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CHAPTER EIGHT
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Title Three
Corruption

Passive Bribery
Section 328

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another for acting or refraining from acting, and thus breaches his duties resulting from his employment, occupation, position or function, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 acting in a more serious manner.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of seven to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 329

(1) Any person who, in connection with the procurement of a thing of general interest, receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another, either directly or through an intermediary, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred in paragraph 1 in the capacity of a public official.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 on an extensive scale.

Section 330

(1) Any person who as a foreign public official receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another in connection with his official duties, either directly or through an intermediary, with the intention of obtaining or maintaining an undue advantage in an international business transaction, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 331

(1) Any person who as a member of a foreign parliamentary assembly, judge or official of an international judicial institution recognised by the Slovak Republic, or a representative or employee of an international, supranational, intergovernmental organisation or institution with which the Slovak Republic has a contractual relationship, or as a person in a similar position receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another in connection with the performance of his function, either directly or through an intermediary, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

PART TWO
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CHAPTER EIGHT
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Title Three
Corruption

Active Bribery
Section 332

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, promises, offers or gives a bribe to another person to make that person act or refrain from acting, and thus breaches his duties resulting from his employment, profession, position or function, promises, offers or gives a bribe for the same reason to a third party, either directly or through an intermediary, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to three years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to five years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 acting in a more serious manner.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of four to ten years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 333

(1) Any person who, in connection with the procurement of a thing of general interest, gives, offers or promises a bribe to another person, either directly or through an intermediary, or gives, offers or promises a bribe for the same reason to a third party, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of between six months to three years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1,

a) acting in a more serious manner, or
b) against a public official.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 334

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, gives, offers or promises a bribe to a foreign public official or to another person, in connection with the official duties of the foreign public official, with the intention of obtaining or maintaining an undue advantage in an international business transaction, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 335

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, gives, offers or promises a bribe to a member of a foreign parliamentary assembly, judge or official of an international judicial institution recognised by the Slovak Republic, or a representative or employee of an international, supranational, intergovernmental organisation or institution with which the Slovak Republic has a contractual relationship, or to a person in a similar position in connection with the performance of his function, or gives, offers or promises a bribe for the same reason to a third party, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

PART TWO
SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER EIGHT
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Title Three
Corruption

Passive Bribery
Section 328

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another for acting or refraining from acting, and thus breaches his duties resulting from his employment, occupation, position or function, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 acting in a more serious manner.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of seven to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 329

(1) Any person who, in connection with the procurement of a thing of general interest, receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another, either directly or through an intermediary, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred in paragraph 1 in the capacity of a public official.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 on an extensive scale.

Section 330

(1) Any person who as a foreign public official receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another in connection with his official duties, either directly or through an intermediary, with the intention of obtaining or maintaining an undue advantage in an international business transaction, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 331

(1) Any person who as a member of a foreign parliamentary assembly, judge or official of an international judicial institution recognised by the Slovak Republic, or a representative or employee of an international, supranational, intergovernmental organisation or institution with which the Slovak Republic has a contractual relationship, or as a person in a similar position receives, requests or accepts the promise of a bribe for himself or another in connection with the performance of his function, either directly or through an intermediary, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Active Bribery
Section 332

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, promises, offers or gives a bribe to another person to make that person act or refrain from acting, and thus breaches his duties resulting from his employment, profession, position or function, promises, offers or gives a bribe for the same reason to a third party, either directly or through an intermediary, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to three years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to five years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 acting in a more serious manner.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of four to ten years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 333

(1) Any person who, in connection with the procurement of a thing of general interest, gives, offers or promises a bribe to another person, either directly or through an intermediary, or gives, offers or promises a bribe for the same reason to a third party, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of between six months to three years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1,

a) acting in a more serious manner, or
b) against a public official.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 334

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, gives, offers or promises a bribe to a foreign public official or to another person, in connection with the official duties of the foreign public official, with the intention of obtaining or maintaining an undue advantage in an international business transaction, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

Section 335

(1) Any person who, either directly or through an intermediary, gives, offers or promises a bribe to a member of a foreign parliamentary assembly, judge or official of an international judicial institution recognised by the Slovak Republic, or a representative or employee of an international, supranational, intergovernmental organisation or institution with which the Slovak Republic has a contractual relationship, or to a person in a similar position in connection with the performance of his function, or gives, offers or promises a bribe for the same reason to a third party, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of five to twelve years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 on an extensive scale.

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Title Five
Other Forms of Interfering with the Activities by Public Authorities

Section 342
Interfering with Judicial Independence

(1) Any person who exerts an influence on a judge with the aim of making him breach his duty in judicial proceedings, or who performs an action with the intention of obstructing the rights of the parties to the proceedings or of the accused to have a lawful judge, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to six years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to eight years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1

a) by reason of specific motivation,
b) with the intention of preventing or obstructing the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms by another, or
c) by publicly slandering a judge for his decision in a particular case.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to ten years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1 with the intention of obtaining substantial benefit for himself or another, or causes substantial damage or other particularly serious consequence.

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Other Forms of Interfering with the Activities by Public Authorities

Section 343
Contempt of Court

Any person who, in spite of previous admonishment, repeatedly

a) seriously disturbs a court hearing,
b) displays disrespectful or contemptuous behaviour during the hearing, or
c) does not comply with an order or summons of the court without a justified excuse,
shall be li ble to a term of imprisonment of up to two years.

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Other Forms of Interfering with the Activities by Public Authorities

Section 344
Obstruction of Justice

(1) Any person who, in proceedings before the court or in criminal proceedings,

a) presents as genuine the evidence of which he knows that it is false or altered,
b) falsifies, alters or obstructs the evidence or prevents the taking of evidence,
c) obstructs or prevents the presence or the testimony of a party to the criminal proceedings, party to the proceedings before the court, witness, expert, interpreter or translator, or
d) uses violence, threat of violence or threat of other grievous harm, or who promises, offers or provides undue advantage with the aim of exerting influence on a party to the criminal proceedings, party to the proceedings before the court, witness, expert, interpreter, translator, or a body involved in criminal proceedings, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to six years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1

a) with the intention of obtaining substantial benefit for himself or another, or causing substantial damage or other particularly serious consequence,
b) with the intention to prevent or obstruct the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms by another, or
c) by reason of specific motivation.

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Other Forms of Interfering with the Activities by Public Authorities

Section 346
False Testimony and Perjury

(1) Any person who, in proceedings before the court or in criminal proceedings or for the
purposes of criminal proceedings abroad, in the capacity of a witness before a prosecutor or police body or before a judge of an international body recognized by the Slovak Republic, gives a false statement concerning a fact which is of material relevance for the decision, or withholds the information concerning such fact, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to five years.

(2) Any person who, in proceedings before the court or for the purposes of criminal proceedings abroad, in the capacity of a witness giving testimony under oath, gives a false statement concerning a fact which is of material relevance for the decision, or withholds the information concerning such fact, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two to five years.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2

a) acting in a more serious manner, or
b) by reason of specific motivation.

(4) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of four to ten years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2, and causes substantial damage or other particularly serious consequence through its commission.

Section 347
False Expert Opinion, Interpreting and Translation

(1) Any person who, acting in the capacity of an expert, interpreter or translator

a) before a court, prosecutor or police body in criminal proceedings, or before a court in civil or execution proceedings, or before an administrative body, or before a court in arbitration proceedings, gives a false statement concerning a fact which is of material relevance for the decision, or who withholds the information about such fact, or
b) in giving expert opinion, or acting as an interpreter or translator on a contractual basis inflicts a small damage to another by giving a false statement concerning a fact, which is of material relevance for the person concerned by expert opinion or interpretation or translation, or is of material relevance for the decision to be taken on the basis of such expert opinion, interpretation or translation, or by withholding the information about such fact,
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to five years.

(2) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to eight years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1

a) acting in a more serious manner, or
b) by reason of specific motivation.

(3) The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of four to ten years if he commits the offence referred to in paragraph 1, and causes substantial damage or other particularly serious consequence through its commission.

Obstructing the Execution of an Official Decision
Section 348

(1) Any person who obstructs or substantially impedes the execution of a decision taken by a court or other public authority, by

a) failing to commence serving a sentence of imprisonment on the date specified by the court without a serious reason,
b) residing, without permission and without a serious reason, in a locality or district from which he has been banned under a prohibition of residence sentence, or by failing to comply with restrictions and obligations imposed on him by the court in connection with the execution of such sentence,
c) residing, without permission and without a serious reason, on the territory of the Slovak Republic despite having been imposed the sentence of expulsion from, or sentence of prohibition of residence on, the territory of the Slovak Republic,
d) carrying out the activities prohibited under the prohibition to undertake certain activities decision issued by a court or other State authority,
e) committing serious misconduct with the aim to frustrate the purpose of protective medical treatment or protective re-education imposed on him by a court or otherwise, in particular by escaping from an institution, or by substantially impeding the execution of such decisions, or
f) committing serious misconduct with the aim to prevent the purpose of remand in custody or sentence, or
g) committing serious or repeated misconduct with the aim to breach an order restraining him from entering shared household issued under separate regulation or on the basis of a preliminary measure taken by a court, or
h) committing serious misconduct whereby he frustrates an execution of imposed protective supervision,
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to two years.

(2) Any person who, in the course of criminal proceedings, frustrates or substantially impedes the execution of a decision made by a court or other public authority by

a) destroying, damaging, rendering unusable, concealing, stealing or removing a thing affected by such decision, or
b) escaping the guards, escaping from the execution of custody or of an imprisonment sentence, or by helping in the escape of another,
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one to five years.

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth;
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;
(c) Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence;
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties;
(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties.