How many years does it take to steal cable TV?

Stealing cables is generally sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three years.

Stealing cables belongs to stealing public and private property, which constitutes theft. The specific penalties are as follows:

1. Whoever steals a large number of cables 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;

2. 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.

The filing standards for theft cases are as follows:

1, the value of personal theft of public and private property 1000 yuan to more than 3000 yuan, for a large amount;

2, personal theft of public or private property worth 30 thousand yuan to 6.5438+10 thousand yuan, for a huge amount;

3, personal theft of public or private property worth more than 300 thousand yuan to 500 thousand yuan, for the amount is particularly huge.

The constitutive elements of theft are as follows:

1. The object of this crime is the ownership of public and private property, and the object of crime is generally movable property, but movable parts of real estate, such as doors and windows of houses and trees growing on land, can also be the object of theft. The object of theft is generally tangible, but some intangible things, such as electricity, gas, natural gas and important technological achievements, lack materiality and have economic value, and can also be the object of this crime.

2. The object of this crime is generally manifested as the act of secretly stealing, transferring public and private property to their own control and illegal possession. Secret stealing means that the actor occupies other people's property in a way that he thinks will not be discovered by others. As long as the perpetrator subjectively intends to steal secretly, even if it has been discovered or noticed by others objectively, it will not affect the determination of the nature of theft. Secret theft can be carried out in the absence of the victim or in the presence of the owner.

3. The subject of this crime is a general subject, which can only be composed of natural persons.

4. The subjective aspect of this crime is direct intention, that is, theft for the purpose of illegal possession, knowing that it is property owned or held by others or units. Misappropriation of other people's property does not constitute theft, because it has no purpose of illegally possessing other people's property.

To sum up, whoever steals a large amount of cables shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, 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.

Legal basis:

Article 264 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Theft: Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or commits theft, burglary, theft with a weapon or pickpocketing for many times, 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.