Theft filing must meet three conditions.

The conditions for filing a theft case are as follows : theft of public or private property with a value of more than 1, yuan and less than 3, yuan, or repeated theft, burglary, theft with a weapon or pickpocketing. Whoever commits theft 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.

Legal basis

Article 1 of Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Theft.

Whoever steals public or private property in an amount of 1, to 3, yuan, 3, to 1, yuan and 3, to 5, yuan shall be deemed as "a large amount", "a huge amount" and "a particularly huge amount" as stipulated in Article 264 of the Criminal Law respectively.

the higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may, according to the local economic development and the situation of social security, determine the specific amount standards implemented in their respective regions within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph, and report them to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.

Article 1 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Theft.

Whoever steals public or private property in an amount of 1, to 3, yuan, 3, to 1, yuan and 3, to 5, yuan shall be deemed as "a large amount", "a huge amount" and "a particularly huge amount" as stipulated in Article 264 of the Criminal Law respectively.

the higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may, according to the local economic development and the situation of social security, determine the specific amount standards implemented in their respective regions within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph, and report them to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.