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In the instance of evasion of serving altogether a tenth of an imposed term of correctional labor, a
court shall substitute an unserved term with arrest crediting one day of the arrest for three days of
correctional labor, but not above three months of arrest.
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Article 84. Arrest
Arrest shall be imposed for the period from one to three months.
27.12.1996).
(As amended by Law of
Article 85. Imprisonment
Imprisonment for juveniles shall be imposed for a term from six months to ten years, except for the
cases envisaged by Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 Article 86 of this Code.
Imprisonment sentence for persons who committed crimes between thirteen and eighteen of age
shall be served:
a) for a less serious crime – up to three years;
b) for a serious crime – up to six years;
c) for a especially serious crimes – up to ten years.
Imprisonment sentence for persons who committed crimes between sixteen and eighteen of age
shall be served:
d) for a less serious crime – up to four years;
e) for a serious crime – up to seven years;
f) for a especially serious crimes – up to ten years.
Juvenile crime of a minor social danger shall not be punished with imprisonment. (Paragraphs 5
and 6 – as amended by the Laws of 27.12.1996 and 29.08.2001).
Persons being under eighteen of age at the moment of rendering a sentence, a penalty of
imprisonment shall be served at correctional colonies of a general or high security.
Imprisonment for male juveniles shall be served:
a) to first convicted to imprisonment – in colonies of general security;
b) to previously convicted to imprisonment – in colonies of high security.
Imprisonment for female juveniles shall be served in colonies of general security.
Article 86. Inflicting of Penalty
When inflicting a penalty to a juvenile, a court being guided by general principles of inflicting
penalty, shall take into account a level of a juvenile’s development, conditions of his life and
fostering, reasons of commission of a crime, as well as other circumstances influencing on his
personality.
On persons who committed crimes between thirteen and sixteen of age, an imprisonment shall be
imposed, by joinder of crimes, for up to ten years, and, in the instance if one of them is an
especially serious – up to twelve years.
On persons who committed crimes between sixteen and eighteen of age, an imprisonment shall be
imposed, by joinder of crimes, for up to twelve years, and, in the instance if one of them is an
especially serious – up to fifteen years.