Chapter V:Criminal Offences against Property Chapter V:Criminal Offences against Property
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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