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Section 217
Section 216 Money Laundering (1) Whoever conceals the origin or otherwise attempts to substantially complicate or render impossible to find the origin a) of items or other assets that were acquired by a criminal offence committed in the Czech Republic or abroad, or as a reward for such criminal offence, or b) of items or other assets that were obtained for an item or other assets referred to in Paragraph a), or whoever allowed the commission of such an act to another person, shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to four years, a monetary penalty, punishment by disqualification, or forfeiture of items or other assets; however if they committed such an act in relation to the item or other assets that originated from a criminal offence for which the law stipulates a more lenient punishment, they shall be punished by the lenient punishment. (2) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of six months to five years or a monetary penalty if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 in relation to an item or other assets that have a higher value, or b) they procured another benefit of greater extent by committing such an act for themselves or another person. (3) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of two to six years or forfeiture of property if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 as a member of an organised group, b) they committed such an act in relation to the item or other assets originating from a particularly serious crime, c) they committed such an act in relation to an item or other assets the value of which is not negligible, d) they procured a substantial benefit by committing such an act for themselves or another person, or e) they exploited their employment status or their position to commit such an act. (4) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of three to eight years or forfeiture of property if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 in connection with an organised group operating in several States, b) they committed such an act in relation to an item or other assets with a high value, or c) they procured another large-scale benefit by committing such an act for themselves or another person. Section 217 Money Laundering out of Negligence (1) Whoever allows another person, even out of negligence, to conceal the origin, or renders impossible to find the origin, of an item or other assets of higher value which were acquired by an act committed in the Czech Republic or abroad or as a reward for such an
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Section 219
act, shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to one year, punishment by disqualification, or forfeiture of items or other assets. (2) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to three years if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 by violating an important obligation arising from their employment, profession, position or function, or if it was imposed on them by law, or b) they procured a substantial benefit by committing such an act for themselves or another person. (3) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of one to five years if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 in relation to the item or other assets originating from a particularly serious crime, or b) they procured another large-scale benefit by committing such an act for themselves or another person. Section 218 Profiteering (1) Whoever exploits another person’s intellectual weakness, anxiety, inexperience, carelessness, or distress, provides for themselves or promises to another person performance, the value of which is grossly disproportionate to the value of the mutual performance, or whoever claims such receivable, or intends to claim and transfers it to themselves, shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to two years or punishment by disqualification. (2) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of six months to five years or a monetary penalty if a) they procured a substantial benefit by committing an act referred to in Subsection 1 for themselves or another person, b) they committed such an act as a member of an organised group, or c) they caused someone else serious distress by committing such an act. (3) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of three to eight years if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 during a state of national emergency or war, during a natural disaster or another event seriously threatening the life or health of people, public order or property, or b) they procured another large-scale benefit by committing such an act for themselves or another person. Section 219 Concealment of Items (1) Whoever appropriates a stranger’s item or other assets that are not of a negligible value that they obtained by finding, by accident or otherwise without the consent of the entitled person shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to one year or punishment by disqualification.
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(2) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of six months to five years or a monetary penalty if they procured a substantial benefit by committing an act referred to in Subsection 1 for themselves or another person. (3) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of two to eight years if they procured another large-scale benefit by committing an act referred to in Subsection 1 for themselves or another person. Section 220 Violation of Obligations of Trust (1) Whoever violates the legally imposed or contractually assumed obligation to take care of or manage the property of another person, and thus causes the other person damage that is not small, shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to two years or punishment by disqualification. (2) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of six months to five years or a monetary penalty if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 as a person who has a particular obligation to defend the interests of the victim, or b) they caused substantial damage by committing such an act. (3) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of two to eight years if they caused large-scale damage by committing an act referred to in Subsection 1. Section 221 Violation of Obligations of Trust out of Negligence (1) Whoever violates the legally imposed or contractually assumed obligation to take care of or manage the property of another person, out of gross negligence, and thus causes the other person substantial damage, shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to six months or punishment by disqualification. (2) An offender shall be punished by a prison sentence of up to three years if a) they committed an act referred to in Subsection 1 as a person who has a particular obligation to defend the interests of the victim, or b) they caused large-scale damage by committing such an act.
a) b) c) d) e)
Section 222 Damage to the Creditor (1) Whoever, even if only partially, defeats the satisfaction of their creditors by destroying, damaging, concealing, disposing, rendering unusable or removing, even if only in part, their property, forwarding their receivable or assuming the debt of another person, burdening an item that is subject to the liability or renting it, feigning or recognising a nonexistent right or obligation, feigning or recognising the right or obligation to a greater extent than it actually is,
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