Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022) This document has been produced for informational purposes only. c) against a person with limited ability to avert the criminal offence due to his old age or disability, d) by causing a permanent disability or any serious degradation of health, e) with special cruelty. (7) A person who commits preparation for a criminal offence specified in paragraph (3) or (6) is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year. (8) The punishment shall be imprisonment for two to eight years if the causing of bodily harm causes any danger to life or death. (9) A person who commits causing grievous bodily harm by negligence is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for a) up to one year in the case specified in paragraph (3), b) up to three years in the cases specified in paragraph (6) b) to c), c) one to five years if the harm caused poses a danger to life. (10) The criminal offence specified in paragraph (2) shall only be punishable upon a private motion. Endangering by professional misconduct Section 165 (1) A person who exposes the life, physical integrity or health of one or more other persons to a direct danger or causes bodily harm by violating a rule of a profession by negligence is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year. (2) The punishment shall be imprisonment for a) up to three years if the criminal offence causes a permanent disability, serious degradation of health or mass catastrophe, b) one to five years if the criminal offence causes death, c) two to eight years if the criminal offence causes the death of more than two persons or a fatal mass catastrophe. (3) If the perpetrator causes the direct danger intentionally, he is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years in the case specified in paragraph (1), or one to five, two to eight or five to ten years in the case specified in paragraph (2) according to the distinctions made there. (4) For the purposes of this section, rules of a profession include rules pertaining to the use and handling of a functioning firearm, a detonator, or an explosive. Failure to render aid Section 166 (1) A person who fails to render the aid that could be reasonably expected from him to a person who is injured or whose life or physical integrity is in direct danger is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to two years. (2) The perpetrator is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years if the aggrieved party dies and the aid could have saved him. (3) The perpetrator is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years in the case specified in paragraph (1), or one to five years in the case specified in paragraph (2), if the risk situation was caused by the perpetrator or if he was otherwise obliged to render aid. (4) The last part of paragraph (3) shall not be applied with regard to a person who is obliged to render aid under the rules of traffic. 47 Contact: eu-forditas@im.gov.hu