11 Facts About Theft

Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

Theft is the name of a statutory offence in California, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.

Section 2 of the Theft Ordinance provides the general definition of theft in Hong Kong:.

Theft is a crime with related articles in the Wetboek van Strafrecht.

Theft is a statutory offence, created by section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2001.

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Marginal note to section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 describes it as a "basic definition" of theft.

Sections 2 to 6 of the Theft Act 1968 have effect as regards the interpretation and operation of section 1 of that Act.

Theft is an offence against property for the purposes of section 3 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952.

Theft Act of 1927 consolidated a variety of common law crimes into theft.

Theft is a felony if the value of the property exceeds $300 or the property is stolen from the person of another.

Theft of goods valued above $5000, of a search-and-rescue dog on duty, of public records from a public office or official, of metal wire from a utility, or of an access device, is a Class B felony, as is theft ofa motor vehicle or a firearm.