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Every person who steals, takes, or carries away copper materials of another, including, but not limited to, copper wire, copper cable, copper tubing, and copper piping, which are of a value exceeding nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) is guilty of grand theft. Grand theft of copper shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 and a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
History: Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 317, Sec. 2. (AB 316) Effective January 1, 2012.
Simplified explanation
Stealing another's copper wire, cable, tubing, piping, or other copper materials worth more than $950 is grand theft, punishable by up to one year in county jail and a $2,500 fine, or as a felony with a $10,000 fine.