Cap. 9 чл. 278Punishment for theft aggravated by "means" only or by "means" and other aggravating circumstances.

(1) Whosoever shall be guilty of theft aggravated by "means" only shall be liable to imprisonment for a term from five months to three years.

(2) Where the theft, besides being accompanied with the aggravating circumstance of "means", is also accompanied with one of the other aggravating circumstances, with the exception of that of "violence", the said punishment shall not be awarded in its minimum.

(3) Where the theft, besides being accompanied with the aggravating circumstance of "means", is also accompanied with two or more of the other aggravating circumstances, with the exception of that of "violence", the said punishment shall be increased by one degree and shall not be awarded in its minimum.

(4) Where, however, the value of the thing stolen does not exceed twenty-three euro and twenty-nine cents (€23.29), the court may, without prejudice to the operation of article 371(2)(c), apply in each case the punishment of imprisonment for a term from five to nine months.