Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 249

249. (1) Whosoever by means of any writing, whether anonymous or signed in his own or in a fictitious name, shall threaten the commission of any crime whatsoever, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from six to tw elve months or to a fine ( multa) not exceeding five t housand euro (€5,000), or to both such imprisonment and fine: Provided that where the thr eat concerns the use of nuclear material to cause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage to property or the commission of an offence of theft of nuclear material in order to compel a natural or legal person, international organization or State to do or to refrain from doing any act the punishment for the offence shall be increased by three degrees; the expression "nu clear material" shall have the same meaning assigned to it by article 314B(4). ( 2 ) W h e r e t h e t h r e a t , b e i t e v e n v e r b a l , c o n t a i n s a n o r d e r , o r imposes a condition, the offende r shall, on conviction, be liab le to the punishment prescribed in sub-article (1), provided that suc h fine (multa) shall not exceed ten thousand euro (€10,000). (3) Moreover the offender shall be required to find a surety, or to enter into a recognizance as provided in articles 383, 384 a nd 385. Blackmail. Amended by: IX.1859.18; VIII.1909.26; XLIX.1981.4; III.2002.52; XXIV .2014.25.