How to understand the crime of illegal use of property?

Reply:The crime of illegal use of property is one of the crimes that violates ownership relations and property ownership rights protected by law.

The crime of illegal use of property can be recognized through the signs specified in Article 177 of the 2015 Penal Code and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2017 Penal Code as follows:

1. Anyone who, for personal gain, illegally uses another person's property worth from VND 100,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000, has been disciplined, administratively sanctioned for this act or has been convicted of this crime, has not had his/her criminal record expunged and continues to violate, or the property is a relic, antique or object of historical or cultural value, if not falling under the cases specified in Article 220 of this Code, shall be subject to a fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 02 years or imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be subject to a fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 100,000,000 or imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years:

a) Assets worth from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000;

b) Property is a national treasure;

c) Committing the crime 02 times or more;

d) Abusing position and power;

d) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Crime of illegal use of property worth 1,500,000,000 VND or more shall be punished with imprisonment from 03 years to 07 years.

4. The offender may also be fined from VND 5,000,000 to VND 20,000,000, banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.

So,crime of illegal use of propertymay be sentenced to imprisonment for a maximum term of 7 years. Offenders may also be subject to additional penalties such as fines, prohibition from holding positions or prohibition from practicing a certain profession or doing certain work.