Is it a crime to embezzle the room rate at the hotel front desk?

It is a crime to embezzle the room rate at the front desk of a hotel.

According to the provisions of Article 271 of the Criminal Law, employees of companies, enterprises or other units who take advantage of their positions and illegally take the property of their own units for themselves, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and fined; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and fined.

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Article 271 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Any employee of a company, enterprise or other unit who, by taking advantage of his position, illegally takes the property of his unit for himself, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and fined. Crime of Corruption Personnel engaged in public service in state-owned companies, enterprises or other state-owned units and personnel engaged in public service in non-state-owned companies, enterprises or other units appointed by state-owned companies, enterprises or other state-owned units who commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Articles 382 and 383 of this Law.