Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022)
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(3) A person who lives, wholly or partially, on the earnings of a person who has not attained
the age of eighteen years engaged in prostitution shall be punished by imprisonment for two
to eight years.
(4) A person who operates, manages or provides material means for the operation of a
brothel where a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years is engaged in
prostitution shall be punished by imprisonment for two to eight years.
(5) The punishment shall be imprisonment for five to ten years if exploitation of child
prostitution is committed as a special recidivist.
Child pornography
Section 204 (1) A person who
a) acquires or keeps a pornographic recording of a person who has not attained the age of
eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for one to five
years,
b) offers, hands over or makes available a pornographic recording of a person who has not
attained the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment
for two to eight years,
c) makes, places on the market, trades in, or makes accessible to a large audience a
pornographic recording of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years is guilty of
a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for five to ten years.
(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment for two to eight years in the case specified in
paragraph (1) a) or imprisonment for five to ten years in the case specified in
paragraph (1) b) or imprisonment for five to fifteen years in the case specified in
paragraph (1) c) if the criminal offence specified therein is committed
a) against a person who has not attained the age of twelve years,
b) against a person raised by or under the supervision, care or medical treatment of the
perpetrator, or by abusing any other power or influence over the aggrieved party or by
exploiting the vulnerable situation of the aggrieved party,
c) by a public officer, using that capacity,
d) with a recording depicting tormenting or using violence, or
e) as a special recidivist.
(3) The punishment shall be imprisonment for five to ten years in the case specified in
paragraph (1) a) or imprisonment for five to ten years in the case specified in paragraph (1) b)
or imprisonment for five to fifteen years in the case specified in paragraph (1) c) if the
criminal offence specified therein is committed with a recording of tormenting or using
violence against a person who has not attained the age of twelve years.
(4) A person who
a) provides material means for the commission of the criminal offence specified in
paragraph (1) c) is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for one to five
years,
b) commits preparation for the criminal offence specified in paragraph (1) c) is guilty of a
felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
(5) A person who
a) acquires or keeps a pornographic recording of a person who has attained the age of
fourteen years but has not attained the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment for up to three years,
b) makes a pornographic recording of a person who has attained the age of fourteen years
but has not attained the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
imprisonment from one to five years,
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