General Penal Code () governs the criminal law in Iceland. The code is passed under Act no.19 and revised acts have been adopted in principal areas of law, such as the Act on Customs and the Act in Respect of Children. In the last few years, legislation is updated in certain fields of law, such as in banking, communications, corporations and intellectual property rights.
Structure General Penal Code of 1940, sub-divided into 29 chapters, comprises 269 articles. ChaptersArticlesDescriptionChapter I1 - 11Conditions for Authority of Penalties, Sphere of Application of Penal Law ? 1)et al.Chapter II12 - 19General Conditions for Imposition of PenaltiesChapter III20 - 23Attempt and ParticipationChapter IV24 - 30Rules of IndictmentChapter V31 - 55On the PenaltiesChapter VI56 - 61On Conditionally Suspended Indictment and Suspended SentencesChapter VII62 - 69On Security Measures, Deprivation of Civil Rights and Confiscation of AssetsChapter VIII70 - 79Factors Influencing Determination of PenaltyChapter IX80 - 85Limitations of Criminal Liability, Cancellation of Sanctions and Restoration of Civil Rights.Chapter X86 - 97High TreasonChapter XI98 - 105Offences against the Constitution of the State and its Supreme AdministrationChapter XII106 - 117Offences against the AuthoritiesChapter XIII118 - 127Offences against Public Peace and General OrderChapter XIV128 - 141Offences while Exercising a Public OfficeChapter XV142 - 149False Testimony and False AccusationsChapter XVI150 - 154Counterfeit of Money and other Offences respecting Legal TenderChapter XVII155 - 163Falsification of Documents and other Offences pertaining to Visible EvidenceChapter XVIII164 - 175Offences Causing Danger to the PublicChapter XIX176 - 179Miscellaneous Offences against Public InterestsChapter XX180 - 187Violations of Rules respecting Maintenance and Employment PracticeChapter XXI188 - 193Offences against Family RelationshipsChapter XXII194 - 210Sexual OffencesChapter XXIII211 - 224Manslaughter and Bodily InjuriesChapter XXIV225 - 227Offences against Personal FreedomChapter XXV228 - 242Defamations and Offences against the Inviolability of Private LifeChapter XXVI243 - 256Enrichment OffencesChapter XXVII257 - 264Miscellaneous Offences pertaining to Financial RightsChapter XXVIII265 - 267Provisions on Compensation, Cancellation of Inheritance Right et al.Chapter XXIXNANA
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