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Opinion No. (1997)

California Attorney General Reports

Decided June 9, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General

THE HONORABLE DICK MONTEITH, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question:

When the owner of a vehicle has been arrested for driving without a valid license and the vehicle has been impounded, may the owner be found guilty of grand theft for removing the vehicle from the impounding agency's custody without permission or authority prior to the expiration of the 30-day impoundment period?

CONCLUSION

When the owner of a vehicle has been arrested for driving without a valid license…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. PaterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  2. People v. PhotoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  3. People v. CurtinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. Jones v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
  5. In Re JoinerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960

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