Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline
Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline
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CHAPTER XXII<br />
CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
Article 255<br />
Transmitting contagious diseases<br />
1. Whoever fails to comply with the provisions or orders <strong>of</strong> the competent public entity in<br />
the field <strong>of</strong> health aimed at preventing or fighting contagious diseases among people or<br />
animals and thereby causes the transmission <strong>of</strong> a contagious disease among people shall<br />
be punished by a fine or imprisonment up to three (3) years.<br />
2. Whoever fails to comply with the provisions or orders provided for in the paragraph 1<br />
<strong>of</strong> this Article and thereby causes the transmission <strong>of</strong> a contagious disease among animals<br />
shall be punished by a fine or by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to one (1) year.<br />
3. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed by<br />
negligence, the perpetrator shall be punished by a fine or by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> up to six (6)<br />
months.<br />
4. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 and 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in the death<br />
<strong>of</strong> one or more persons, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to<br />
twelve (12) years.<br />
5. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in grievous<br />
bodily injury or serious impairment to health the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />
imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to eight (8) years.<br />
6. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 3 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in grievous bodily<br />
injury or serious impairment to health, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment<br />
<strong>of</strong> up to three (3) years.<br />
7. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 3 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in the death <strong>of</strong> one<br />
or more persons, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to eight (8)<br />
years.<br />
Article 256<br />
Failure to comply with health provisions during an epidemic<br />
Whoever during an epidemic <strong>of</strong> a contagious disease fails to comply with orders or other<br />
decisions issued on the basis <strong>of</strong> provisions <strong>of</strong> the competent authority which establishes<br />
measures aimed at fighting or preventing the disease shall be punished by imprisonment<br />
<strong>of</strong> up to two (2) years.<br />
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