If the amount is relatively large, or it belongs to burglary, the prosecution period shall be determined according to the specific circumstances of the theft, with a maximum of 20 years. Article 22 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law? Violations of public security administration that have not been discovered by public security organs within six months shall not be punished.
The time limit prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be counted from the date when the violation of public security administration occurs; If the violation of public security management has a continuous or continuous state, it shall be counted from the date of the end of the act.
There are three prison terms for theft:
1. Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount or repeatedly 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. "Large amount" means that the amount is more than 1000-3,000 yuan. So under normal circumstances, as long as the stolen amount is large, you can call the police within 5 years.
2. Whoever steals public or private property in a huge amount or has other serious circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years 10 years and fined. "Large amount" means that the amount is more than 30,000 yuan-65,438+10,000 yuan. So generally speaking, if the stolen amount is huge, you can call the police within 10 years.
3. Whoever steals public or private property, if the amount is especially huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. "The amount is extremely huge" means that the amount is more than 300,000-500,000 yuan. If the stolen amount is extremely large, you can report to the police within 20 years at the longest.
It should be noted that if the loss amount is not large, and it does not belong to repeated theft, burglary, knife theft or pickpocketing, it is a violation of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment. The victim should report the case within 6 months, and the police will generally not accept it after the deadline.