---
title: "Grand Theft Defense"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/grand-theft-defense-en"
field: "Criminal Law"
description: "Grand theft: value above 10,000 GEL, qualifying signs and sanctions up to 6-10 years. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Grand Theft Defense

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/grand-theft-defense-en

## The Concept of Theft and the Basic Sanction

Theft is the secret appropriation of another's movable property with the aim of unlawful appropriation. The first part of this composition is punished by a fine or house arrest for six months to one year, or by imprisonment for one to three years. Secrecy is the distinguishing sign: the act is committed in such a way that the owner of the thing does not notice it. It is precisely this circumstance that separates theft from robbery and from other crimes against property, and the boundaries of qualification move along exactly these signs. An accusation often begins with the first part and then climbs to graver parts, so verifying every sign is the defense's first task.

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### What is theft?

The secret appropriation of another's movable property with the aim of unlawful appropriation.

### When is the act punished under a graver part?

With significant damage, entry into storage, grouping, repetition, entry into a dwelling, an organised group, a large amount or repeated prior convictions.

### What is a large amount?

The value of property above 10,000 GEL; this sign moves the case to the fourth part with imprisonment for six to ten years.

### Why is the establishment of value important?

Because the thresholds of 150 GEL and 10,000 GEL directly determine which part's sanction applies.

### Which part applies to entry into a dwelling?

The third part — four to seven years; unlawful entry into premises or other storage is a sign of the second part — three to five years.