General Part

Section II. Crime

Chapter 5. Guilt


Article 24. Forms of Guilt

1. A person who has committed an act deliberately or carelessly shall be deemed to be guilty of a crime .

General Part

Section II. Crime

Chapter 5. Guilt

Article 25. Crimes Committed Negligently

1. An act committed with express intent or extreme recklessness shall be recognized as crime committed intentionally.

2. A crime shall be deemed to be committed with clear intent, if the person was conscious of the social danger of his actions (inaction), foresaw the possibility or the inevitability of the onset of socially dangerous consequences, and willed such consequences to ensue .

3. A crime shall be deemed to be committed with indirect intent, if the person realized the social danger of his actions (inaction), foresaw the possibility of the onset of socially dangerous consequences, did not wish, but consciously allowed these consequences or treated them with indifference .

General Part

Section II. Crime

Chapter 5. Guilt

Article 27. Responsibility for a Crime Committed with Two Forms of Guilt
If an intentional crime results in grave consequences, which under the law involve a stricter punishment but which were not included in the person's intent,then criminal responsibility for such consequences shall ensue only in cases where the person has foreseen the possibility of their onset, but expected without valid reasons that they would be prevented, or in cases where the person has not foreseen, but could and should have foreseen the possibility of the onset of these consequences. By and large, such crime shall be deemed to be committed willfully .