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Police Offences Act 1935
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### 38B Stealing with force
> [*\[Section 38B Inserted by No. 27 of 2020, s. 28, Applied:01 Jul 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-07-01/act-2020-027#GS28@EN)
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> > (1) A person must not use, or threaten to use, force on any person in order to steal, or unlawfully obtain, property.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or both.
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> > (2) [Subsection (1)](#GS38B@Gs1@EN) applies whether the use, or threat, of force occurs immediately before, during or immediately after the time when the property was stolen or unlawfully obtained.