First, how to punish stealing electricity?
According to the Electricity Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the penalties for stealing electricity are as follows:
Article 71 whoever steals electricity shall be ordered by the administrative department of electric power to stop the illegal act, recover the electricity fee and impose a fine of less than five times the electricity fee payable; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law.
Article 72 Whoever steals or destroys power facilities by other means and endangers public safety shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law.
The Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Theft Cases clearly stipulates: "Stealing public and private property, including electricity, gas and natural gas, shows that stealing electricity is also a crime of theft.
Article 264 of the Criminal Law: Whoever steals public or private property in a large amount or for many times 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.
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.
The Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Theft Cases stipulates the standards of the amount: the standards of "large amount", "huge amount" and "particularly huge amount" for stealing public and private property are as follows:
(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."
Two, how to deal with the power supply enterprises to seize the electricity stealing behavior?
According to the provisions of the Electricity Law, power supply enterprises should stop those who steal electricity and can stop power supply on the spot. The thief should pay the electricity fee according to the stolen electricity and bear the penalty of three times the electricity fee. Refuse to bear the responsibility of stealing electricity, the power supply enterprise shall report to the administrative department of electric power for handling according to law. If the amount of stealing electricity is large or the circumstances are serious, the power supply enterprise shall submit it to the judicial organ for criminal responsibility according to law.
Third, how to deal with violence and threats to prevent power supply enterprises from conducting electricity inspection according to law?
Whoever obstructs a power supply enterprise from conducting electricity inspection according to law by violence or threat, thus causing serious consequences and constituting a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
If it does not constitute a crime and violates the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalties for Public Security or meets the conditions of reeducation through labor, the public security department shall impose public security punishment or reeducation through labor.
Stealing electricity that does not constitute a crime will be punished by the electric power management department. Not only should we stop stealing electricity, but we should also pay the electricity bill and recover a fine of less than five times the electricity bill. Acts that constitute a crime need to be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment such as criminal detention and public surveillance according to the relevant provisions of China's criminal law, which is the seriousness of the circumstances.
I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.
Article 29 Whoever instigates others to commit a crime shall be punished according to his role in the joint crime. Whoever instigates a person under the age of 18 to commit a crime shall be given a heavier punishment.
If the instigated person has not committed the instigated crime, the instigator may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.
Article 264 Whoever steals a large amount of public or private property, or repeatedly steals, enters a house, 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 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.