Whoever helps to conceal, dispose of, take away, purchase, receive in pledge, or otherwise receive any property obtained through the commission of an offence, if such offence constitutes theft, snatching, extortion, blackmail, robbery, gang-robbery, fraud, misappropriation, or official misappropriation, commits the offence of receiving stolen property and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding five years or fined not exceeding one hundred thousand Baht, or both.
Receiving — assisting in concealing, disposing of, or taking in property known to be obtained through an offence such as theft, robbery or fraud — carries up to 5 years or a 100,000 Baht fine, or both.
Knowledge that the property derives from an offence is the crux and is usually proved by circumstances (price, secrecy, source). Buyers of cheap second-hand vehicles/phones are typical defendants.
Disclaimer: The English translation is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The authoritative text is in Thai as published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette (Ratchakitchanubeksa).ข้อสงวนสิทธิ์: คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษเป็นคำแปลอย่างไม่เป็นทางการ เพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ในการให้ข้อมูลเท่านั้น ข้อความที่เป็นทางการเป็นภาษาไทยตามที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุเบกษา
