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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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5. If the convicted person remains unwilling or unable to pay the fine, instead <strong>of</strong><br />

imposing a punishment <strong>of</strong> imprisonment, the court may, with the consent <strong>of</strong> the convicted<br />

person, substitute an order for community service work for the fine. An order for<br />

community service work shall calculate eight (8) working hours <strong>of</strong> community service<br />

work for each twenty (20) EUR <strong>of</strong> the fine. The community service work shall not<br />

exceed two hundred forty (240) working hours.<br />

6. A fine shall not be collected after the death <strong>of</strong> the convicted person.<br />

Article 47<br />

Replacement <strong>of</strong> imprisonment with punishment <strong>of</strong> fine<br />

The court may, with the consent <strong>of</strong> the convicted person, replace the punishment <strong>of</strong> up to<br />

six (6) months imprisonment with the punishment <strong>of</strong> fine.<br />

Article 48<br />

Replacement <strong>of</strong> punishment with order for community service work<br />

1. The court may, with the consent <strong>of</strong> the convicted person, replace the punishment <strong>of</strong> up<br />

to six (6) months imprisonment with an order for community service work.<br />

2. When imposing an order for community service work, the court shall order the<br />

convicted person to perform unpaid community service work for a specified term <strong>of</strong><br />

thirty (30) to two hundred forty (240) working hours. The probation service will<br />

determine the type <strong>of</strong> community service to be performed by the convicted person,<br />

designate the specific organization for which the convicted person will perform the<br />

community service, decide on the days <strong>of</strong> the week when the community service work<br />

will be performed and supervise the performance <strong>of</strong> the community service work.<br />

3. The community service work shall be performed within a period specified by the court<br />

which shall not exceed one (1) year.<br />

4. If, upon the expiry <strong>of</strong> the specified period, the convicted person has not performed the<br />

community service work or has only partially performed such community service work,<br />

the court shall order a term <strong>of</strong> imprisonment. One (1) day <strong>of</strong> imprisonment shall be<br />

ordered for every eight (8) hours <strong>of</strong> community service that was not performed.<br />

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