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GENERAL PART
TITLE THREE
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
CHAPTER NINE
PURPOSE AND TYPES OF PUNISHMENT
Article 47. Fine
46.1. Imposing by the court of a penalty in terms of money in the instances and within the limits set in this Code shall be called a fine.
47.2. The court shall determine the amount of a fine by taking into consideration the degree of social danger of the committed crime, the property status, size of wages or income of the defendant within the range of 5 to 500 amounts of the minimum salary amount.
47.3. In case of persistent evasion of payment of a fine the court may substitute a fine by incarceration or imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years.
47.4. Substituting imprisonment, forced labor or incarceration by a fine shall be prohibited.