than $950 is grand theft.