According to the Criminal Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 264 Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount or repeatedly shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall 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; Under any of the following circumstances, he shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, and his property shall also be confiscated:
(a) theft of financial institutions, the amount is particularly huge;
(2) stealing precious cultural relics, if the circumstances are serious.
According to the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Theft Cases
Article 3 The criteria for stealing public or private property are:
(a) personal theft of public or private property value more than 500 yuan to 2000 yuan, as a "large amount".
(two) personal theft of public or private property worth more than five thousand yuan to twenty thousand yuan, as a "huge amount".
(three) personal theft of public or private property worth more than 30 thousand yuan to100 thousand yuan, as a "particularly huge amount."
The higher people's courts 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 standards of "large amount", "huge amount" and "especially huge" implemented in their respective regions within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph.
Article 4 Whoever commits burglary or pickpocketing in public places for more than three times within one year shall be deemed as "multiple thefts" and shall be convicted and punished for theft.
According to the provisions of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security on the determination standard of the amount of theft in the process of railway transportation, the determination standard of the amount of theft in the process of railway transportation is as follows:
One, personal theft of public or private property "a large amount", starting from one thousand yuan;
Two, personal theft of public or private property "huge", starting from 1 ten thousand yuan;
Three, personal theft of public or private property "huge", starting with 60 thousand yuan.
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According to the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Theft Cases
Article 6 When trying a theft case, the circumstances of the theft shall be determined according to the specific circumstances of the case:
(a) theft of public or private property is close to the starting point of "a large amount", and criminal responsibility can be investigated under any of the following circumstances:
1. Stealing by sabotage, resulting in losses to public or private property;
2. Stealing the property of the disabled, the widowed elderly or the disabled;
3. Causing serious consequences or other bad circumstances.
(two) although the theft of public or private property has reached the starting point of "a large amount", but the circumstances are minor, and one of the following circumstances, it can not be treated as a crime:
1, minors over 16 but under 18 commit crimes;
2. All stolen goods shall be returned and refunded;
3. Take the initiative to surrender;
4, coerced to participate in theft activities, not stolen or less stolen;
5. Other circumstances are minor and not serious.
(3) If the amount of theft reaches the starting point of "a large amount" or "a huge amount" and has one of the following circumstances, it can be identified as "other serious circumstances" or "other particularly serious circumstances" respectively:
1, the ringleader of a criminal group or the principal in a major crime;
2. Theft of financial institutions;
3. The crime of escape is seriously harmful;
4. recidivism;
5. Causing death, mental disorder or other serious consequences to the victim;
6, theft of disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief, medical funds and materials, resulting in serious consequences;
7, theft of means of production, seriously affecting production;
8. Causing other heavy losses.
Baidu Encyclopedia —— the Supreme People's Court's Explanation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Theft Cases
Baidu Encyclopedia —— Provisions on the determination standard of railway transportation theft amount