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Grand Theft Auto Conviction in California May Cost You Your License

By Walin & Klarich

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Under New California Law, A Person Convicted Of Theft Of A Motor Vehicle May Have Their Driving Privileges Suspended Or Revoked. Under New California law, the court may impose a license suspension or revocation for a person convicted of theft of a motor vehicle. A conviction allows the court to impose an open-ended license suspension or revocation, with no specified ending date. California Vehicle Code Section 10851, states that ?any person who drives or takes a vehicle not his or her own, without the consent of the owner thereof, and with intent either to permanently or temporarily deprive the owner thereof of his or her title to or possession of the vehicle, whether with or without intent to steal the vehicle, or any person who is a party or an accessory to or an accomplice in the driving or unauthorized taking or stealing?, is guilty of auto theft in California.continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on February 27, 2009 (boomark / email).