CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK ONE - GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE 2 - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

CHAPTER 3 - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MINORS

Article 38: Age of criminal responsibility
The age of criminal responsibility shall be eighteen and over.

Article 39: Measures applicable to minors
Minors who commit offences shall be subject to supervision. education, protection, and assistance.

However, a court may impose a criminal penalty on a minor of fourteen years and over if warranted by the circumstances of the offence or the character of the minor.

Article 40: Types of measures
Supervisory, educational, protective and assistance measures shall include:

(1) returning the minor to his or her parents, guardian, custodian, or to another person who is trustworthy;
(2) committing the minor to a social service agency which cares for minors;
(3) committing the minor to a private organisation that is qualified to receive minors;
(4) committing the minor to a specialised hospital or institution;
(5) placing the minor under judicial protection.

Article 41: Placement under judicial protection
In case of placement under judicial protection, the court shall designate a person to supervise the minor. The supervisor shall report regularly to the Prosecutor on the behaviour of the minor. The supervisor shall also inform the Prosecutor of all events that would entail a variation of the measure.