Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022) This document has been produced for informational purposes only. Military detention facility Section 132 (1) If the convict can be held in service, the court shall order the sentence of imprisonment for not more than one year for a misdemeanour, or the confinement to be enforced in a military detention facility, unless the convict is a recidivist. (2) If the convict is discharged from service, the sentence or the remaining period of it shall be served in a low-security penal institution. Accumulative sentence Section 133 The provisions laid down in section 132 shall apply to the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment imposed as an accumulative sentence. Exclusion of community service Section 134 A soldier shall not be sentenced to community service during the period of his service. Military penalties Section 135 (1) A soldier may be sentenced to a) demotion or b) discharge from service in addition to another penalty or, if the maximum of the penalty range applicable to the criminal offence does not exceed three years of imprisonment, independently. (2) A military penalty shall not be applied if a soldier is excluded from participating in public affairs. Military secondary penalties Section 136 (1) A soldier may be sentenced to a) reduction in rank or b) extension of waiting period in addition to a penalty. (2) A military secondary penalty shall not be applied in addition to a military penalty or if the soldier is excluded from participating in public affairs. Demotion Section 137 (1) A demoted soldier shall be deprived of his rank and titular rank. (2) Demotion shall be applied if the perpetrator became unworthy of his rank. Discharge from service Section 138 Discharge from service may be applied if the perpetrator became unworthy of the service. Reduction in rank Section 139 (1) If a soldier is reduced in rank, he shall be reclassified to a rank one step below the rank he holds when the criminal offence is adjudged. (2) Reduction in rank shall be applied if the criminal offence violated the integrity of the rank, but demotion is not necessary. (3) In addition to reduction in rank, the period to be spent in the lower rank shall be set to a period between one and two years. 38 Contact: eu-forditas@im.gov.hu