Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

for by provisions in this Code. The court shall determine a deadline for the performance
of these conditions within the verification period.
4. When the court imposes a punishment of imprisonment or a fine, the court may impose
a suspended sentence for both punishments or only for the punishment of imprisonment.
Article 52
Conditions for imposing suspended sentences
1. A suspended sentence may be imposed on a perpetrator of a criminal offense for which
the punishment of imprisonment of up to five (5) years is provided for by the law.
2. A suspended sentence may be imposed on a perpetrator of a criminal offense for which
the punishment of imprisonment of up to ten (10) years is provided by for the law if the
provisions of mitigation of the punishment are applied.
3. A suspended sentence may be imposed on a perpetrator as foreseen in paragraph 1 and
2 of this Article when the court imposes a punishment of a fine or of imprisonment of up
to two (2) years, either for a single offense or concurrent offenses.
4. When determining whether to impose a suspended sentence, the court shall consider, in
particular, the purpose of a suspended sentence, the past conduct of the perpetrator, his or
her behavior after the commission of the criminal offense, the degree of criminal liability
and other circumstances under which the criminal offense was committed.
5. When the court imposes a punishment of imprisonment and a fine, the court may
impose a suspended sentence for both punishments or for only the punishment of
imprisonment.
Article 53
Revocation of suspended sentence due to newly committed criminal offenses
1. The court shall revoke a suspended sentence if, during the verification period, the
convicted person commits one or more criminal offenses for which a punishment of
imprisonment of two (2) or more years has been imposed.
2. The court may revoke a suspended sentence if, during the verification period, the
convicted person commits one or more criminal offenses for which a punishment of
imprisonment of less than two (2) years or a punishment of a fine has been imposed, after
considering all the circumstances related to the committed criminal offenses and the
convicted person, and especially the similarity of the committed criminal offenses, their
importance and the motives for committing the criminal offenses.
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