Chapter 5
Offence of Embezzle

Section 352 Whoever, being in possession of a property belonging to the other person, or of which the other person is a co-owner, dishonestly converts such property to himself or a third person is said to commit misappropriation and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding three years or fined not exceeding sixty thousand baht or both.

If the such property comes under the possession of the offender on account of being delivered to him by the other person by mistake by any means whatever, or being a lost property found by him, the offender shall be liable to one-half of the punishment.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 353 Whoever, to be entrusted to manage the other person's property or property which the other person to be the co-owner, dishonestly to do any act contrary to oneself duty by any means whatever, up to cause the danger to the benefit on account of being the property of such other person, shall be imprisoned not out of three years or fined not out of sixty thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 354 If the offense under Section 352 or Section 353 is committed by the offender in the status of being an executor or administrator of the property of the other person under the order of the Court or under a will, or in the status of being a person having an occupation or business of public trust, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding five years or fined not exceeding one hundred thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 355 Whoever, to have found the valuable movable property to be hidden or buried under the circumstances of which no person claims to be the owner, to have converted such property for oneself or the other person, shall be imprisoned not out of one year or fined not out of twenty thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 356 The offences in this Chapter are compoundable offences.