On Making an Addition to the Criminal Code of Georgia

On Making an Addition to the Criminal Code of Georgia

Law of Georgia

On Making an Addition to the Criminal Code of Georgia

Article 1🔗

The Criminal Code of Georgia (Legislative Herald of Georgia, No 41(48), 1999, Art. 209) shall be supplemented with Article 378¹ of the following content:

"Article 378¹. Transfer of Prohibited Items to Persons Placed in a Penitentiary Establishment, Temporary Detention Isolator and Hauptwache

1. Transfer of prohibited items to persons placed in a penitentiary establishment, temporary detention isolator and Hauptwache, –

shall be punishable by a fine or imprisonment for a term of up to two years.

2. The same act committed:

a) repeatedly;

b) by a person who had previously committed any of the crimes provided for by Articles 378–379 of this Code;

c) by a group of persons by prior agreement;

d) by transferring a narcotic drug, its analogue or a precursor;

e) by transferring a psychotropic substance, its analogue or a potent substance;

f) by transferring a weapon;

g) which resulted in grave consequences, –

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of two to four years.

3. The same act committed with the use of official position, –

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to six years.

Note: Any item (thing) shall be considered a prohibited item, except for those items (things) which a person placed in a penitentiary establishment, temporary detention isolator and Hauptwache is permitted to carry.".

Article 2🔗

This Law shall enter into force on the 15th day after its publication.

President of Georgia M. Saakashvili

Tbilisi,

20 December 2005.

No. 2378-rs