Court Rules Change in Petty Theft Limit is Retroactive, Turning Certain Grand Theft Convictions Into Petty Theft

In 2010, the California Legislature amended Penal Code § 487 to increase the amount of property fitting the definition of petty theft. The amount was of property increased from $400 to $950. Any theft valued at $950 or below is consequently now petty theft; any theft of property with value above $950 is grand theft.