Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: What charge would this be?

California Vehicle Code, Section 10851.

(a) Any person who drives or takes a vehicle not his or her

own, without the consent of the owner thereof, and with intent either

to permanently or temporarily deprive the owner thereof of his or

her title to or possession of the vehicle, whether with or without

intent to steal the vehicle, or any person who is a party or an

accessory to or an accomplice in the driving or unauthorized taking

or stealing, is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction

thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not

more than one year or in the state prison or by a fine of not more

than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both the fine and

imprisonment.