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Structural division: BOOK VII › CHAPTER II
Article 740 — Punishable Acts and Persons.
Revised Criminal Code (English)
Article text
(1) In the matter of petty offences preparatory acts and attempts shall not be punishable.
(2) Likewise, incitement, complicity and being accessory after the fact are not liable to punishment. The petty offender (Art. 32) shall alone be punishable.
(3) In the matter of petty offences a juridical person is not punishable for incitement or complicity; it is punishable only when its official or employee violates laws, regulations or directives as a petty offender in accordance with Article 32 of this Code.
(4) The provisions relating to petty offences shall apply also to young persons within the meaning of the Criminal Code (Arts. 52-55).
(5) The relevant provisions of the Criminal Code relating to crimes committed through mass media (Arts. 42- 47) are applicable to petty offences.
Article 6
Exception: Application of the More Favourable Law.
