According to the Penal Code it is considered theft when a person, for profit, seizes some tangible object without the will of the owner<\/strong> of the property.<\/p>\n The crime of theft is considered an offense against the patrimony and socioeconomic order and carries a prison sentence that can be between six and eighteen months<\/strong>, provided that the amount of appropriation exceeds 400 euros.<\/p>\n In cases in which the amount is lower a fine of between 1 and 3 months<\/strong> would be established. It should be added that penalties will be imposed in its upper half if any alarm and \/ or security device has been disabled in order to carry out the theft.<\/p>\n The recent reform of the Penal Code has meant that there are some changes with respect to the previous regulation. Specific:<\/p>\n The lack of theft disappears, being considered now a slight crime of theft<\/strong>. This implies that the criminal record will now be registered<\/strong> when it is a crime.<\/p>\n In addition, the assumptions by which this crime becomes aggravated have increased from 5 to 9. This way, the theft of pipelines, wiring, hydrocarbons or telecommunications infrastructures<\/strong>, as well as agricultural or livestock products<\/strong> are included as a novelty.<\/p>\n In the same way it will be considered aggravating to use children under 16 years<\/strong> to commit the theft or be recidivist<\/strong>, that is, have already been convicted 3 times for the same type of crime.<\/p>\n