What offenses does Prop. 47 reduce?

So long as you were not convicted of an offense listed on PG. 971 (see question: “WHO CANNOT GET PROP. 47 RELIEF?”), Prop. 47 generally helps to reduce the following offenses (past, current, and future):

Second Degree Burglary—Cal. Penal Code section 459 (if underlying facts can meet the definition of shoplifting now listed in Cal. Penal Code section 459.5)—

Forgery—Penal Code Sections 470, 475, 476

Forgery, writing bad checks— Cal. Penal Code section 476a

Grand Theft—Penal Code Section 487

Receiving Stolen Property— Cal. Penal Code section 496(a)

Petty Theft with a Prior— Cal. Penal Code section 666

Possession of Drugs for Personal Use—Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 11350

Possession of Concentrated Cannabis—Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 11357(a)

Possession of Meth—Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 11377

See PG. 973 for details about the circumstances in which Prop. 47 can change these offenses.

If you were or are charged with one of these offenses on or after November 9, 2014, it can be charged only as a misdemeanor—NOT as a felony.

If were convicted of a felony for one of these offenses on or before November 8, 2014, you may be able to ask a superior court judge to reduce it to a misdemeanor under Prop. 47 (a process called “reclassification” where you must petition the superior court).

If you are currently serving a felony sentence in prison or jail, or are under supervision on probation, post-release community service (PRCS), or state parole for an offense that you were convicted of on or after November 9, 2014, you may be able to get your sentence reduced to a misdemeanor sentence (a process called “resentencing” where you must petition the superior court – see more on PG. 973).