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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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etween the ages <strong>of</strong> fourteen (14) and sixteen (16), the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> five (5) to ten (10) years.<br />

4. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed by a parent,<br />

an adoptive parent, guardian or another person exercising parental authority over a person<br />

under the age <strong>of</strong> fourteen (14), the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> at<br />

least fifteen (15) years.<br />

5. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed with the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> obtaining a material benefit, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> at least five (5) years. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraphs 2 or<br />

3 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed with the purpose <strong>of</strong> obtaining a material benefit, the<br />

perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and imprisonment <strong>of</strong> at least fifteen (15) years.<br />

Article 247<br />

Extramarital community with a person under the age <strong>of</strong> sixteen (16)<br />

1. An adult who cohabits in extramarital community with a person between the ages <strong>of</strong><br />

fourteen (14) and sixteen (16) years shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> five (5) to<br />

twenty (20) years.<br />

2. A parent, an adoptive parent, guardian or another person exercising parental authority<br />

who permits or induces a person between the ages <strong>of</strong> fourteen (14) and sixteen(16) years<br />

to cohabit in extramarital community with another person shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> five (5) to twenty (20) years.<br />

3. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed against<br />

a person under the age <strong>of</strong> fourteen (14) years, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> at least fifteen (15) years.<br />

4. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 2 or 3 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed with the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> obtaining a material benefit, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine and<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> at least fifteen (15) years.<br />

Article 248<br />

Changing the family status <strong>of</strong> a child<br />

Whoever substitutes one child for another or otherwise alters his or her family status<br />

except as permitted by law shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> three (3) months to<br />

three (3) years.<br />

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