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

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

SECTION II. CRIME

CHAPTER 3. Concept and Classification of Crimes

Article 19. Return to Crime

(1) Return to crime means commission of two or more crimes at different time, provided for by the same article or part of the article of the present Code.

(2) Commission of two or more crimes provided for by different articles of the present Code may be deemed to be return to crime only in cases specifically indicated in the Special Part of the Criminal Code.

(3) While determining return to crime, crimes committed by a person who was released or is liable to release from criminal liability or penalty, or criminal record for these crimes was canceled or quashed according to the order established by the law are not taken into account.

(4) A crime consisting of identical criminal acts combined by common intent and directed to common aim, which compose one crime shall not be deemed return to crime.

(5) A crime consisting in long non-fulfillment of obligations and resulting in continuous commission of one crime shall not be deemed return to crime.