Article 8. Notion of Crime
(1) Crime is an act (action or omission) recognized as socially
dangerous, guilt and punishable as provided by criminal law.
(2) Action or omission representing no social danger due its
insignificance, however formally having attributes of an act provided in
the Special Part hereof, shall not be considered a crime.
Article 9. Crime Classification
(1) Crimes are subcategorized as those petty, less severe, grave,
and particularly severe, based on their nature and degree of social
danger.
(2) Crime gravity shall be determined by maximum term of a more
severe sentence provided by the article sanction.
Article 10. Petty Crimes
Petty crimes are intended crimes, sentenced by 2 years of
imprisonment as maximum term, as well as those committed through
carelessness and sentenced by 5 years of imprisonment as maximum term.
Article 11. Less Severe Crime
Less severe crimes are intended crimes sentenced under law by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years, as well as those
committed through carelessness and sentenced by over 5 years of
imprisonment.
Article 12. Grave Crimes
Grave crimes are intended crimes to be sentenced under law
imprisonment for a period exceeding 5 years but less than 10 years.
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Article 13. Particularly Severe Crimes
Particularly severe crimes are intended crimes for which the law
provides sentence of over 10 years of imprisonment or death penalty.
Article 14. Recurrence of Crime
Recurrent crime is commission of two or more crimes envisaged by
one article or a part of an article of the Special Part hereof, as well
as commitment of two or more crimes envisaged by different articles if
such is specifically stipulated in the Special Part hereof.
Article 15. Cumulative Crime
(1) Cumulative crime is commission of two or more crimes envisaged
by different articles or parts of article of the Criminal Code, for none
of which the person was convicted. With all this, no offences shall be
taken into account for which the person was exempted from criminal
responsibility under conditions established by law.