- Law No. 7895, dated 27 January 1995
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- GENERAL PART
- CHAPTER I - CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS APPLICATION
- CHAPTER II - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
- CHAPTER III - ATTEMPT
- CHAPTER IV - COLLABORATION
- CHAPTER V - PUNISHMENTS
- CHAPTER VI - DETERMINATION OF PUNISHMENT
- CHAPTER VII - ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT
- CHAPTER VIII - CESSATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, PUNISHMENTS, AND THEIR NON-EXECUTION
- SPECIAL PART
- CHAPTER I - CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
- CHAPTER II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON CRIMES AGAINST LIFE
- SECTION I - CRIMES AGAINST LIFE COMMITTED INTENTIONALLY
- SECTION II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON COMMITTED BY NEGLIGENCE
- SECTION III - CRIMINAL ACTS INTENTIONALLY COMMITTED AGAINST HEALTH
- SECTION IV - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST HEALTH DUE TO NEGLIGENCE
- SECTION V - CRIMINAL ACTS ENDANGERING THE LIFE AND HEALTHBECAUSE OF INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY OR REFRAINING FROM PROVIDING HELP
- SECTION VI - SEXUAL OFFENCES
- SECTION VII - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST PERSON’S FREEDOM
- SECTION IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST CHILDREN, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
- SECTION X - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST FREEDOM OF RELIGION
- CHAPTER III - CRIMINAL ACTS RELATED TO PROPERTY OR IN THE ECONOMIC AREA
- SECTION I - THEFT OF PROPERTY
- SECTION II - FRAUD
- SECTION III - DESTROYING PROPERTY
- SECTION IV - CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED IN CORPORATIONS
- SECTION V - OFFENCES IN THE FIELD OF CUSTOMS
- SECTION VI - CRIMINAL ACTS RELATED TO TAXATION
- SECTION VII - FALSIFYING CURRENCY OR MONEY ORDERS
- SECTION VIII - FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS
- SECTION IX - CRIMINAL ACTS IN THE AREA OF BANKRUPTCY
- SECTION X - UNLAWFUL LOTTERIES AND GAMBLING
- SECTION XI - CRIMINAL ACTS WHICH VIOLATE THE LEGAL STATUS OF LAND
- CHAPTER IV - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST ENVIRONMENT
- CHAPTER V - OFFENCES AGAINST INDEPENDENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER
- CHAPTER VI - OFFENCES ENCROACHING RELATIONS WITH OTHER STATES
- CHAPTER VII - TERRORIST ACTS
- CHAPTER VIII - CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE AUTHORITY
- SECTION I - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST STATE ACTIVITY COMMITTED BY[ALBANIAN] CITIZENS
- SECTION II - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST THE ACTIVITY OF THE STATE COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS
- SECTION III - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY
- SECTION IV - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST STATE SECRETS AND STATE BORDERS
- CHAPTER IX - CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE
- CHAPTER X - CRIMINAL ACTS AFFECTING FREE ELECTIONS AND THE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF ELECTIONS
- CHAPTER XI - CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED BY AN ARMED GANG OR CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION
- GENERAL PART
- CHAPTER I CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS APPLICATION
- CHAPTER II CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
- CHAPTER III ATTEMPT
- CHAPTER IV COLLABORATION
- CHAPTER V PUNISHMENTS
- CHAPTER V IDETERMINATION OF PUNISHMENT
- CHAPTER VII ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT
- CHAPTER VIII CESSATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, PUNISHMENTS, AND THEIR NON-EXECUTION
- SPECIAL PART
- CHAPTER I CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
- CHAPTER II OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON
- SECTION I CRIMES AGAINST LIFE COMMITTED INTENTIONALLY
- SECTION II OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON COMMITTED BY NEGLIGENCE
- SECTION III CRIMINAL ACTS INTENTIONALLY COMMITTED AGAINST HEALTH
- SECTION IV CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST HEALTH DUE TO NEGLIGENCE
- SECTION V CRIMINAL ACTS ENDANGERING THE LIFE AND HEALTH BECAUSE OF INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY OR REFRAINING FROM PROVIDING HELP
- SECTION VI SEXUAL OFFENCES
- SECTION VII CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST PERSON’S FREEDOM
- SECTION VIII Criminal acts against morality and dignity
- SECTION IX CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST CHILDREN, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
- SECTION X CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST FREEDOM OF RELIGION
- CRIMES AGAINST LIFE
- CHAPTER III CRIMINAL ACTS RELATED TO PROPERTY OR IN THE ECONOMIC AREA
- SECTION I THEFT OF PROPERTY
- SECTION II FRAUD
- SECTION III DESTROYING PROPERTY
- SECTION IV CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED IN CORPORATIONS
- SECTION V OFFENCES IN THE FIELD OF CUSTOMS
- SECTION VI CRIMINAL ACTS RELATED TO TAXATION
- SECTION VII FALSIFYING CURRENCY OR MONEY ORDERS
- SECTION VIII FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS
- Article 186 Falsification of Documents
- Article 187 Falsifying school documents
- Article 188 Falsifying health-related documents
- Article 189 Falsification of Identity Documents, Passports or Visas
- Article 190 Falsification of Seals, Stamps or Forms
- Article 191 Falsification of Civil Status Documents
- Article 192/a Documents disappearing and stealing
- Article 192/b Interference in the computer transmissions
- SECTION IX CRIMINAL ACTS IN THE AREA OF BANKRUPTCY
- SECTION X UNLAWFUL LOTTERIES AND GAMBLING
- SECTION XI CRIMINAL ACTS WHICH VIOLATE THE LEGAL STATUS OF LAND
- CHAPTER IV CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST ENVIRONMENT
- CHAPTER V OFFENCES AGAINST INDEPENDENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER
- SECTION I OFFENCES AGAINST INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY
- SECTION II OFFENCES AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER
- CHAPTER VI OFFENCES ENCROACHING RELATIONS WITH OTHER STATES
- CHAPTER VII TERRORIST ACTS
- CHAPTER VIII CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE AUTHORITY
- SECTION I CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST STATE ACTIVITY COMMITTED BY [ALBANIAN] CITIZENS
- SECTION II CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST THE ACTIVITY OF THE STATE COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS
- SECTION III CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY
- SECTION IV CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST STATE SECRETS AND STATE BORDERS
- CHAPTER IX CRIMINAL ACTS AGAINST JUSTICE
- CHAPTER X CRIMINAL ACTS AFFECTING FREE ELECTIONS AND THE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF ELECTIONS
- CHAPTER XI CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED BY AN ARMED GANG OR CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION
Law No. 7895, dated 27 January 1995
CRIMINAL CODE OF
THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL PART
CHAPTER I - CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS APPLICATION
Article 1 - Criminal Law and classification of criminal acts
Article 1/a - Basics of the criminal/penal legislation
Article 1/b - Tasks of the criminal legislation
Article 1/c - Principles of the Criminal Code
Article 2 - Unlawful sentencing
Article 3 - Operation in time of the criminal law
Article 4 - Ignorance of law
Article 5 - Territory of the Republic of Albania
Article 6 - The applicable law on criminal acts committed by Albanian citizens
Article 7 - The applicable law on criminal acts committed by foreign citizens
Article 8 - Applicable law on criminal acts committed by a person without nationality
Article 9 - Responsibility of a foreign citizen who enjoys immunity
Article 10 - Validity of criminal sentences of foreign courts
Article 11 - Extradition
CHAPTER II - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
Article 12 - Age for criminal responsibility
Article 13 - Causal connection
Article 14 - Guilt
Article 15 - Intention
Article 16 - Negligence
Article 17 - Irresponsibility because of the person’s mental state
Article 18 - Criminal act committed when inebriated
Article 19 - Necessary defense
Article 20 - Extreme necessity
Article 21 - Exercising a right or fulfilling a duty
CHAPTER III - ATTEMPT
Article 22 - The meaning of attempt
Article 23 - Responsibility for the attempt
Article 24 - Giving up the commitment of a criminal act
CHAPTER IV - COLLABORATION
Article 25 - Meaning of collaboration
Article 26 - Collaborators
Article 27 - Responsibility of collaborators
Article 28 - Special forms of collaboration
CHAPTER V - PUNISHMENTS
Article 29 - Principal punishments
Article 30 - Supplementary punishments
Article 31 - Life imprisonment or capital punishment
Article 32 - Imprisonment
Article 33 - The manner of serving life imprisonment and ordinary imprisonment
Article 34 - Fines
Article 35 - The removal of the right to exercise public functions
Article 36 - Confiscation of means for committing the criminal offence and criminal offence proceeds
Article 37 - Ban on driving
Article 38 - Stripping decorations and honorary titles
Article 39 - Deprivation of the right to exercise an activity or skill
Article 40 - Deprivation of the right to undertake leading positions
Article 41 - Denial of the right to stay in one or more administrative units
Article 42 - Expulsion from the territory
Article 43 - Publication of court sentences
Article 44 - The manner of serving supplementary punishments
Article 45 - The Application of the criminal law on legal persons/entities
Article 46 - Medical and educational sanctions
CHAPTER VI - DETERMINATION OF PUNISHMENT
Article 47 - Determination of punishment
Article 48 - Mitigating circumstances
Article 49 - [No title in the original]
Article 50 - Aggravating circumstances
Article 51 - Imprisonment sentencing of minors
Article 52 - Excluding minors from punishment
Article 53 - Sentencing under the minimum provided for by law
Article 54 - Accepting to pay the fine
Article 55 - Sentencing for more than one criminal act
Article 56 - Concurrence of sentences
Article 57 - Detention
CHAPTER VII - ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT
Article 58 - Fragmentation of imprisonment
Article 59 - Suspending the execution of a sentence
Article 60 - Sanctions against the convicted under probation
Article 61 - Convicted’s obligations during probation
Article 62 - Revoking the sentence on suspending through
Article 63 - Suspension of imprisonment and compulsion to perform labor in favor of public interest
Article 64 - Early release on parole
Article 65 - [No title in the original]
CHAPTER VIII - CESSATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, PUNISHMENTS,
AND THEIR NON-EXECUTION
Article 66 - Statute of limitations for criminal prosecution
Article 67 - Non-operation of the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution
Article 68 - Statute of limitations on the execution of sentences
Article 69 - Nullification of sentencing
Article 70 - Pardon
Article 71 - Amnesty
Article 72 - Applicability of provisions of the General Part
CHAPTER I - CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Article 73 - Genocide
Article 74 - Crimes against humanity
Article 75 - War crimes
CHAPTER II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON CRIMES AGAINST LIFE
SECTION I - CRIMES AGAINST LIFE COMMITTED INTENTIONALLY
Article 76 - Murder
Article 77 - Murder connected to another crime
Article 78 - Premeditated homicide
Article 79 - Homicides committed in other specific circumstances
Article 80 - [No title in original]
Article 81 - Infanticide
Article 82 - Homicide committed in a state of profound psychiatric distress
Article 83 - Homicide committed through the use of excessive force for self-defense
Article 83/a - Serious threat/ intimidation on the ground of revenge or blood feud
Article 84 - Threat
SECTION II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON COMMITTED BY NEGLIGENCE
Article 85 - Manslaughter
SECTION III - CRIMINAL ACTS INTENTIONALLY COMMITTED AGAINST HEALTH
CRIMINAL CODE OF
THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
GENERAL PART
CHAPTER I - CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS APPLICATION
Article 1 - Criminal Law and classification of criminal acts
Article 1/a - Basics of the criminal/penal legislation
Article 1/b - Tasks of the criminal legislation
Article 1/c - Principles of the Criminal Code
Article 2 - Unlawful sentencing
Article 3 - Operation in time of the criminal law
Article 4 - Ignorance of law
Article 5 - Territory of the Republic of Albania
Article 6 - The applicable law on criminal acts committed by Albanian citizens
Article 7 - The applicable law on criminal acts committed by foreign citizens
Article 8 - Applicable law on criminal acts committed by a person without nationality
Article 9 - Responsibility of a foreign citizen who enjoys immunity
Article 10 - Validity of criminal sentences of foreign courts
Article 11 - Extradition
CHAPTER II - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
Article 12 - Age for criminal responsibility
Article 13 - Causal connection
Article 14 - Guilt
Article 15 - Intention
Article 16 - Negligence
Article 17 - Irresponsibility because of the person’s mental state
Article 18 - Criminal act committed when inebriated
Article 19 - Necessary defense
Article 20 - Extreme necessity
Article 21 - Exercising a right or fulfilling a duty
Article 22 - The meaning of attempt
Article 23 - Responsibility for the attempt
Article 24 - Giving up the commitment of a criminal act
CHAPTER IV - COLLABORATION
Article 25 - Meaning of collaboration
Article 26 - Collaborators
Article 27 - Responsibility of collaborators
CHAPTER V - PUNISHMENTS
Article 29 - Principal punishments
Article 30 - Supplementary punishments
Article 31 - Life imprisonment or capital punishment
Article 32 - Imprisonment
Article 33 - The manner of serving life imprisonment and ordinary imprisonment
Article 34 - Fines
Article 35 - The removal of the right to exercise public functions
Article 36 - Confiscation of means for committing the criminal offence and criminal offence proceeds
Article 37 - Ban on driving
Article 38 - Stripping decorations and honorary titles
Article 39 - Deprivation of the right to exercise an activity or skill
Article 40 - Deprivation of the right to undertake leading positions
Article 41 - Denial of the right to stay in one or more administrative units
Article 42 - Expulsion from the territory
Article 43 - Publication of court sentences
Article 44 - The manner of serving supplementary punishments
Article 45 - The Application of the criminal law on legal persons/entities
Article 46 - Medical and educational sanctions
CHAPTER VI - DETERMINATION OF PUNISHMENT
Article 47 - Determination of punishment
Article 48 - Mitigating circumstances
Article 49 - [No title in the original]
Article 50 - Aggravating circumstances
Article 51 - Imprisonment sentencing of minors
Article 52 - Excluding minors from punishment
Article 53 - Sentencing under the minimum provided for by law
Article 54 - Accepting to pay the fine
Article 55 - Sentencing for more than one criminal act
Article 56 - Concurrence of sentences
Article 57 - Detention
CHAPTER VII - ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT
Article 58 - Fragmentation of imprisonment
Article 59 - Suspending the execution of a sentence
Article 60 - Sanctions against the convicted under probation
Article 61 - Convicted’s obligations during probation
Article 62 - Revoking the sentence on suspending through
Article 63 - Suspension of imprisonment and compulsion to perform labor in favor of public interest
Article 64 - Early release on parole
Article 65 - [No title in the original]
CHAPTER VIII - CESSATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, PUNISHMENTS,
AND THEIR NON-EXECUTION
Article 66 - Statute of limitations for criminal prosecution
Article 67 - Non-operation of the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution
Article 68 - Statute of limitations on the execution of sentences
Article 69 - Nullification of sentencing
Article 70 - Pardon
Article 71 - Amnesty
Article 72 - Applicability of provisions of the General Part
CHAPTER I - CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Article 73 - Genocide
Article 74 - Crimes against humanity
Article 75 - War crimes
SECTION I - CRIMES AGAINST LIFE COMMITTED INTENTIONALLY
Article 76 - Murder
Article 77 - Murder connected to another crime
Article 78 - Premeditated homicide
Article 79 - Homicides committed in other specific circumstances
Article 80 - [No title in original]
Article 81 - Infanticide
Article 82 - Homicide committed in a state of profound psychiatric distress
Article 83 - Homicide committed through the use of excessive force for self-defense
Article 83/a - Serious threat/ intimidation on the ground of revenge or blood feud
Article 84 - Threat
SECTION II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON COMMITTED BY NEGLIGENCE
Article 85 - Manslaughter
SECTION III - CRIMINAL ACTS INTENTIONALLY COMMITTED AGAINST HEALTH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER III - ATTEMPT
Article 28 - Special forms of collaboration
CHAPTER II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON CRIMES AGAINST LIFE