The article discusses the debatable issues of constructing a crucial element of crime investigation methodology, referred to in Article 1581 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – its forensic characteristics with regard to theft as a method of embezzlement. It is emphasized that the basis of this characteristic lies in the presence of a specific subject in a crime with administrative preclusion, who links several similar unlawful acts into one crime. The necessity of taking into account the specific interrelationships manifested both during the commission of an administratively punishable (preceding) petty theft and during the subsequent petty theft leading to the initiation of criminal proceedings under Article 1581 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Criminal Code) is indicated. An analysis is conducted on the composition and structure of the forensic characteristics of petty theft committed by a person subjected to administrative punishment, considering such a systemic element of forensic characteristics as the specific personality of the offender, whose properties are revealed through a series of interrelated similar offenses and find their reflection in his choice of preparation methods, perpetration methods, concealment methods, consideration of the circumstances surrounding the commission of these acts, and other elements of said characteristics.