Art. 116 Any person who assumes an official power he or she does not have
shall be fined or [imprisoned for up to 1 year] or, in the case of a serious offence,
up to 2 years.
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L. 82/1998, 39. gr.
Art. 117 Any person who, consciously or through negligence, uses publicly or
for an unlawful purpose a symbol, marking or uniform which is reserved for
Icelandic or foreign government officials or soldiers, or a symbol, marking or
uniform which so closely resembles the aforementioned as to involve a risk that
they will be confused, shall be fined.
Chapter XIII. Offences against the peace and public order.
Art. 118 If a person starts a civil commotion in order to employ violence against
persons or objects, or to threaten the employment of violence, this shall be
punished by up to 3 year’s imprisonment. …
The same punishment shall be imposed on those who become the leaders of such
a civil commotion once it has begun.
Other participants in a civil commotion who employ force or fail to obey orders
given by the authorities to disperse shall receive relatively lighter punishments, and
those who have not employed force may be sentenced to fines.
If any offence was committed, which was the purpose of the commotion, heavier
punishments shall be imposed, taking into account the part played by each
individual, in accordance with the above; in such cases, up to 6 years’
imprisonment may be imposed unless the offence is of such a nature as to qualify
for more severe punishment.
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L. 82/1998, 40. gr.
Art. 119 Where a civil commotion occurs without coming under the provisions
of Article 118, and the crowd is lawfully ordered by the authorities to disperse, then
those participants who do not obey the order, even while being aware of it, shall be
punished by fines or [imprisonment] of up to 3 months.
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L. 82/1998, 41. gr.
Art. 120 Hoaxes played on the police, a fire brigade, a search and rescue team or
another auxiliary force involving calls for help without reason or the misuse of fire
alarms or other danger signals shall be punishable by fines or [imprisonment] of up
to 3 months.
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L. 82/1998, 42. gr.
[Art. 120 a [Consciously giving incorrect information or consciously making
incorrect announcements of such a nature as are likely to arouse fears about
persons’ lives, health or well-being with regard to aviation safety or airport safety,
shall be punishable by fines … or up to three years’ imprisonment. The same
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