OPINION
INTRODUCTION
Penal Code section 496, subdivision (a) (section 496(a)) makes receiving or buying property "that has been obtained in any manner constituting theft" a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment. Section 496, subdivision (c) (section 496(c)) provides that any person "who has been injured by a violation of [section 496(a)] ... may bring an action for three times the amount of actual damages...
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