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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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CHAPTER XXIX<br />

CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST THE GENERAL SECURITY OF PEOPLE<br />

AND PROPERTY<br />

Article 365<br />

Causing general danger<br />

1. Whoever, by using fire, flood, weapons, explosives, poison or poisonous gas, ionizing<br />

radiation, mechanical power, electrical power or any other kind <strong>of</strong> energy or with any<br />

other similar dangerous action or dangerous means causes great danger to human life or<br />

considerable damage to property, shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> six (6) months to<br />

five (5) years.<br />

2. Whoever, contrary to the obligations imposed by law does not install equipment for<br />

protection against fire, flood, explosion, poison or poisonous gases, ionizing radiation,<br />

mechanical power, electrical power or any other kind <strong>of</strong> energy or with any other similar<br />

dangerous action or dangerous means, or fails to maintain such equipment in proper<br />

condition or fails to put it to use or in general fails to comply with the rules or technical<br />

regulations on protective measures and thereby causes great danger to human life or<br />

considerable damage, to property shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to five<br />

(5) years.<br />

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

place where a large number <strong>of</strong> people are present, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to eight (8) years.<br />

4. 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 substantial damage to property, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to ten (10) years.<br />

5. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in the death <strong>of</strong><br />

one or more persons, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> three (3) to<br />

twelve (12) years.<br />

6. 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 three<br />

(3) years.<br />

7. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 6 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed in a place<br />

where a large number <strong>of</strong> people are present, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

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

8. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 6 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in grievous bodily<br />

injury or substantial damage to property, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

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

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