'Repetition of criminal offences' in document 'Georgia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

SECTION TWO. CRIME

CHAPTER V. MULTIPLE CRIME

Article 15. Repeated Crime
1. Repeated crime shall mean the perpetration of two or more offenses referred to in one article or part of the article of this Code. Two or more offenses referred to in various articles or parts of the articles of this Code shall be construed as repeated crime only in case it is expressly set forth in the relevant article of this Code.
2. Crime shall not be deemed as repeated if the person was released from criminal liability for the previous offense pursuant to the established rule or if previous conviction of such person was removed from the record or declared extinct.
3. If this Code provides that repeated crime constitutes the circumstance that invites a severer punishment, the two or more crimes perpetrated by a person shall be qualified under the relevant part of the article of this Code , which provides for the sentence for repeated crimes.