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234: Robbery
or “Taking someone's stuff by using force or scaring them is called robbery and it's against the law.”
You could also call this:

“Stealing from someone while hurting them badly, working with others, or using a weapon”

If you rob someone and cause them serious harm during or right before or after the robbery, you can go to jail for up to 14 years. This is called aggravated robbery.

You can also get up to 14 years in jail if you rob someone while you’re with other people. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing the robbing or if you’re just there with the person who is.

Lastly, if you rob someone while you have a weapon or something that looks like a weapon, you can also go to jail for up to 14 years. It doesn’t matter if the weapon is real or fake, as long as it looks like it could hurt someone.

These rules are part of the Crimes Act 1961 in New Zealand, which tells us what things are against the law and what can happen if you break these laws.

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or “Hurting or scaring someone to take their stuff is a serious crime that can lead to jail time.”
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Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Robbery and blackmail

235Aggravated robbery

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who—

  2. robs any person and, at the time of, or immediately before or immediately after, the robbery, causes grievous bodily harm to any person; or
    1. being together with any other person or persons, robs any person; or
      1. being armed with any offensive weapon or instrument, or any thing appearing to be such a weapon or instrument, robs any other person.

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        • 1961 No 43 s 235
        Notes
        • Section 235: replaced, on , by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).