How to sentence for stealing water and electricity?

According to the law, stealing water and electricity is theft. If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law and punishment shall be given according to the amount of theft. Whoever steals less than 1000 yuan may be detained for less than 10 and fined for less than 500 yuan. If the circumstances are serious, they may be detained for not more than fifteen days and fined not more than one thousand yuan. At the same time, the stolen water has to pay the water fee.

Legal analysis

According to the relevant laws and regulations, electricity and gas are clearly put into the scope of stealing electricity. 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. Stealing water and electricity is suspected of theft, stealing public or private property. According to the regulations, if the amount is relatively large, or if it is repeatedly stolen, burglary, theft with a weapon or pickpocketing, it 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 be confiscated. (2) stealing precious cultural relics, if the circumstances are serious.

legal ground

Article 71 of the Electricity Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) 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 264 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, 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 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.