Article 311 Dutch Criminal Code

Paragraph 1

The following are punishable by a term of imprisonment not exceeding six years or a fine of the fifth category:

1. theft of livestock from pasture;

2. theft on the occasion of fire, explosion, flood, shipwreck, stranding, railway accident, riot, mutiny or distress of war;

3. theft in a dwelling or on an enclosed yard on which a dwelling stands, by a person who is there without the knowledge or against the will of the person entitled;

4. theft by two or more persons acting in concert;

5. theft where the offender has gained access to the place of the serious offence (misdrijf), or has brought the property to be taken within his reach, by means of breaking in, breaking open or climbing in, false keys, a false order or the assumption of a false name or a false capacity, or by cunning tricks, or by a web of fabrications;

6. theft with the purpose of preparing or facilitating a terrorist offence.

Paragraph 2

If the theft described under 3° is accompanied by any of the circumstances referred to under 4° and 5°, a term of imprisonment not exceeding nine years or a fine of the fifth category is imposed.