Law No. 1263 of 19 July 2002 · Parliament
Law adds Article 143¹ to the Criminal Code on occupying places of worship
- In force since 25 Jul 2002
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Law No. 1263 of 19.07.2002 adds Article 143¹ to the Criminal Code, setting penalties for the unlawful or abusive occupation of a place of worship. Penalties rise with the seriousness of the act. The law took effect on 25.07.2002. The text shows it was repealed by LP1160-XV of 21.06.02, MO128-129/1014 of 13.09.2002.
Key points
- Unlawful or abusive occupation of a place of worship is punished by imprisonment from one to three years or a fine of one hundred to three hundred minimum wages.
- If the act is committed by a group of persons acting under prior agreement, causing serious bodily injury, non-life-threatening violence, or damage or destruction of property, the penalty is three to seven years.
- The penalty is seven to fifteen years if the act is committed by an organized group, with a weapon or other object used as a weapon, with life-threatening violence, or if it causes large-scale damage or other serious consequences.
- The law took effect on 25.07.2002.
- The register does not show a repeal date, but the displayed text states it was repealed by LP1160-XV of 21.06.02, MO128-129/1014 of 13.09.2002.
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Official text
Official title (in Romanian) Lege nr. 1263 privind completarea Codului penal
Official text in Romanian. The register publishes no English version.
Versiune în vigoare din 12.06.2003 în baza modificărilor prin
LP1160-XV din 21.06.02,MO128-129/1014 din 13.09.2002
Parlamentul adoptă prezenta lege organică.
Articol unic.
După articolul 143 din Codul penal, aprobat prin Legea R.S.S. Moldoveneşti din 24 martie 1961 (Veştile Sovietului Suprem al R.S.S. Moldoveneşti, 1961, nr. 10, art. 41), cu modificările ulterioare, se introduce articolul 143¹, cu următorul cuprins:
"Articolul 143¹. Ocuparea samavolnică sau prin metode abuzive a lăcaşurilor de cult
Ocuparea samavolnică sau prin metode abuzive a lăcaşului de cult - se pedepseşte cu privaţiune de libertate pe un termen de la unu la trei ani sau cu amendă în mărime de la o sută pînă la trei sute de salarii minime.
Aceeaşi acţiune săvîrşită în urma înţelegerii prealabile de către un grup de persoane, cu pricinuirea unor leziuni corporale grave sau însoţite de violenţă nepericuloasă pentru viaţă şi sănătate, sau însoţite de deteriorarea ori nimicirea bunurilor, -
se pedepseşte cu privaţiune de libertate pe un termen de la trei la şapte ani.
Faptele prevăzute la alineatul 1 sau la alineatul 2 din prezentul articol, săvîrşite de un grup organizat ori cu aplicarea armei sau a altor obiecte folosite în calitate de armă, ori însoţite de violenţă periculoasă pentru viaţă şi sănătate, ori care au pricinuit pagube de proporţii mari sau alte consecinţe grave, -
se pedepsesc cu privaţiunea de libertate pe un termen de la şapte la cincisprezece ani. "
PREŞEDINTELE PARLAMENTULUI Eugenia OSTAPCIUC
Chişinău, 19 iulie 2002.
Nr. 1263-XV.
abrogat prin LP1160-XV din 21.06.02,MO128-129/1014 din 13.09.2002
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Law No. 1263 of 19 July 2002, issued by Parliament, published in the Official Gazette on 25 July 2002. Status: in force.
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