'Recklessness' in document 'Ukraine - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter V. GUILT AND ITS FORMS

Article 25. Recklessness and its types

1. Recklessness subdivides into criminal presumption and criminal negligence.

2. Recklessness is held to be criminal presumption where a person anticipated that his/her act (action or omission) may have socially injurious consequences but carelessly expected to avoid them.

3. Recklessness is held to be criminal negligence where a person did not anticipate that his/ her act (action or omission) may have socially injurious consequences, although ought to and could anticipate them.