Article 8 (Definition of unlawful act)
Unlawful acts are dangerous acts of wilfully or negligently violating the legal order of the State
to the degree that administrative punishment is applied.
Article 9 (Age of application of administrative punishment)
Administrative punishment may only be applied to a person who has reached the age of 16 years
at the time of the unlawful act. In cases where a person who has not reached 16 years has done
an unlawful act, social education measures shall be adopted.
Article 10 (Unlawful acts for which administrative punishment can be applied)
Administrative punishments may only be applied to unlawful acts that have not yet become a
crime.
Article 11 (Conditions for not applying administrative punishment)
The conditions for not applying administrative punishment are as follows.
1. In cases where a person with a mental disability has done an unlawful act in a state where he
or she cannot regulate or control his or her own acts
2. In cases where an performed act is classed as self-defence or an act of necessity
3. In cases where administrative punishment has already been received for the same unlawful act
4. In cases where the legal limitations period for applying administrative punishment has passed
Article 12 (Administrative punishment for unlawful acts in collusion)
In cases where unlawful acts have been done in collusion, administrative punishment shall be
imposed by taking into consideration the degree to which each lawbreaker participated in the
given unlawful act. For abettors and accessories to an unlawful act, administrative punishment
shall be applied according to the paragraph that applies to the principal offender. An abettor shall
have the same or a heavier administrative punishment applied than the principal offender, and an
accessory shall have a lighter administrative punishment applied than the principal offender.
Article 13 (Definition of administrative punishment)
Administrative punishment is administrative legal sanctions that apply to institutions, enterprises,
organizations and citizens that have done unlawful acts that have not reached the degree of
applying a criminal penalty.
Article 14 (Types of administrative punishment)