I bought a mortgage car. If the original owner stole it, would he break the law?

If you buy a mortgage car, it is illegal for the original owner to steal the car after handling the vehicle transfer procedures and owning the property rights of the vehicle.

According to Article 264 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), whoever steals public or private property in a large amount or many times shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also 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.

Extended data:

Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Theft Article 10 Whoever steals another person's motor vehicle shall be dealt with in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) theft of motor vehicles, resulting in the loss of vehicles, convicted and punished for theft; ?

(two) in order to steal other property, the vehicle is illegally occupied after being used as a criminal tool, or the abandoned vehicle is lost, and the value of the stolen vehicle is included in the theft amount; ?

(three) for the purpose of other crimes, illegal possession of motor vehicles used as criminal tools, or abandonment of motor vehicles, resulting in vehicle losses, shall be punished with crimes such as theft; If the vehicle is returned without loss, it shall be given a heavier punishment according to other crimes it has committed. ?

China the Supreme People's Procuratorate-People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law