(3) A person who, without being duly authorised, wears a uniform or an official badge,
shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year or by probation, as well as by public
censure.
Article 274a
(New, SG No. 92/2002)
(1) (Amended and supplemented, SG No. 26/2010) The individual who possesses or wears
a uniform, official insignia or inscriptions in breach of the Ministry of the Interior Act, the
Defence and Armed Forces Act, the Execution of Punishments and Custody Act or the Judiciary
Act, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to three years or probation.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 26/2010) Where the act under Paragraph 1 has been committed in
view of perpetrating another crime punishment shall be imprisonment from one to six years.
(3) (New, SG No. 26/2010) A person who in any manner whatsoever defames, unlawfully
destroys or damages a uniform, official insignia or inscriptions, worn or placed under the
procedure laid down in the Ministry of the Interior Act, the Defence and Armed Forces Act, the
Execution of Punishments and Custody Act or the Judiciary Act, shall be punished by
imprisonment for up to one year.
Article 275
(Amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 10/1993)
(1) (Supplemented, SG No. 43/2005) A person who, while being obliged by law to render
assistance to a body of the government, a private enforcement agent or assistant private
enforcement agent, fails to do so after being duly invited, shall be punished by probation or by a
fine from BGN 100 to BGN 300.
(2) A person who, after being invited by the respective official in a case dangerous for the
life, health or property of another, refuses to render assistance, which he can render without any
danger to himself or to another, shall be punished by probation or by a fine from BGN 100 to
BGN 300.
Article 276
(1) A person who forges or puts into circulation forged official certifying marks, such as
seals, hallmarks on precious metals, admission tickets and the like, shall be punished by
imprisonment for up to two years or by probation.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 10/1993) A person who consciously uses such a
forged mark, shall be punished by a fine from BGN one hundred to three hundred.
(3) A person who unlawfully takes away, destroys or hides official certifying marks,
intended for the establishment of, payment, or accounting of values, unless his act constitutes a
graver crime, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to two years or by probation.
(4) A person who without due permit makes a seal of a state or public organisation, shall
be punished by imprisonment for up to one year or by probation.
(5) The same punishment shall also be imposed on a person who takes away a seal from a
state or public organisation for the purpose of using it unlawfully.
Article 277
(Amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 10/1993)
(1) (Supplemented, SG No. 43/2005) A person who consciously removes or damages a