Practice question
Under the PRC Criminal Law and Civil Code, what is the legal liability if a taxi driver discovers a high-value diamond necklace left in the car, intentionally conceals it, and refuses to return it to the verified owner upon demand?
- No legal liability because items left in the car automatically become driver property
- Civil liability for tortious restitution, administrative taxi license deduction/revocation, and criminal liability for the crime of embezzlement/conversion (侵占罪) if the value meets statutory thresholds
- A minor administrative warning with no requirement to return the necklace
- The passenger must pay the driver a salvage award equal to twice the necklace's value
Answer: B — Civil liability for tortious restitution, administrative taxi license deduction/revocation, and criminal liability for the crime of embezzlement/conversion (侵占罪) if the value meets statutory thresholds
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