Sentencing rules of theft in China's criminal law

On 20 11May1day, the Criminal Law Amendment (VIII) was formally implemented. Article 39 of the amendment amends Article 264 of the Criminal Law to read: "Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or repeatedly steals, commits armed burglary or pickpocketing, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. " Whoever commits theft, if the circumstances are especially serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. If the circumstances are particularly serious, it means that the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances. According to the explanation, the so-called "huge amount" refers to personal theft of public and private property, the value of which is more than RMB 30,000 to RMB 654.38+10,000.