Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022)
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(4) The punishment shall be imprisonment for five to twenty years if
a) the criminal offence specified in paragraph (2) is committed
aa) in a manner specified in paragraph (1),
ab) against an aggrieved party specified in paragraph (3) b), or
ac) in a manner specified in paragraph (3) c),
or
b) the criminal offence specified in paragraph (3) a) also qualifies under
paragraph (3) b) or c).
(4a) The punishment shall be imprisonment for ten to twenty years if the criminal offence
specified in paragraph (4) a) aa) also qualifies under paragraph (4) a) ab) or ac).
(5) A person who makes available the conditions necessary for or facilitating the
commission of sexual violence is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for
up to three years.
Sexual abuse
Section 198 (1) A person who has attained the age of eighteen years who engages in a
sexual act with a person who has not attained the age of fourteen years, or induces such a
person to engage in a sexual act with another person, is guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment for one to five years.
(2) A person who has attained the age of eighteen years who seeks to induce a person who
has not attained the age of fourteen years to engage in a sexual act with him or another person
shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
(3) If the aggrieved party is a relative or a person raised by or under the supervision, care or
medical treatment of the perpetrator, or the perpetrator commits sexual abuse by abusing any
other power or influence over the aggrieved party, the punishment shall be imprisonment for
a) two to eight years in the case specified in paragraph (1),
b) one to five years in the case specified in paragraph (2).
(4) A person who has attained the age of eighteen years who engages in a sexual act with a
person who has attained the age of fourteen years but has not attained the age of eighteen
years by abusing his power or influence over that person shall be punished by imprisonment
for up to three years.
Incest
Section 199 (1) A person who engages in a sexual act with a lineal relative is guilty of a
felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
(2) A person who has intercourse with a sibling is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be
punished by imprisonment for up to two years.
(3) A descendant shall not be liable to punishment for committing the criminal offence
specified in paragraph (1) if he had not attained the age of eighteen years at the time of
committing the offence.
Procuring
Section 200 (1) A person who acquires, for gain, a person for another person for engaging
in a sexual act is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three
years.
(2) A person who offers for prostitution, or invites to engage in prostitution, another person
who has not attained the age of eighteen years commits procuring and shall be punished by
imprisonment for one to five years.
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