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If he was a minor at the time of committing the crime and was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, his criminal record shall be sealed. However, the purpose of sealing up criminal records is not to destroy them, but to keep them confidential. If the judicial organ needs to handle a case or the relevant unit makes an inquiry according to state regulations, it can still be found.
Conditions for sealing up criminal records:
(1) was under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime;
(2) being sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than five years.
Article 275 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that if a person was under the age of 18 at the time of committing a crime and was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, the relevant criminal records shall be sealed.
If a minor commits theft and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, his criminal record shall be sealed.
Article 264 of the Criminal Law stipulates that whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or who steals, enters a house for many times, carries a weapon or pickpockets, 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 especially 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.
The purpose of sealing criminal records is not to destroy them, but to keep them confidential.
If the criminal record is sealed, it shall not be provided to any unit or individual, except for the need of judicial organs to handle cases or the relevant units to make inquiries in accordance with state regulations. Units that inquire according to law shall keep the sealed criminal records confidential.
Therefore, if a minor commits theft and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, his criminal record shall be sealed. But it will still leave a record.