The subject I have chosen for my research and to further my knowledge is the crime known as Grand Theft Auto or California State Code 10851. Plus, I will explain the problems. such as the law as written verbatim, the intent of the legislature, the cases dealing with the code, the social impact the law has had on society, and my personal opinion of the law. Moving forward, I define the California State Code of Grand Theft Auto exactly as it reads in state law. It says: Cal Veh Code § 10851 (2001) § 10851. Unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle without the consent of the owner (a) Any person who drives or takes a vehicle which does not belong to him, without the consent of its owner , and with intent to permanently or temporarily deprive its owner of his title to or possession over the vehicle, whether with or without intent to steal the vehicle, or any person who is a party, accomplice or accomplice to the conduct or unauthorized taking or theft, is guilty of a public misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding one year or in a state prison or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both a fine and imprisonment. department, taken while the ambulance or vehicle is on emergency call and this fact is known to the person driving or transporting, or to any person who is a party, accomplice or accessory to the driving, taking or unauthorized theft, or (3) a vehicle that has been modified for the use of a disabled veteran or other disabled person and that displays a license plate or distinctive plate issued in accordance with section 22511.5 or 22511.9 and that fact is known or reasonably should have been known to the person driving or taking, or any person who is a party to or complicit in the driving or unauthorized taking or theft, the offense is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years or by a fine of not more than ten years. one thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both fine and imprisonment.