The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: criminal law amendments to make the criminal law of the Republic of Latvia (Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 15; 2000, no. 12, 13, 15; 2001; 2002, nr. 11, 16, 22, 23 no; 2003, 10, 15; 2004, nr. 2, 3, 4, 6, no; Latvian journal, 2004, nr. 74) the following amendments: 1. Express article 56, the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the limitation period for the calculation of the date of the crime, to the indictment or the official extradition request for notification of the accused, if the accused reside in another country and declared his search."
2. Make 233.234, 235, 236..., and 237 article as follows: "article 233. Firearms, firearms ammunition, high energy air guns, explosives and blasting guards illegal manufacture, acquisition, repair, storage, carrying, transport, transfer, disposal and enforcement regulations (1) firearms, firearms ammunition, explosives or explosive devices to be disposed of on the person not the appropriate permit or a special permit (license), or for other violation of the terms of the implementation time of the year again, when done by someone who has the appropriate permission to exercise or a special permit (license) — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to four years or with a fine of up to eighty minimum monthly salary, taking away the right to carry out certain types of business for a period of up to five years or without it.
(2) firearms, firearm ammunition, high energy air guns, explosives or blasting rigs fabrication, repair, purchase, storage, carrying, transport, transfer or deployment without the appropriate permit — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to ten years or by arrest, taking away the right to some form of business for a period of two to five years or without it.
234. article. Gas pistols (revolvers) and their ammunition in unauthorized manufacture of gas pistols (revolvers) or irritant or incapacitating the intended exposure substances met the manufacturing of ammunition without the appropriate permit — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to fifty minimum monthly wages.
235. article. Personal exemption from criminal liability for firearms, firearms ammunition, high energy air guns, explosives or blasting rigs fabrication, acquisition, carrying and storage and for gas pistols (revolvers), and its manufacture of ammunition a Person who willingly transferred without the permission of the manufacture, purchase, carry or store a firearm, firearms ammunition, high energy air weapon, explosives or explosive device or made without the appropriate permit gas pistol (pistol) or its ammunition shall be exempt from criminal liability if the activities have no other criminal offence composition.
236. article. Firearms and firearm ammunition negligent storage, carrying, transport and transfer, great-power pneumatic weapons, explosives or blasting guards rough storage, transport and forwarding (1) On firearms or firearm ammunition negligent storage, carrying, transport or transfer of energy or a large pneumatic weapons, explosives or blasting rigs, careless transport or transfer in violation of the laws and regulations governing the movement of weapons, if such an offence to another person the opportunity to get this firearm ammunition, firearms, high energy air weapon, explosives or explosive device, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to fifty minimum monthly wages, take away the right to carry out certain types of business for a period of up to three years.
(2) the same Act, if it caused serious consequences — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly wages, take away the right to carry out certain types of business for a period of up to five years.
237. article. Firearms, gas pistols (revolvers), and the energy use of pneumatic weapons or conditions or breach of procedure and explosives and blasting guards use the violation of the (1) firearms or large energy weapon uses air or conditions or breach of procedure or explosives and blasting guards use the violation of the order, if made by a person who is permitted to buy, keep or carry a firearm or air gun power or the right to use explosives and explosive devices and if it would cause significant financial loss, or cause serious consequences — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly salaries.
(2) For gas pistols (revolvers) or the conditions of use or in violation of, if it would cause significant financial loss, or cause serious consequences — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly wages. "
Transitional provisions 1. Pre-trial investigation authorities in criminal proceedings for offences committed before the entry into force of the law and qualified by article 233 of the Criminal Code of the first and second subparagraphs, article 234, first paragraph, [except for gas pistols (revolvers) and the manufacture of ammunition without the appropriate permit] and other parts of the process are terminated by the promoters decision, based on the criminal procedure code of Latvia, article 5, paragraph 2, first subparagraph.
2. Criminal cases on the transitional provisions referred to in paragraph 1 of the criminal offences that are terminated, the accused conditionally exempting from criminal responsibility (criminal procedure code of Latvia article 5.4), terminated with the Prosecutor's decision, on the basis of the criminal procedure code of Latvia, article 5, paragraph 2, first subparagraph.
3. Judicial proceedings in criminal cases on the transitional provisions referred to in paragraph 1 of the criminal offences are terminated by court decision, taken at the hearing held in accordance with article 236 of the code of criminal procedure, the first paragraph, or make a valid judgment in accordance with the criminal procedure code of Latvia, art. 304 of the fourth part.
4. From the Penal are not exempt persons to the entry into force of this law, the moment is convicted of this transitional provisions referred to in paragraph 1 of the criminal offence.
The Parliament adopted the law of 20 May 2004.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter Riga 4 June 2004 Editorial Note: law takes effect with the 2004 June 18.