Theft refers to the act of secretly stealing a large amount of public or private property or stealing public or private property many times for the purpose of illegal possession. However, stealing the property of parents or close relatives has its particularity in whether it constitutes a crime and punishment.
legal ground
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 264
Theft: whoever steals a large amount of public or private property, or repeatedly steals, enters a house, carries a murder 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.
rights protection law of the people's republic of elderly people
Article 22
The elderly have the right to possess, use, benefit and dispose of personal property according to law, and their children or other relatives may not interfere, nor may they infringe upon the property rights and interests of the elderly by stealing, defrauding or forcibly demanding.
The elderly have the right to inherit the inheritance of their parents, spouses, children or other relatives according to law, and have the right to accept gifts. Children or other relatives may not occupy, rob, transfer, conceal or destroy property that should be inherited or donated by the elderly.
When the elderly dispose of their property by will, they should reserve the necessary share for their spouses according to law.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law
Article 49
Theft, fraud, looting, looting, extortion or intentional damage to public or private property shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and a fine of not more than 500 yuan may be imposed; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may also be fined not more than 1,000 yuan.