(1) The sentence prescribed for committing a criminal offence shall be imposed
on the perpetrator of such an offence; a reduced or extended sentence may only be
imposed under conditions laid down by this Penal Code.
(2) For criminal offences committed out of greed, a fine may be imposed as an
accessory sentence even when it is not expressly prescribed by the statute or in cases
where imprisonment and fine are prescribed, and the court has decided to impose
imprisonment as the principal sentence.
Sentence of Imprisonment
Article 46
(1) A prison sentence may be imposed for a term not shorter than fifteen days
and not longer than thirty years.
(2) A sentence of life imprisonment may be imposed for criminal offences of
genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression, and under conditions
under point 1 of paragraph 2 of Article 53 of this Penal Code for two or more criminal
offences under paragraph 5 of Article 108, Article 116, Article 352, paragraph 2 of Article
360, paragraph 4 of Article 371, and paragraph 3 of Article 373.
(3) The lowest sentence for criminal offences, for which the prescribed prison
sentence is up to thirty years, is fifteen years of imprisonment.
(4) In prescribing a prison sentence for a term of not more than two years, the
statute shall not prescribe the minimum term for which sentence may be imposed.
5) A prison sentence shall be determined in full years and months, unless its
term does not exceed a period of six months, in which case it may be determined in full
days.
Fines
Article 47
(1) A fine shall be imposed in daily instalments and may amount to minimum
thirty and maximum three hundred and sixty daily instalments, while for criminal offences
committed for one's own interest it may amount to maximum one thousand five hundred
daily instalments.
(2) The number of daily amounts shall be fixed by the court in accordance with
the general rules on sentencing. The court shall fix the daily amount by taking into
account the perpetrator's daily income with regard to the official data of the tax authority
as well as with respect to his family expenditure. In fixing the daily amount, the court
shall base its decision on data not older than six months.