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The Amendments To The Criminal Law Of The

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Krimināllikumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: criminal law amendments in criminal law (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 15; 2000, no. 12, 13, 15; 2001; 2002, no. 11, no. 16) follows: 1. Replace article 4, in the second paragraph of article 39, the fourth paragraph of article 40, second paragraph 339, 340, 343, 351.. and the words "in Article 355 soldiers" (fold) with the word "soldier" (fold).
2. Express article 63 of the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 by the following: "1) conditionally sentenced persons if, during a check, but in the case of application of the additional penalty also served during either its not commits an offence, and if during the test the conditional sentencing is not cancelled in accordance with other statutory provisions;".
3. Article 147 of the expression as follows: "article 147. The inventor and designer of the rights infringement (1) of the invention, or the intentional disclosure of the design without a designer or inventor of his successor's permission before the invention or design the person disclose the same or before it disclosed with the consent of that person, as well as authorship of the invention or design or imposition of co-authoring embezzlement — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages in the confiscating property, or without confiscation of property.
(2) For coercion with violence or the threat thereof, or to surrender to blackmail invention or authorship of the design or the imposition of co-authoring, punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property. "
4. Make the text of article 148 the following: "(1) intentional infringement of copyright, if committed in violation of the author's right to work, or for intentional infringement of related rights — punishable by arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property.
(2) the same acts, if committed repeatedly or if they committed group of people by prior agreement, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to one hundred fifty minimum monthly wages, seizing assets or without confiscation of property.
(3) the authorship or copyright misappropriation or imposition of co-authoring, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property.
(4) For coercion with violence or the threat thereof, or to surrender to blackmail invention or for the imposition of co-authoring, punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property. "
5. Make the text of article 149 the following: "(1) the object of copyright or related rights acquisition, storage or disposal of hiding again during the year, if they published, reproduced or otherwise used in violation of copyright or related rights, — punishable by arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property.
(2) The first paragraph of this article illicit marketing of objects, as well as other material gain, using these objects — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property.
(3) the same acts, if committed repeatedly or if they committed group of people by prior agreement, or where a large extent — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property. "
6. To express the text of article 190 as follows: "(1) the value of the goods or other movement across the customs border of the Republic of Latvia, bypassing customs control or hiding goods or other values of such control, or using forged customs or other documents, or any other illegal means (smuggling), where it made a large extent — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages in the confiscating property, or without confiscation of property.
(2) the same acts, if committed by a group of persons by prior agreement, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of five to ten years, confiscating belongings or without confiscation of property.
(3) On smuggling, if done so, as well as organized a group of strong powerful, poisonous or radioactive substances, the strategic value of the goods or other, explosives, weapons, ammunition, gas pistols (revolvers), their patron or irritant substances fulfil the gas cans, or with toxic or potent substances heavily filled special features of smuggling, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period from eight to fifteen years , confiscating belongings. "
7. To supplement the law with article 190.1 as follows: "article 190.1. The illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and intended for the manufacture of these substances (precursors) smuggling of raw materials (1) For the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or raw materials intended for the manufacture of substances (precursors) movement across the customs border of the Republic of Latvia, bypassing customs control or hiding these substances from such a control, or using forged customs or other documents, or any other illegal means (smuggling), punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to seven years confiscating property, or without confiscation of property.
(2) the same acts, if committed repeatedly or if they committed group of people by prior agreement, or where a large extent — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of five to ten years, confiscating belongings or without confiscation of property.
(3) the same acts, if they committed organized group — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period from eight to fifteen years, confiscating belongings. "
8. Express article 206 by the following: ' article 206. Trademarks, other marks and illegal use of the design (1) On foreign trademarks, trademarks or service marks or other design, the intentional use of illegal, counterfeit or fake sign marks the use or distribution of the deliberate — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to one year, or with the arrest or forced labour, or by a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property.
(2) the same acts, if committed repeatedly or by a material injury caused to them by the Act protected the rights and interests of persons, punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with a fine of up to two hundred minimum monthly wages, seizing property or without confiscation of property, right of establishment for a period of two to five years or without it. "
9. Express 219. article as follows: "article 219. Avoidance of Declaration (1) Of the statutory income, property, business or other property declarations not submitted to the nature of its State institutions, which is entitled to request the submission of such declarations, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with a fine of up to sixty minimum monthly salaries.
(2) For false identification law income, property, business or other economic nature, if it made the Declaration, or in the event of a false declaration of goods or other specified income much, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to four years or with a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly salaries.
(3) the statutory declaration of assets or other sources of income does not specify or false news on the declared property or other source of income, if following a validly requested by an authorized national institution, and if it is done repeatedly or if false information is given about the stuff, or other income, large — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to six years or with a fine of up to one hundred fifty minimum monthly wages in the , confiscating property, the origin of which is not specified in the Declaration. "
10. Express article 253 the following: ' article 253. The illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances authorised manufacture, acquisition, storage, transport and forwarding (1) On the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, unauthorized manufacture, acquisition, possession, transport or transfer without purpose, they realize — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years, confiscating belongings or without confiscation of property and police control for a period of up to three years.

(2) the same acts, if committed repeatedly or if its done by a group of persons by prior agreement or by a person who previously committed to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, or where the abduction with narcotic or psychotropic substances, large — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of five to ten years, confiscating belongings or without confiscation of property and police control for a period of up to three years. "
11. To supplement the law with article 253.2 253.1 and following: 253.1 "article. The illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances authorised manufacture, acquisition, storage, transport and transmission for marketing purposes and not allowed enforcement (1) For the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, illegal acquisition, storage, transport or transfer for marketing purposes or for the manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances not allowed enforcement of — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of five to ten years, confiscating belongings or without confiscation of property and police control for a period of up to three years.
(2) the same acts, if committed repeatedly or if its done by a group of persons by prior agreement or by a person who previously committed to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances the hijacking, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of five to twelve years, confiscating belongings or without confiscation of property and police control for a period of up to three years.
(3) the same acts, if they committed an organized group, or if committed with narcotic or psychotropic substances, as well as the extent of the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances to minors marketing person, educational institutions or their territory, restaurants, cafés, bars, public entertainment or celebratory event venue, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period from eight to fifteen years, confiscating belongings and police control for a period of up to three years.
253.2 article. The illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances illegal acquisition, storage and a small amount of exercise and the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without a doctor's appointment (1) On the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, unauthorized acquisition or possession of a small amount without intention to exercise or to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances without a doctor's appointment, when committed repeatedly during the year — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to two years or with forced labour , or with a fine of up to fifty minimum monthly wages.
(2) For the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances not allowed enforcement of small extent — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or by arrest, or to forced labour, or by a fine of up to eighty minimum monthly wages. "
12. To make the text of article 254 as follows: "a Person who has voluntarily referred the narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or buy it voluntarily announced, storage, transport or transfer is exempted from criminal liability for the use, possession, acquisition, transport or transfer."
13. To supplement the law with article 282.1 and 282.2 282.3, as follows: "article 282.1. Avoidance of mobilization (1) intentional evasion of mobilization, if it made a person subject to the mobilization of the civil protection measures — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or with forced labour.
(2) the same acts, if they did spare the soldier or the basketball court, punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with an attachment.
Article 282.2. The mobilization for action and mobilization delay request failure (1) The competent authority of the country of the intentional delay of enforcement mobilization or for municipal order execution, performing intentionally delay the civil protection measures, or other form of mobilization the mobilization request of action or failure to act, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or with forced labour, or by a fine of up to sixty minimum monthly salaries.
(2) the same acts, if they cause material injury — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years or with a fine of up to one hundred minimum monthly salaries.
282.3 article. Avoidance of civilian service duties (1) The person to whom the compulsory active military service is replaced with an alternative service, the circumvention of the arrival of the alternative service in place of performance or the performance of this service if it lasted more than 10 days — punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or with the attachment, or with a fine of up to sixty minimum monthly salaries.
(2) For the avoidance of arrival alternate service or the performance of this service, causing injury to himself or simulating illness, falsified documents or otherwise deceiving — punishable by deprivation of liberty for up to five years. "
14. in Article 299: turn off the title, the words "sworn notary";
replace the words "for intentionally false statement sworn notary, if notarized notification laid down by law" with the words "for intentionally false statement, declaration or application to the notary or bailiff, if statement, or the application of the Declaration set out by law".
15. Replace article 300 in the first paragraph, the words "during the pre-trial investigation, court or sworn notary" with the words "during the pre-trial investigation, the Court, notary or bailiff".
16. Make 325 the first part of the article as follows: "(1) State officer statutory limit infringement, if committed repeatedly or would cause material injury to the public or public interest or with the law protected the rights and interests of persons, punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or with a fine of up to fifty minimum monthly wages."
17. Make 331. text of article as follows: "criminal offences by military service shall be referred to in this law to determine the performance of military service in order to focus the criminal offences that you have committed soldiers and persons covered by special statutory provisions."
18. To supplement the transitional provisions with paragraph 4 by the following: "4. in article 282.1 and 282.2 this law shall enter into force on 1 December 2003."
Transitional provision the Court and pre-trial investigation authorities in existing criminal proceedings for offences committed before the date of entry into force of the law and qualified by the criminal law, the offence under article 149 qualification left unedited.
The Parliament adopted the law of 17 October.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on June 6, 2002 November Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on the 20 November, 2002.