Bulgaria

Criminal Code

BULGARIA – CRIMINAL CODE

GENERAL PART

Chapter Two - CRIME

Section I -General Provisions

Article 11
(3) An act shall be considered committed through negligence where the perpetrator did not foresee the occurrence of consequences dangerous to society, but was obliged to and could foresee them, or where he foresaw the occurrence of such consequences but intended to avert them.

(4) Acts committed through negligence shall be punishable only in the cases provided by law.

(5) Where the law qualifies an act as aggravated crime due to the occurrence of additional consequences dangerous to society, if no intent is required for such consequences the perpetrator shall be held responsible for aggravated crime where he has acted with negligence with regard to those consequences.

Keywords

Mental element
Negligence
Intent - national proceedings



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