Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 512 — Embezzlement
Cal. Penal Code § 512
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The fact that the accused intended to restore the property embezzled, is no ground of defense or mitigation of punishment, if it has not been restored before an information has been laid before a magistrate, or an indictment found by a grand jury, charging the commission of the offense.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 512 — Embezzlement is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The fact that the accused intended to restore the property embezzled, is no ground of defense or mitigation of punishment, if it has not been restored before an information has been laid before a magistrate, or an indictment found by a grand jury, charging the commission of the offense.