Article 61
Judicial Admonition
(1) A judicial admonition may be pronounced for criminal offences for which a punishment of imprisonment
for a term not exceeding one year or a fine is prescribed, which have been perpetrated under such
extenuating circumstances which render them particularly minor, when, given all the circumstances
regarding the perpetrator, his attitude toward the injured party and compensation for the damage caused by
the criminal offence in particular, all requirements have been met for achieving the purpose of criminal
sanctions without punishment.
(2) A judicial admonition may be pronounced also for a particular criminal offence for which a punishment
of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years is prescribed, under conditions prescribed by law and
when the other conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are met.
(3) Judicial admonition may be pronounced also for concurrent criminal offences, if for each of those
offences the conditions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are met.
(4) In deciding whether to pronounce a judicial admonition, the court shall, taking into account the purpose
of judicial admonition, give special consideration to the personality of the perpetrator, his personal history
prior to the perpetration, his conduct after the perpetration of the criminal offence, the degree of criminal
responsibility and other circumstances under which the criminal offence has been perpetrated.
(5) A judicial admonition may not be pronounced to military persons for criminal offences against the armed
forces of the Federation.
Article 62
Suspended Sentence
(1) By a suspended sentence the court determines a punishment for the perpetrator of criminal offence, but
at the same time orders that it shall not be executed if the convicted person does not perpetrate another
criminal offence over a period of time established by the court, which may not be shorter than one or longer
than five years (probation period).
(2) In deciding whether to pronounce a suspended sentence, the court shall, taking into account the purpose
of the suspended sentence, give special consideration to the personality of the perpetrator, his personal
history prior to the perpetration, his conduct after the perpetration of the criminal offence, the degree of
criminal responsibility and other circumstances under which the criminal offence has been perpetrated.
(3) A suspended sentence may be imposed when a punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or a fine has been determined for the perpetrator.
(4) A suspended sentence may be pronounced for criminal offences for which the punishment of
imprisonment for a term of ten years or a more severe punishment may be imposed, only if a punishment
referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article has been determined by reduction of the punishment prescribed by
law.
(5) A suspended sentence may not be pronounced for criminal offences for which even after a reduction of
the punishment, a punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year may not be imposed.
(6) If both a punishment of imprisonment and a fine have been determined for the perpetrator, the suspended
sentence may be pronounced either for both punishments or only for the punishment of imprisonment.
(7) Security measures, ordered alongside a suspended sentence, shall be executed.
Article 63
Obligations of the Person under Suspended Sentence
(1) In a suspended sentence, the court may order the following obligations: that the convicted person shall
make a restitution of the gain acquired by the perpetration of the criminal offence, that the convicted person
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