Article 264 of the Criminal Law is a legal provision on the theft of public and private property, depending on the amount of stolen property and other circumstances, the punishment is different, up to life imprisonment or death.
According to Article 264 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the theft of public and private property, the amount of larger or repeated theft, shall be sentenced to less than three years of fixed-term imprisonment, detention or control, and or a single fine; the amount of huge or other serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to more than three years to less than ten years of fixed-term imprisonment, and a fine; the amount of particularly large or other particularly serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to more than ten years of fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment, and a fine. Above fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment, and a fine or confiscation of property; one of the following circumstances, shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty, and confiscation of property:
(a) theft of financial institutions, the amount of which is particularly large;
(b) theft of precious cultural relics, the circumstances of which are serious.
Expanded:
Article 262bis of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the People's Republic of China Anyone who organizes minors to engage in theft, fraud, robbery, extortion or other activities that violate public security management shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or detention, and shall be fined; if the circumstances are serious, he or she shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall be fined.
Article 269 Anyone who commits the crime of theft, fraud or robbery and uses violence or threat of violence on the spot in order to conceal the stolen goods, resist arrest or destroy the evidence of the crime shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 263 of this Law.
Article 263 Anyone who robs public or private property by violence, coercion or other methods shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than ten years, and shall be punished by a fine; if any of the following circumstances exists, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment or death penalty, and shall be punished by a fine or confiscation of property:
(1) home invasion robbery;
(2) robbery on public ****transportation vehicles
(3) robbery of banks or other financial institutions;
(4) repeated robbery or robbery of a large amount;
(5) robbery resulting in serious injury or death;
(6) posing as a member of the military or police to commit robbery;
(7) robbery with a firearm;
(8) robbery of military supplies or rescue, disaster relief and relief supplies. relief materials.
China's Supreme Prosecutor - Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China