(1) Where the court suspends the serving of punishment, it may assign to the respective
public organisation or labour collective, with their consent, the task to devote educational care
with respect to the convict during the probation period.
(2) Where there is no such consent, or where the court finds it necessary, it shall entrust to
a specified person the educational care for the conditionally sentenced person. If the convict has
his place of residence in another inhabited place, such person shall be appointed by the
respective district court.
(3) (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. 27/2009) Where the sentence
suspended is to imprisonment for a period not lesser than six months, the court may impose one
of the probation measures under Article 42a (2) items 1 - 4 for the testing provided for in the
sentence.
(4) (New, SG No. 28/1982, repealed, renumbered from Paragraph 3, SG No. 92/2002,
effective 1.01.2005 - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004) Where the court suspends
the serving of punishment with regards to an underage person, the court shall inform the
respective local Commission, which shall organise the educational care.
(5) (Amended, SG No. 95/1975, enumbered from Paragraph 4, SG No. 28/1982) The
overall control over the educational care and the conduct of conditionally sentenced persons shall
be exercised by the District Court at their place of residence.
(6) (Renumbered from Paragraph 5, SG No. 28/1982) The procedure and manner of
application of the provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall be regulated by law.
Article 68
(1) If by the expiry of the probation period fixed by the court the sentenced person
commits another intentional crime of general nature, for which punishment by imprisonment is
imposed on him even after the above period, that person shall serve also the suspended sentence.
(2) If the sentenced person commits a crime through negligence, pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph (1), the court may rule the suspended punishment not to be served, or to be served
fully or in part.
(3) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982, 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) If a conditionally sentenced
offender fails, without valid reason, to comply with any of the probation measures pursuant to
Article 67, paragraph (3) imposed on him, at the proposal of the Probation Board the court may
substitute it for another or shall rule that person to serve fully or partially the suspended
punishment of imprisonment.
(4) (New, SG No. 75/2006) Where a conditionally sentenced offender, in the absence of a
valid reason, interrupts treatment, the court shall order full service of the suspended sentence to
imprisonment.
(5) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982, renumbered from Paragraph 4, SG No. 75/2006) Except
in the cases under the preceding paragraphs, a suspended punishment shall not be served.
Article 69
(1) With regard to a person conditionally sentenced for a crime committed while he was
underage, the probation period shall be from one to three years.
(2) With regard to such a person, in cases under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article the
court may order that he shall be exempted, fully or in part, from serving the suspended