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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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