Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022) This document has been produced for informational purposes only. (3) Accessories shall be subject to the same penalty range as offenders. CHAPTER IV REASONS FOR EXCLUDING OR LIMITING LIABILITY TO PUNISHMENT Section 15 The perpetrator’s liability to punishment or the punishability of an act shall be excluded or limited by the following: a) infancy, b) mental disorder, c) coercion or threat, d) error, e) justifiable defence, f) necessity, g) permission by law, h) any other reason specified in an Act. Infancy Section 16 A person shall not be liable to punishment if he has not attained the age of fourteen years when committing the punishable act, except for a) homicide [section 160 (1) to (2)], b) homicide in the heat of passion (section 161), c) causing bodily harm [section 164 (8)], d) violence against a public officer [section 310 (1) to (3)], e) violence against a person performing public duties [section 311, provided that it qualifies under section 310 (1) to (3)], f) violence against a person assisting a public officer or a person performing public duties [section 312, provided that it qualifies under section 310 (1) to (3)], g) terrorist act [section 314 (1) to (2)], h) robbery [section 365 (1) to (4)], or i) robbery of a vulnerable person [section 366 (2) to (3)], provided that the perpetrator has attained the age of twelve years when committing the criminal offence, and he possessed the faculties required to recognise the consequences of the criminal offence at the time of commission. Mental disorder Section 17 (1) A person shall not be liable to punishment if he commits the punishable act in a state of mental disorder that renders him unable to recognise the consequences of his act or to act according to such recognition. (2) The punishment may be reduced without limitation if his mental disorder limits the ability of the perpetrator to recognise the consequences of his act or to act according to such recognition. Section 18 Section 17 shall not apply to a person who commits a criminal offence in a drunken or otherwise intoxicated state induced due to his own fault. Coercion and threat Section 19 (1) A person shall not be liable to punishment if he commits a punishable act under coercion or threat which prevents him from acting in line with his own will. (2) The punishment may be reduced without limitation if the coercion or threat limits the ability of the perpetrator of a criminal offence to act in line with his own will. 4 Contact: eu-forditas@im.gov.hu