'Mistake of law - national proceedings' in document 'Poland - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter III.
Exclusion of penal liability

Article 30. Whoever commits a prohibited act while being justifiably unaware of its unlawfulness,
shall not commit an offence; if the mistake of the perpetrator is not justifiable, the court may apply an
extraordinary mitigation of the penalty.