Criminal Code, section 334(b)

Theft $5,000 or under

What the law says

Maximum
2 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Property
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

5 cases with this offence

  1. May 23, 2025
    R. v. Brophy, 2025 BCSC 968Theft over $5,000; Theft $5,000 or under; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Possession of property obtained by crime $5,000 or under; Possession of break-in instruments, Kelowna. Justice Carla L. Forth
    28 months (852 days) in custody less 573 days credit, then 24 months probation
  2. October 10, 2024
    R. v. Abbas, 2024 BCSC 2391Theft over $5,000; Theft $5,000 or under; Motor vehicle theft; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Breach of a release order, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick
    2 years in custody, exceeded by 953 days' credit for 635 days of pre-sentence custody, then 2 years probation
  3. June 4, 2024
    R. v. MacPherson, 2024 BCSC 2675Flight from a peace officer; Theft $5,000 or under; Motor vehicle theft; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Kelowna. Justice Steven Wilson
    254 days in custody, covered by 258 days of enhanced pre-sentence credit, then 18 months probation
  4. April 29, 2024
    R. v. Clayton Blaise Young, 2024 NSPC 31Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Theft $5,000 or under; Mischief to other property, Wagmatcook First Nation. Judge A. Peter Ross
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Suspended sentence with 3 years probation (concurrent on the violence and weapon counts); 1 day jail deemed served on theft and mischief
  5. March 30, 2022
    R. v. Slauenwhite, 2022 NSSC 92Theft $5,000 or under, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe
    2 years less a day conditional sentence (12 months house arrest, then curfew), restitution of $56,773

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