{"id":6609,"date":"2026-09-05T19:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/theft\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:22:23","slug":"theft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol (Lak Sap) : Article 334"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Vol<\/strong> (\u0e25\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e22\u0e4c, <em>lak sap<\/em>, \u00e9galement <em>larceny<\/em> in older translations) is the offence under Section 334 of the Thai Criminal Code of dishonestly taking away property belonging to another person, or property in which another person has a share, with the intention of keeping it. The basic penalty is up to 3 years in prison and a fine of up to 60,000 baht, rising under Section 335 for aggravating circumstances. It is not a compoundable offence, which surprises foreigners who expect a shoplifting matter to end when the shop is paid.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#penalties-under-sections-334-to-336\">Peines pr\u00e9vues aux articles 334 \u00e0 336<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#theft-cases-involving-foreigners-in-practice\">Les cas de vol impliquant des \u00e9trangers en pratique<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#theft-embezzlement-and-finding-lost-property-compared\">Comparaison entre le vol, le d\u00e9tournement de fonds et la d\u00e9couverte d'un objet perdu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"penalties-under-sections-334-to-336\">Peines pr\u00e9vues aux articles 334 \u00e0 336<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Article 334<\/strong> requires a taking, a dishonest intention, and property that belongs wholly or partly to someone else. Section 335 lists the aggravating circumstances: theft at night, during a public calamity, by breaking in, by two or more persons, with a weapon, in a dwelling or place of worship, in a public transport hub, of an employer&#8217;s property, or of farm equipment or livestock. One circumstance raises the range to 1 to 5 years and a fine of 20,000 to 100,000 baht; two or more raise it to 1 to 7 years; theft of farm tools or cattle carries 3 to 10 years.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Section 336 is snatching, taking property from the person by surprise, with up to 5 years and 100,000 baht and higher ranges where injury results. Robbery under Section 339 is theft with violence or threats, 5 to 10 years; gang robbery under Section 340, by three or more persons, starts at 10 years.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"theft-cases-involving-foreigners-in-practice\">Les cas de vol impliquant des \u00e9trangers en pratique<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Most theft cases involving foreigners are small: an unpaid item at a supermarket, a hotel towel, a phone picked up from a bar table. The shop or owner calls the police, the inquiry official takes a statement and fingerprints, and the accused is either released on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/bail\/\">caution<\/a> or brought to court within 48 hours. A guilty plea to simple theft by a first offender normally ends in a fine or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/suspended-sentence\/\">peine avec sursis<\/a>, particularly where the property was returned and the owner was compensated.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The common mistake is to believe that paying the shop ends the matter. Theft is a public offence: the owner&#8217;s withdrawal is not a withdrawal of the case, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/public-prosecutor\/\">minist\u00e8re public<\/a> decides whether to proceed. Compensation helps as mitigation and may persuade the prosecutor or court to close the matter quickly, but a conviction can still follow, and a conviction for theft is an intentional offence that immigration can use to revoke a stay.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"theft-embezzlement-and-finding-lost-property-compared\">Comparaison entre le vol, le d\u00e9tournement de fonds et la d\u00e9couverte d'un objet perdu<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The line that matters most is between theft and embezzlement under Section 352. Theft is taking property from another&#8217;s possession; embezzlement is dishonestly converting property already lawfully in one&#8217;s own possession, as an agent, employee, borrower or custodian. The penalty is the same 3 years, but embezzlement is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/compounding-offense\/\">infraction transigeable<\/a> that the owner can settle, so a rented car not returned is usually charged as embezzlement and can be resolved by payment, whereas a car driven away from a showroom is theft. Keeping lost property that one has picked up is also embezzlement, at half the penalty, not theft. Section 71 adds that theft between spouses is not punished at all, and theft between parents, children and siblings is compoundable.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quelle est la peine pour le vol en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Le vol simple en vertu de l'article 334 du Code p\u00e9nal est punissable d'un maximum de 3 ans d'emprisonnement et d'une amende pouvant aller jusqu'\u00e0 60 000 bahts. Le vol aggrav\u00e9 en vertu de l'article 335, tel que le vol commis de nuit, dans un lieu d'habitation ou par deux personnes ou plus, est punissable de 1 \u00e0 5 ans d'emprisonnement et d'une amende de 20 000 \u00e0 100 000 bahts, et de peines plus lourdes en cas de cumul de circonstances. Les primo-d\u00e9linquants qui plaident coupables et d\u00e9dommagent le propri\u00e9taire \u00e9copent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement d'une amende ou d'une peine avec sursis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Une affaire de vol en Tha\u00eflande peut-elle \u00eatre r\u00e9gl\u00e9e en payant le propri\u00e9taire ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Pas de la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re qu'une affaire de fraude ou de diffamation. Le vol n'est pas passible de transaction, le propri\u00e9taire ne peut donc pas retirer l'affaire et c'est le minist\u00e8re public qui d\u00e9cide de la suite \u00e0 donner. L'indemnisation constitue une forte att\u00e9nuation et conduit souvent \u00e0 une amende ou \u00e0 une peine avec sursis, et le vol entre proches est la seule situation que l'article 71 rend passible de transaction.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Le vol \u00e0 l'\u00e9talage est-il un crime en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Oui, il s'agit d'un vol en vertu de l'article 334, quelle que soit la valeur de l'article, passible d'une peine pouvant aller jusqu'\u00e0 3 ans de prison et d'une amende de 60 000 bahts. Les magasins appellent syst\u00e9matiquement la police, et un \u00e9tranger sera pris en empreintes digitales et pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 au tribunal. La plupart des premi\u00e8res affaires se soldent par une amende ou une peine avec sursis, mais la condamnation est enregistr\u00e9e et peut affecter le statut de visa.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/fraud\/\">fraude<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/compounding-offense\/\">infraction transigeable<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/fine\/\">bien<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/inquiry-official\/\">enqu\u00eate officielle<\/a>, et les guides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/theft-and-robbery-under-thai-law\/\">theft and robbery under Thai law<\/a> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/foreigner-arrested-in-thailand\/\">arrested in Thailand: your rights and first steps<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theft (\u0e25\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e22\u0e4c, lak sap, also larceny in older translations) is the offence under Section 334 of the Thai Criminal Code 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