Moldova, Republic of

Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova

GENERAL PART

Chapter VII
CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT

Article 70. Imprisonment

(1) Imprisonment is the deprivation of the liberty of a person guilty of the commission of a crime by the forced isolation of the person from his/her normal living environment and confinement in a penitentiary for a certain term based on a court decision.

(2) Imprisonment shall be set for a term of from 3 months to 20 years.

(3) When setting the punishment for a person who at the date of the commission of the crime was aged under 18, the term of imprisonment shall be determined from the maximum punishment established by criminal law for the crime committed reduced by half.

(4) When setting the final punishment in a case of a cumulation of crimes, imprisonment may not exceed 25 years for adults and 12 years and 6 months for juveniles, and in a case of a cumulation of sentences, it cannot exceed 30 years for adults and 15 years for juveniles.

(5) In a case of substitution of life imprisonment with a milder punishment as mercy, imprisonment for 30 years shall be applied.

Keywords

Enforcement of sentences imposed
National procedures re enforcement of sentences imposed
National penalties - maximum penalty
Enforcement of sentence of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - conditions of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - imprisonment
National penalties - national proceedings



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