proceedings which have been formed, he shall send the case-file to the Commission, which shall
impose a measure of education.
Article 62
Imposed on underage persons may be only the following punishments:
1) imprisonment;
1a) (new, SG No. 92/2002 - effective 1.01.2005 with respect to the punishment of
probation - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004, SG No. 103/2004, effective
1.01.2005) probation;
2) public censure;
3) (amended, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005) deprivation of the right to exercise
certain vocation or activity under Article 37. Paragraph 1, sub-paragraph 7.
Article 63
(1) For underage persons the punishments provided in the Special Part of this Code shall
be a chance of commuting as follows:
1) (supplemented, SG No. 50/1995, amended, SG No. 153/1998) life imprisonment
without substitution and life imprisonment - for imprisonment for a term of from three up to ten
years;
2) imprisonment for more than ten years - for imprisonment for a term of up to five years;
3) imprisonment for more than five years - for deprivation of liberty for a term of up to
three years;
4) imprisonment for a term of up to five years inclusive - for imprisonment for a term of
up to two years, but not more than as provided by the law;
5) (amended, SG No. 92/2002 - effective 1.01.2005 - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective
1.01.2004, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005, SG No. 75/2006) fine - for public censure;
6) (new, SG No. 92/2002 - effective 1.01.2005 with respect to the punishment of probation
- amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004) probation for juveniles below 16 years of age for public censure.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982) For underage persons who have turned sixteen years of
age, the punishments provided in the Special Part of this Code shall be substituted as follows:
1) (supplemented, SG No. 50/1995, amended, SG No. 153/1998) life imprisonment
without a chance of commuting and imprisonment for more than fifteen years - for imprisonment
for a term of five to twelve years;
2) imprisonment for more than ten years - for imprisonment for a term of two to eight
years.
(3) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982) Within the limits of the preceding paragraphs, the court
shall determine the punishment in compliance with the provisions of Chapter Five hereof.
Article 64
(1) (Amended, SG No. 107/1996) Where the punishment as determined is imprisonment
for less than one (1) year and its serving has not been suspended pursuant to Article 66, the
underage convict shall be exempted from serving it and the court shall assign him to a
correctional boarding school or shall impose on him another educational corrections measure
provided by the Control of Juvenile Anti-Social Behaviour Act.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 107/1996) Upon the proposal of the prosecutor or the respective