Section 490.2 - Theft of property under $950(a) Notwithstanding Section 487 or any other provision of law defining grand theft, obtaining any property by theft where the value of the money, labor, real or personal property taken does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) shall be considered petty theft and shall be punished as a misdemeanor, except that such person may instead be punished pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 if that person has 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.(b) This section shall not be applicable to any theft that may be charged as an infraction pursuant to any other provision of law.(c) This section shall not apply to theft of a firearm.Amended by Proposition 63, approved by the voters at the 11/8/2016 election.Added by Proposition 47, eff. 11/5/2014.