# Cal. PEN § 459.5: Section 459.5

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S459.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. PEN § 459.5
- **Heading:** Section 459.5
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code pen / Part 1 / Title 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 459.5

## Text

(a) Notwithstanding Section 459, shoplifting is defined as entering a commercial establishment with intent to commit larceny while that establishment is open during regular business hours, where the value of the property that is taken or intended to be taken does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950). Any other entry into a commercial establishment with intent to commit larceny is burglary. Shoplifting shall be punished as a misdemeanor, except that a person with 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 may be punished pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

(b) Any act of shoplifting as defined in subdivision (a) shall be charged as shoplifting. No person who is charged with shoplifting may also be charged with burglary or theft of the same property.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. PEN § 458 Section 458](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S458.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 459 Section 459](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S459.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 459.5 Section 459.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S459.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 460 Section 460](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S460.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 461 Section 461](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S461.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 462 Section 462](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S462.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 462.5 Section 462.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S462.5.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 463 Section 463](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S463.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 463.2 Section 463.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S463.2.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 464 Section 464](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S464.md)
- [Cal. PEN § 465 Section 465](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cpen_P1_T13_C2_S465.md)

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