'Intent - national proceedings' in document 'Bulgaria - Criminal Code'

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BULGARIA – CRIMINAL CODE

GENERAL PART

Chapter Two - CRIME

Section I -General Provisions

Article 11
(1) An act dangerous to society shall be considered culpably committed where it is intentional or committed through negligence.

BULGARIA – CRIMINAL CODE

GENERAL PART

Chapter Two - CRIME

Section I -General Provisions

(2) An act shall be considered intentional where its perpetrator was conscious its nature of dangerous to society, foresaw its consequences as dangerous to society and wished or allowed the occurrence of such consequences.

BULGARIA – CRIMINAL CODE

GENERAL PART

Chapter Two - CRIME

Section I -General Provisions

Article 11
(3) An act shall be considered committed through negligence where the perpetrator did not foresee the occurrence of consequences dangerous to society, but was obliged to and could foresee them, or where he foresaw the occurrence of such consequences but intended to avert them.

(4) Acts committed through negligence shall be punishable only in the cases provided by law.

(5) Where the law qualifies an act as aggravated crime due to the occurrence of additional consequences dangerous to society, if no intent is required for such consequences the perpetrator shall be held responsible for aggravated crime where he has acted with negligence with regard to those consequences.