Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 278

278. (1) Whosoever shall be guilty of theft aggravated by "means" only shall be liable to imprisonment for a term from fi ve 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 degr ee and shall not be awarded in its minimum . Powers of court.(4) Where, however, the value of the thing stolen does not excee d 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 impri sonment for a term from five t o nine months. Punishment for theft aggravated by "amount". Amended by: XI.1900.39; XII.1913.7; III.1971.8; XIII.1980.10; XLIX.1981.4; XIII.1983.5; V .2005.37; L.N. 407 of 2007.