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of 30 March 2004. November 2016,



amending the Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the criminal code, as amended by

amended, and other related laws



Parliament has passed the following Act of the United States:



PART THE FIRST



Amendment to the criminal code



Article. (I)



Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the criminal code, as amended by Act No. 306/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 181/2007 Coll., Act No. 330/2007 Coll., Act No. 357/2007 Coll.

Law No 375/2007 Coll., Act No 420/2007 Coll., Act No. 193/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 360/2012 Coll., Act No. 390/2009 Coll., Act No. 399/2012 Coll.

Act No. 494/2012 Coll., Act No. 105/2013 Coll., Act No. 241/Sb.

Constitutional Court declared under No 259/2013 Coll., Act No.

141/2014 Coll., Act No. 86/2015 Coll., Act No. 165/2015 Coll., Act No.

377/2015 Coll., Act No. 47/2016 Coll., Act No. 150/2016 Coll., Act No.

163/2016 Coll., Act No. 188/2016 Coll., Act No. 321/2016 Coll. and act

No 323/2016 Coll., is amended as follows:



1. In article 7 (2). 1, the text "(section 312)" the words ", participation in

a terrorist group (section 312a), the financing of terrorism (section 312d), support

and promotion of terrorism (§ 312e), threats of terrorist criminal

offence (section 312f) "and the words" participation of the organized criminal group

According to § 361 paragraph. 2, 3.0 "are deleted.



2. In paragraph 33, the text "(section 312)" the words ", the financing of terrorism

(section 312d), promotion and advertising of terrorism (§ 312e) ".



3. In section 35 (b). (b)), after the word "actions", the words "high treason (section

309) ".



4. § 54 para. 3, the text "section 311 paragraph 2. 3 "is replaced by the text" section 311 paragraph 2.

2. "



5. § 129 including title:



"§ 129



Organized criminal group



Organised crime group is a community of at least three criminal

responsible people with the internal organizational structure, with the allocation of functions

and Division of activity which is aimed at the systematic perpetration of deliberate

crime. ".



6. in section 129 is added to § 129a including title, which reads as follows:



"§ 129a



Terrorist group



(1) a terrorist group is a community of at least three criminal

the persons responsible, that has a more permanent character, it made

the Division of activities between its individual members, its activities are characterized by

plánovitostí and koordinovaností, and is aimed at the perpetration of a criminal offence

high treason committed by a terrorist attack or terror (Section 308),

the crime of terrorist attack (section 311) or a crime of terror

(section 312) (hereinafter referred to as "terrorist offence").



(2) the fulfillment of characters does not exclude the application of the provisions of a terrorist group

This and other laws of the organized group and organised crime

the Group; the provisions of § 361 and 363 shall apply. ".



7. In paragraph 173 of paragraph 1. 2 (a). (d)), § 175 paragraph. 3 (b). (b)), § 205 paragraph. 5

(a). (b)) § 206, para. 5 (b). (b)) § 207, para. 3 (b). (b)), section 209 paragraph. 5

(a). (b)), § 210 paragraph 2. 6 (a). (b)), section 211 para. 6 (a). (b)) and § 212 paragraph.

6 (a). (b)), the words "the offence of high treason (art. 309), terrorist

(section 311) attack or terror (section 312) "shall be replaced by" of a terrorist

the offence, the offence of financing of terrorism (section 312d) or

threats of terrorist offence (section 312f) ".



8. In section 311 paragraph 2. 1 letter f) is added:



"(f)) manufactures or otherwise obtains, holds, imports, exports, transports or

otherwise, supplies or used explosives, nuclear material, nuclear,

a biological, chemical or any other weapon, combat resource or

material of a similar nature, or performs research and development of nuclear,

a biological, chemical or other weapons or fighting or resource

the explosives, or ".



9. In article 311, paragraph 2 shall be deleted.



Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall become paragraphs 2 and 3.



10. In section 311 paragraph 2. 2 (a). and) the words "or 2" shall be deleted.



11. in section 312, the following new section 312a-312f, including headings

shall be added:



"section 312a



Participation in a terrorist group



(1) who founds a terrorist group or terrorist activities who

participating in the group, shall be punished by imprisonment for three to twelve years,

In addition to this penalty, where applicable, also the forfeiture of property.



(2) imprisonment for five to fifteen years, or next to the

the sentence also forfeiture of property, the offender will be punished, if the offense commits a

referred to in paragraph 1



and as the leading factor or) representative of a terrorist group, or



(b)) as the founder or a member of a terrorist group, which constitutes

organised criminal groups.



(3) imprisonment for twelve to twenty years or next to the

the sentence also forfeiture of property, the offender will be punished, if the offense commits a

referred to in paragraph 1



and as the leading factor or) representative of the terrorist group, which

constitutes organised crime group, or



(b)) for the State of emergency or a State of war.



(4) the provisions of § 107 and 108 is the offender referred to in paragraphs

1 to 3, of course.



§ 312b



Special provisions on effective regret



Who commits an act referred to in § 312a, is not a criminal, he has made about the terrorist

Group notice to the Prosecutor or police authority at a time when

the danger resulting from the interest protected by law from another crime

a terrorist group than is given in section 312a, could still be

deleted. A soldier can make such a notification and your manager.



§ 312 c



The impunity of the agent



(1) a police officer performing tasks such as agent under other legislation

(hereinafter referred to as the "agent"), participating in the activities of a terrorist group,

It is not for the crime of participating in a terrorist group pursuant to section 312a

offence, if such an act committed in order to detect the offender

crime committed by members of a terrorist group, in conjunction with the

terrorist group or for the benefit of a terrorist group or

its perpetration.



(2) an Agent that participates in the activities of a terrorist group or a

the group supports, is not a criminal offence under section 158 of the brawl

paragraph. 1, trafficking in human beings (para. 168), the child into the power of another (section

169), violations of the House of freedom (para. 178), damage to foreign rights (§

181), violation of the secret message being transported (section 182), procuring (article

189), the spread of pornography (para. 191), manufacturing, and other dealings with child

pornography (§ 192), abuse of a child to produce pornography (para. 193),

theft (art. 205), embezzlement (section 206), unauthorized use of foreign matter (§

207), operation of the dishonest betting and gaming (§ 213) handling stolen goods (section 214),

the legalization of the proceeds of crime (para. 216), defeated in the insolvency


proceedings (article 226), infringement of the obligation to make truthful declaration of

assets (§ 227), damage to Foreign Affairs (§ 227), forgery and alteration

money (section 233), the unlawful measures, counterfeiting and alteration of the payment

resource (section 239), giving false and forged money (section 235),

the production and possession of padělatelského instruments (§ 236), unauthorized production of money

(section 237), infringements of the stickers and other objects to indicate

the goods (article 244), forgery and alteration of objects to identify items for

tax purposes and articles demonstrating the meeting fees (section

245), infringement of the prohibitions at the time of the emergency in the foreign exchange holdings

(section 247), business (§ 251), unauthorized operation

games of chance (section 255), providing benefits for award of the contract,

tender and auction (section 256), defeated in a public

of the contract and when the public competition (§ 257), defeated at public auction (section

258), violation of the rules on the circulation of goods in contact with foreign countries (section 261),

violations of the regulations on the control of exports of dual-use goods and technologies

(section 264), breach of duties on the export of goods and technologies of double

use (section 263), misrepresentation and failure to keep supporting documents in respect of the export of goods

and dual-use technologies (section 264), the execution of foreign trade with

military materials without permission or license (§ 265), violations of the

obligations in connection with the issuance of permits and licences for foreign

trade with military material (para. 266), misrepresentation and failure to keep

documents on foreign trade with military material (article 267),

damage and compromised service of general economic interest (article 276) devices,

illegal arming (section 277), the development, production and possession of prohibited

vehicles (section 280), illicit manufacturing and possession of radioactive

the substance and highly dangerous substances (section 281), illicit manufacture and possession of

nuclear material and special fissionable material (article 282), illicit

production and another dealing with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and Poisons

(§ 283), possession of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and poison (para. 284),

the illicit cultivation of plants containing narcotic or psychotropic

substance (article 285), manufacture and possession subject to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and

psychotropic substances and poison (§ 286), manufacturing, and other waste substances

having a hormonal action (art. 288), waste management (section

298), unauthorized handling of protected wildlife and

Flora (section 302), the financing of terrorism (section 312d),

support and promotion of terrorism (§ 312e), threats of terrorist

criminal offence (section 312f) abuse of authority of a public official (section 329),

acceptance of a bribe (section 331), bribe (section 332), indirect bribery

under § 333 para. 2, organize and facilitate illegal crossing

the State border (article 340), facilitation of unauthorised residence on the territory

States (para. 341), forgery and alteration of public documents (§ 351),

malicious threat (§ 353), defamation of nation, race, ethnic or

another group (§ 355), incitement to hatred against a group of persons or to the

restriction of their rights and freedoms (section 356) or disorderly conduct (§ 355),

If such an act committed with the aim to uncover the perpetrators of crime

activities committed by members of a terrorist group, in conjunction with the

terrorist group or for the benefit of a terrorist group or

its perpetration.



(3) Beztrestným it is not the agent that the terrorist group was founded

or was, or the agent that is the leading factor, or

a representative of the terrorist group.



§ 312d



The financing of terrorism



(1) who himself or through another financially or materially

supports a terrorist group, a member of the group, a terrorist or an

a terrorist offence, the offence of support and promotion

terrorism (§ 312e) or threats of terrorist offence (section

312f) or collects funds or other things in the mind,

to be used in this way, shall be punished by imprisonment for three years

up to twelve years of age, or next to this sentence also forfeiture of property.



(2) imprisonment for five to fifteen years, or next to the

the sentence also forfeiture of property, the offender will be punished, if the offense commits a

referred to in paragraph 1



and as a member of an organized group),



(b)) for the State of emergency or a State of war, or



(c)) on a large scale.



§ 312e



Support and promotion of terrorism



(1) Whoever publicly incites to commit a terrorist offence,

or who publicly endorses terrorist offence committed or for

it publicly touted its perpetrators will be punished by imprisonment

to two years and ten years.



(2) imprisonment for three years to twelve years or next to the

the sentence also forfeiture of property will be punished,



and) who to commit a terrorist offence or a criminal offence

participation in a terrorist group (section 312a) strikes another,



(b)) who else will provide information or training relating to the manufacture or

the use of explosives, weapons, dangerous substances, or other similar

methods or techniques, for the purpose of committing a terrorist offence,



c) who receives information or acquire skills related to the production

or use of explosives, weapons, dangerous substances or other

similar methods or techniques, for the purpose of committing a terrorist

of the offence, or



(d)) who himself or through another for committing a terrorist

the offence shall provide or promise of reward or compensation or other

for another, or to reward or compensation organized by collection.



(3) as well as in paragraph 2 will be punished



and) a person who is a citizen of the United States, has traveled to another

the State, which is not a national or in which it does not have a permanent

residence, for the purpose of committing a terrorist offence, an offence

participation in a terrorist group (section 312a), threats of terrorist

criminal offence (section 312f) or of an offence referred to in paragraph 2

(a). (b)), or (c)), or



(b)) a person who is not a citizen of the United States, traveled from the United

Republic or travels across its territory to another State, which is not

is a national or in which he has a permanent residency, in order to

commit a terrorist offence, the offence of participation in


a terrorist group (section 312a), threats of terrorist crime

(section 312f) or an offence referred to in paragraph 2 (a). (b)), or (c)).



(4) imprisonment for five to fifteen years, or next to the

the sentence also forfeiture of property, the offender will be punished,



and if the offense commits a) referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 (a). (b)), or (d))

film, radio, television, a publicly accessible computer network, or

another similarly effective manner,



(b) if he commits the Act) referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 as a member of an organized

the group,



(c) if the offence committed) referred to in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 under a State of emergency

or a State of war, or



(d) if the offence committed) referred to in paragraph 2 (a). a) or b) to the child.



section 312f



Threats of a terrorist offence



(1) who threatens to commit a terrorist offence, will be

punished by imprisonment for three years to twelve years or next to the

This sentence also the forfeiture of property.



(2) imprisonment for five to fifteen years, or next to the

the penalty of forfeiture of property, the offender will be punished, if the offense commits a

referred to in paragraph 1



and as a member of an organized group),



(b)) printing, film, radio, television, a publicly accessible computer

network or other similarly effective manner,



(c)), or



(d)) under the State of emergency or a State of war. ".



12. in section 348 paragraph. 3 (b). (b)), the words "the offence of high treason (section

309), a terrorist attack (section 311) or terror (section 312) "shall be replaced by

"a terrorist offence, the offence of participation in terrorist

the Group (section 312a), the financing of terrorism (section 312d), promotion and advertising

terrorism in accordance with § 312e para. 3 or threats of terrorist criminal

offence (section 312f) ".



13. in paragraph 361 paragraph. 2 the words "in relation to organised crime

the group designed or aimed to commit high treason (art. 309),

a terrorist attack (section 311) or terror (section 312) "shall be replaced by the words" as

the head of the official or representative of the organized criminal group ".



14. in paragraph 361, paragraph 3 shall be deleted.



Paragraph 4 becomes paragraph 3.



15. In paragraph 361 paragraph. 3, the words "up to 3" shall be replaced by the words "and 2".



16. In article 363 para. 1 the words "police officer performing tasks such as agent under the

another law (hereinafter referred to as "the agent") "shall be replaced by the word" Agent ",

the text "paragraph. 1, 2 "shall be deleted and the text at the end of the paragraph, the following

the words "or her committing to avoid".



17. in § 363 paragraph 2 reads as follows:



"(2) an Agent that participates in the activities of organized criminal groups

or as a member of an organized group or some such group

supports, not criminal offences provided for in § 312 c para. 2,

If such an act committed with the aim to uncover the perpetrators of crime

activities committed by members of organized groups, in conjunction with the

organised group or committed for the benefit of organized

a criminal group or its commit. ".



18. In paragraph 363 of the text at the end of paragraph 3, the words "or agent,

that is the head of the agent or representative of organised crime

the group ".



19. in section 366 para. 2 (a). and) and in section 367 of paragraph 1. 1 and 2, the text "(section 312)"

the words "participation in a terrorist group (section 312a), financing

terrorism (section 312d), promotion and advertising of terrorism (§ 312e), threats

a terrorist offence (section 312f) ".



20. In paragraph 367 of paragraph 1. 1, and in article 368 paragraph 2. 1 the words "participation in organized

the criminal group pursuant to § 361 paragraph. 2 and 3.0 ' are deleted.



21. in paragraph 368 paragraph 2. 1, the text "(section 312)" the words ", participation in

a terrorist group (section 312a), the financing of terrorism (section 312d), support

and promotion of terrorism (§ 312e) ".



PART TWO



Amendment to the criminal procedure code



Article II



Act No. 141/1961 Coll., on criminal court proceedings (code of criminal procedure), in

amended by Act No. 59/1965 Coll., Act No. 58/1969 Coll., Act No. 149/1969

Coll., Act No. 48/1973 Coll., Act No. 29/1978 Coll., Act No. 43/1980

Coll., Act No. 159/1989 Coll., Act No. 175/1990 Coll., Act No. 303/1990

Coll., Act No. 563/1991 Coll., Act No. 25/1993 Coll., Act No. 115/1993

Coll., Act No. 293/1993 Coll., Act No. 154/1994 Coll., constitutional

the Court declared under no. 214/1994 Coll., Constitutional Court

declared under the No. 8/1995 Coll., Act No. 152/1995 Coll., Act No.

150/1997 Coll., Act No. 209/1997 Coll., Act No. 148/1998 Coll., Act No.

166/1998 Coll., Act No. 191/1999 Coll., Act No. 29/2000 Coll., Act No.

30/2000 Coll., Act No. 227/2000 Coll., the Constitutional Court declared

under Act No. 77/2001 Coll., Act No. 143/2001 Coll., Act No. 265/2001 Coll.

Constitutional Court declared under no. 424/2001 Coll., Act No.

200/2002 Coll., Act No. 227/2002 Coll., Act No. 320/2002 Coll., Act No.

218/2003 Coll., Act No. 279/2003 Coll., Act No. 235/2004 Coll., Act No.

257/2004 Coll., Act No. 283/2004 Coll., Act No. 539/2004 Coll., Act No.

587/2004 Coll., Constitutional Court declared under no. 45/2005 Coll.

Constitutional Court declared under no 239/2005 Coll., Act No.

394/2005 Coll., Act No. 413/2005 Coll., Act No. 79/2006 Coll., Act No.

112/2006 Coll., Act No. 115/2006 Coll., Act No. 115/2006 Coll., Act No.

165/2006 Coll., Act No. 253/2006 Coll., Act No. 321/2006 Coll., Act No.

170/2007 Coll., Act No. 179/2007 Coll., Act No. 345/2007 Coll., the award

The Constitutional Court declared under no. 90/2008 Coll., Act No. 121/2008 Coll.,

Act No. 129/2008 Coll., Act No. 135/2008 Coll., Act No. 177/2008 Coll.,

Act No. 274/2008 Coll., Act No. 301/2008 Coll., Act No. 384/2008 Coll.,

Act No. 457/2008 Coll., Act No. 480/2008 Coll., Act No. 7/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 41/2009 Coll., Act No. 52/2009 Coll., Act No. 218/2009 Coll.,

Act No. 272/2009 Coll., Act No. 306/2009 Coll., Constitutional Court

declared under the No 163/2010 Coll., Act No. 197/2010 Coll., the award

The Constitutional Court declared under no 219/2010 Coll., Act No. 150/2011

Coll., Act No. 181/2007 Coll., Act No. 207/2007 Coll., Act No. 330/2011

Coll., Act No. 341/2011 Coll., Act No. 348/2007 Coll., Act No. 357/2011

Coll., Act No. 459/2011 Coll., Constitutional Court declared under no.

43/2009 Coll., Act No. 193/2009 Coll., Act No. 273/2009 Coll., Act No.

390/2009 Coll., Act No. 45/2013 Coll., Act No. 105/2013 Coll., Act No.

141/2014 Coll., Act No. 77/2015 Coll., Act No. 86/2015 Coll., Act No.

150/2016 Coll., Act No. 163/2016 Coll., Act No. 243/2016 Coll., Act No.

264/2016 Coll., Act No. 298/2016 Coll. and Act No. 301/2016 Coll., is amended

as follows:




1. in section 17(2). 1 to the beginning of the letter d), the words "participation in the

the terrorist group, terrorist financing, promotion and advertising

terrorism, threats of terrorist criminal act ".



2. In section 88 para. 9 and section 88a of paragraph 1. 3, after the words "(Section 361 of the criminal

Code), "the words" in proceedings concerning an offence of participation in

a terrorist group (section 312a criminal code) ".



PART THREE



Amendment of the Act on weapons



Article. (III)



In § 22 para. 1 (b). and) Act No. 119/2002 Coll. on firearms and

ammunition (Firearms Act), as amended by Act No. 537/2004 Coll., Act No.

484/2008 Coll. and Act No. 41/2009 Sb., after the word "attack"

the words "participation in a terrorist group, terrorist financing,

support and promote terrorism, threats of terrorist criminal

of the offence ".



PART FOUR



Amendment of the Act on the criminal liability of legal persons and proceedings against them



Article IV



In section 4, paragraph 4. 1 of Act No. 418/2007 Coll. on criminal liability

legal persons and proceedings against them, as amended by law no 183/2016 Coll.

After the words "(§ 312 of the Penal Code)," the words ", participation in

a terrorist group (section 312a Penal Code), the financing of terrorism

(section 312d of the Criminal Code), support, and promotion of terrorism (§ 312e

of the Criminal Code), threats of terrorist offence (section 312f

of the Criminal Code) "and the words" participation of the organized criminal group

According to § 361 paragraph. 2 or 3 of the Penal Code, "shall be deleted.



PART FIVE



The EFFECTIVENESS of the



Article. In



This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month

following the date of its publication.



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