conditional discontinuance of the proceedings, or upon ascertaining that a circumstance exists excluding
a penalty for the perpetrator of the prohibited act, the court may apply the forfeiture provided for in Article
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Chapter XI. Statutes of limitation
Article 101. §1. The amenability to a penalty for an offence ceases, if from the time of the
commission thereof the following number of years have elapsed:
1)
30 - when the act constitutes a crime of homicide;
2)
20 - when the act constitutes other crime
3)
10 - when the act constitutes a misdemeanour subject to the penalty of deprivation of
liberty exceeding 3 years;
4)
5 - when the act is subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty which not exceeding 3
years;
5)
3 - when the act is subject to the penalty of restriction of liberty or a fine.
§ 2. The amenability to a penalty for an offence prosecuted by way of a private charge ceases
after the expiration of one year, from the date on which the injured person learnt of the identity of the
perpetrator of the offence and not later, however, than after the expiration of 3 years from the time of its
commission.
§ 3. If in the cases provided for in § 1 or 2, the commission depends on the occurrence of a
consequence specified in the law, the time of limitation shall run from the date when this consequence
has ensued.
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