BOOK FIRST PENAL LAWS
PART I
OF PUNISHMENTS AND GENERAL RULES FOR THEIR APPLICATION, OF THE WILL AND AGE OF
THE OFFENDER, OF ATTEMPTED OFFENCE, OF ACCOMPLICES AND OF RECIDIVISTS
TITLE II
OF THE WILL AND AGE OF THE OFFENDER
39. (1) Deaf-mutes, who at the time of the offence have not attained the age of fourteen years, shall be exempted from any punishment established by law:
Provided that the provisions contained in article 35(3), (4) and (5) may be applied to such persons.
(2) Deaf-mutes, who at the time of the offence have attained the age of fourteen years and who have acted without a mis-chievous discretion, shall likewise be exempted from punishment:
Provided that the provisions contained in article 35(3), (4) and (5) may be applied to such persons.
Individual criminal responsibility
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