. (2) No punishment may be imposed, or ordered on the basis of the Fine and Summary Penal Fee Act, for an offence other than one referred to in subsection 1 after the periods below have elapsed from the day mentioned in section 2: (1) thirty years, if the maximum penalty provided for the offence is imprisonment for a fixed period of more than eight years, (2) twenty years, if the maximum penalty provided for the offence is imprisonment for more than two years and at most eight years, (3) ten years, if the maximum penalty provided for the offence is imprisonment for at most two years or a fine. (755/2010) [subsection 2 has been amended by the Act of 755/2010 and shall enter into force on a date to be set by an Act. The earlier wording is as follows:] (2) No punishment may be imposed for an offence other than one referred to in subsection 1 after the periods below have elapsed from the day mentioned in section 2: (1) thirty years, if the maximum penalty provided for the offence is imprisonment for a fixed period of more than eight years, (2) twenty years, if the maximum penalty provided for the offence is imprisonment for more than two years and at most eight years, (3) ten years, if the maximum penalty provided for the offence is imprisonment for at most two years or a fine. (3) No punishment may be imposed for an offence referred to above in section 1, subsection 5 after the period of time referred to in subsection 2 of said section has elapsed and ten years has elapsed from when the complainant has reached the age of twenty-eight years or twenty-three years. (540/2011) (4) An imposed penalty shall lapse if the judgment thereon has not become enforceable before the period of time referred to in subsection 2 or 3 has elapsed. (1161/2005) Section 7 – Time-barring of a request for a corporate fine (297/2003) The period of limitation for the presentation of a request for a corporate fine is the same as for the bringing of charges for the offence that is the basis for the request. However, the minimum period of limitation is five years. Section 8 – Time-barring of the imposition of the threat of a fine (297/2003) The right to impose a fine where the court has set such a threat in order to ensure the conduct of proceedings lapses in two years from when the threat of a fine was set. Section 9 – Time-barring of the imposition of forfeiture (1161/2005) A sanction involving forfeiture may not be imposed if no punishment may be imposed on the offence due to lapse of time. However, the minimum period of limitation for a request for forfeiture is five years. If the request for forfeiture concerns

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