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SWE-1962-L-53916
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Title_of_text
Penal Code (1962:700).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1962-12-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Brottsbalk (1962:700)
Abstract/Citation
The consolidation of the Code includes amending texts through March 2015 (up to Act 2015:97). The consolidated text includes various amendments.
Contains 3 sections and 38 chapters concerning, inter alia:
Section I: General Provisions.
Chapter 1: About law and criminal sanctions.
Chapter 2: About the applicability of the Swedish law.
Section II: About the crimes.
Chapter 3: About crimes against life and health.
Chapter 4: About crimes against freedom and peace.
Chapter 5: About defamation.
Chapter 6: About sex crimes.
Chapter 7: About crimes against family.
Chapter 8: About theft, robbery and other acquisitive crime.
Chapter 9: About fraud.
Chapter 10: About embezzlement, breach of trust and other bribery.
Chapter 11: About crimes against creditors, etc.
Chapter 12: About vandalism.
Chapter 13: About dangerous crime for the general public.
Chapter 14: About counterfeiting.
Chapter 15: About perjury, false charges and other perjury.
Chapter 16: About crimes against public order.
Chapter 17: About crimes against public activity, etc.
Chapter 18: About high treason.
Chapter 19: About crimes against national security.
Chapter 20: About in-service crimes etc.
Chapter 21: About violations of soldiers
Chapter 22: About treason etc.
Chapter 23: About attempt, preparation, conspiracy and complicity.
Chapter 24: About general grounds for discharge.
Section III: About sanctions.
Chapter 25. About fines etc.
Chapter 26. About prison.
Chapter 27. About a conditional sentence.
Chapter 28. About probation.
Chapter 29. About sentencing and remission of a penalty.
Chapter 30. About choice of sanctions.
Chapter 31. About transfer to special care in some cases.
Chapter 32. About transfer to special care for young persons.
Chapter 33. If the settlement of warrants and detention time, etc.
Chapter 34. Certain provisions of the aggregation of crime and change penalties.
Chapter 35. About removing the penalty.
Chapter 36. About the confiscation of property, corporate fine and other legal consequence of crime.
Chapter 37. About the Boards.
Chapter 38. Procedural provisions, etc.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2008-05-29 (SWE-2008-L-83037)
Act (2008:370) to amend the Penal Code (1962:700).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
English translation (Chapter 6)
Author
Publications
Publisher
Government Offices of Sweden
URL
http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/04/74/55/ef2d4c50.pdf
Electronic source title
English translation
Author
Publications
Publisher
Government Offices of Sweden
URL
http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/02/77/77/cb79a8a3.pdf
Electronic source title
Code on-line in Swedish, Basic Text
Author
Regeringens rättsdatabaser
Publisher
Notisum AB
Place of publication
www.notisum.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://www.notisum.se/rnp/SLS/LAG/19620700.htm
Page range
33 pp.
File
SWE53916 Swedish.pdf (PDF)
Electronic source title
Code on-line in Swedish, Consolidated Text
Author
Regeringskansliets rättsdatabaser
Publisher
Notisum AB
Place of publication
www.notisum.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://www.notisum.se/Pub/Doc.aspx?url=/rnp/sls/lag/19620700.htm
Page range
52 pp.
File
SWE53916SwedishConsolidated.pdf (PDF of Code as amended to Act 2015:97)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Penal Code of Sweden (American Series of Foreign Penal Codes No. 17)
Author
Thorsten Sellin, trans.
Publisher
Fred B. Rothman (USA), Sweet and Maxwell (UK)
Date
1972
Page range
114 p.
ISBN
0-8377-0037-X
Serial region
Serial title
English translation
Date
1999
Volume
Internet: Swedish Ministry of Justice
Page range
179 p.