Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022) This document has been produced for informational purposes only. Private motion Section 231 The criminal offence specified in section 218 shall not be punishable without a private motion, unless the criminal offence is committed in relation to another criminal offence that is punishable without a private motion. For the purpose of section 218 (2), a private motion may be filed by a person specified in and authorised by the Act on healthcare to make a statement, or by a relative or heir of the deceased person. (2) The criminal offences specified in sections 221 to 228 shall not be punishable without a private motion, unless the criminal offence specified in section 227 is committed against a member of a law enforcement organ. (3) For the purpose of section 228, a private motion may be filed by a relative or heir of the deceased person. CHAPTER XXII TRAFFIC-RELATED CRIMINAL OFFENCES Criminal offence against traffic safety Section 232 (1) A person who endangers the life or physical integrity of one or more other persons by damaging or destroying a traffic route, vehicle, traffic control equipment or a related accessory, creating an obstruction, removing or changing traffic signs or misleadingly using them, using force or threat against the driver of a moving vehicle or by any similar means is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years. (2) The punishment shall be imprisonment for a) one to five years if the criminal offence causes grievous bodily harm, b) two to eight years if the criminal offence causes a permanent disability, serious degradation of health or mass catastrophe, c) five to ten years if the criminal offence causes death, d) five to fifteen years if the criminal offence causes the death of more than two persons or a fatal mass catastrophe. (3) A person who commits preparation for a criminal offence specified in paragraph (1) is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year. (4) A person who commits the criminal offence specified in paragraph (1) by negligence is guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to one year; in the cases specified in paragraph (2), the punishment shall be imprisonment for up to two years, up to three years, one to five years or two to eight years according to the distinctions made there. (5) The punishment may be reduced without limitation or, in cases deserving special consideration, dispensed with if the perpetrator averts the danger voluntarily before it results in any harm. Endangering rail, air or waterway traffic Section 233 (1) A person who endangers the life or physical integrity of one or more other persons by violating the rules of rail, air or waterway traffic is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years. (2) The punishment shall be imprisonment for a) one to five years if the criminal offence causes grievous bodily harm, b) two to eight years if the criminal offence causes a permanent disability, serious degradation of health or mass catastrophe, c) five to ten years if the criminal offence causes death, 74 Contact: eu-forditas@im.gov.hu