TITLE SIX
PROVISIONS ON JUVENILES
1. Basic Provisions
Applicability of Special Criminal Provisions to Juveniles
Article 79
(1) The provisions contained in this Title shall apply to juvenile offenders, while
other provisions of this Code shall apply unless otherwise provided for in this Title.
(2) Special provisions that are applicable to juvenile offenders shall also apply to
adults under the conditions laid down by the provisions of this Title where such adults
are tried for criminal offences that they committed as juveniles and, by way of an
exception, where such adults committed the offence as young adults.
Non-applicability of Criminal Sanctions to Children
Article 80
A person who at the time of commission of an unlawful act which constitutes a
criminal offence by law is younger than fourteen (child) may not be subject to criminal
sanctions.
Attendance Orders
Article 80а
(1) A juvenile criminal offender may be subject to one or more attendance orders for a
crime that carries a fine or up to five years in prison.
(2) An attendance order may be issued to a juvenile by either a court, at its own
discretion, or at the proposal of a relevant public prosecutor.
(3) An attendance order may be issued only where the juvenile offender confesses to
the crime and where he has an appropriate attitude to the criminal offence committed
and to the victim of the crime.
Purpose of Attendance Orders
Article 80b