punishment.
Article 69a
(New, SG No. 28/1982, amended, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005, SG No. 75/2006)
In the cases under Article 68, paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) and Article 69, paragraph (2), if
the sentenced person commits a new public-prosecution crime during the probation period, for
which punishment by imprisonment is imposed thereon, or still fails, without valid reason, to
comply with any of the probation measures under Article 67, Paragraph 3 imposed on him, he
shall serve the remaining part of the punishment.
Section II
Early Release
Article 70
(1) (Amended, SG No. 153/1998, supplemented, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005,
amended, SG No. 27/2009, SG No. 13/2017, effective 7.02.2017) The court may rule supervised
early conditional release from service of the remaining part of imprisonment with respect to a
sentenced offender who has given proof of his correction and has in fact served:
1. no less than half of the sentence imposed;
2. no less than two thirds of the sentence imposed in cases of dangerous recidivism.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 92/2002, repealed, SG No. 13/2017, effective 7.02.2017).
(3) (Repealed, SG No. 13/2017, effective 2.02.2017).
(4) (Amended, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective
1.01.2004) Conditional early release affects also the term of punishments by deprivation of rights
under Article 37, paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs 6 and 7.
(5) (Amended, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective
1.01.2004) In granting conditional early release, the court may also release the sentenced person
from serving the punishment by deprivation of rights under Article 37, paragraph 1,
sub-paragraphs 6 or 7.
(6) (Supplemented, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 - amended, SG
No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004, supplemented, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005,
amended, SG No. 27/2009, SG No. 13/2017, effective 7.02.2017) In case of conditional early
release, a testing period shall be established for the convict for a term equal to the unserved part
of the punishment. Within the testing period, the court may impose one of the probation
measures under Article 42a (2) items 1 - 4, taking into account a report from the probation
officer.
(7) (Supplemented, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 - amended, SG No. 26/2004,
effective 1.01.2004) An early released person shall serve separately also the unserved part of the
punishment, if within the testing period he commits a new intentional crime, for which
punishment by imprisonment is provided or fails to comply with probation imposed. Should the
early released person commit within that period a crime through negligence, the court may rule
the suspended punishment not be served, or to be served fully or in part.
(8) (Corrected, SG No. 29/1968) In the cases under the preceding paragraph the sentenced
person shall serve the full punishment of which he has been released pursuant to paragraph (5) of
this Article.