Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022)
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b) for five to ten years if the criminal offence is committed with a significant quantity of
drugs,
c) for five to fifteen years if the criminal offence is committed with a particularly significant
quantity of drugs.
(3) A person who provides material means for the commission of a criminal offence
specified in paragraphs (1) to (2) shall be punished under the respective paragraph.
(4) A person who commits preparation for a criminal offence specified in paragraphs (1)
to (2) is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
(5) If the criminal offence is committed with a small quantity of drugs, the punishment shall
be imprisonment for
a) up to two years in the case specified in paragraph (1) for committing a misdemeanour,
b) up to three years in the cases specified in paragraph (2) aa) and ac).
(6) A person who consumes drugs or acquires or keeps a small quantity of drugs for
consumption is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to
two years, unless a criminal offence of greater gravity is established.
Section 179 (1) A person who has attained the age of eighteen years who
a) using a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years, or
b) within a building used for educational, public upbringing, child welfare or child
protection activities or within the direct vicinity of such a building,
cultivates, produces, acquires or keeps drugs is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
imprisonment for two to eight years.
(2) A person who has attained the age of eighteen years who imports to, exports from or
transports through the territory of the country any drug using a person who has not attained
the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be punished under paragraph (1).
(3) The punishment shall be imprisonment
a) for five to ten years if the criminal offence is committed
aa) in a criminal conspiracy,
ab) regularly for generating income,
ac) by a public officer or a person performing public duties using that capacity,
b) for five to fifteen years if the criminal offence is committed with a significant quantity of
drugs,
c) for five to twenty years or life if the criminal offence is committed with a particularly
significant quantity of drugs.
(4) A person who provides material means for the commission of a criminal offence
specified in paragraphs (1) to (3) shall be punished under the respective paragraph.
(5) A person who commits preparation for a criminal offence specified in paragraphs (1)
to (3) is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
(6) If the criminal offence is committed with a small quantity of drugs, the punishment shall
be imprisonment for
a) up to two years in the cases specified in paragraphs (1) and (2),
b) one to five years in the cases specified in paragraph (3) ab) and ac)
for committing a felony.
Section 180 (1) A person who cultivates, produces, acquires or keeps a small quantity of
drugs for his personal use or consumes drugs shall not be liable to punishment if he admits to
committing a criminal offence and presents a document before a first instance conclusive
decision is adopted as confirmation that he received continuous medical treatment for drug
addiction or other treatment for drug use or he attended another preventive-informative
service for a period of at least six months.
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