58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Article  181 2, para 1) of the Criminal Code  nb. 985  of18.04.2002

With the reform for the political parties funding, a set of sanctions for the violation of funding re‑ gime by political parties and during the election campaigns were adopted.

There are many sanctions in the Penal Code for Illegal Funding of Political Parties or electoral campaigns, the violation how to manage the means political parties or political parties electoral funds.

(1) Forgery of reports on the financial management of political parties and / or reports on the financing of election campaigns with the intention to substitute or hide the identity of the donors, the amount of funds accumulated or the destination or volume of means used     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 550 to 8500 conventional units or by imprisonment for up to 3 years in both cases with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to carry out certain activities for up to 5 years.     [Art.1812 al. (1), the sanction modified by LP207 of 29.07.16, MO369-378 / 28.10.16 art.751; in force 07.11.16]     (2) The use of administrative resources (public goods), including favoring or consenting to the illegal use of administrative resources (public goods) in electoral campaigns, if large amounts of damage have been caused,     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 4000 to 6000 conventional units or by imprisonment for up to 3 years, in both cases depriving of the right to occupy certain positions or to perform certain activities for a period of 2 to 5 years .     [Art.1812 para. (2), the sanction modified by LP207 of 29.07.16, MO369-378 / 28.10.16 art.751; in force 07.11.16]     (3) Extortion or extortion of donations for political parties and / or electoral funds     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 550 to 850 conventional units or by community service from 100 to 200 hours or by imprisonment for up to 4 years in all cases with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to perform certain activities for a period of 1 to 5 years.     [Art. 1812 para. (3), the sanction modified by LP207 of 29.07.16, MO369-378 / 28.10.16 art.751; in force 07.11.16]     (4) The use to the contrary of the allocations from the state budget for the political parties or the means from the electoral fund, if it caused large damages,     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 4,000 to 6,000 conventional units or by one to five years' imprisonment, in both cases depriving of the right to occupy certain positions or to perform certain activities for a period of 2 to 5 years.     [Art.1812 (4), the sanction amended by LP207 of 29.07.16, MO369-378 / 28.10.16 art.751; in force 07.11.16]     (5) The knowingly accepting the funding of the political party or the electoral contestant by an organized criminal group or a criminal organization (s)     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 850 to 1350 conventional units or by one to six years' imprisonment, in both cases depriving of the right to occupy certain positions or to carry out certain activities for a period of 2 to 5 years.     [Art.1812 (5), sanction amended by LP207 of 29.07.16, MO369-378 / 28.10.16 art.751; in force 07.11.16]     [Art.1812 introduced by LP36 of 09.04.15, MO93 / 14.04.15 art.134; in force 14.04.15]     Article 182. Falsification of voting results     (1) Voting of a person: without having this right, either two or more times, or the introduction of more than one ballot in the ballot box or the use of a false identity document or a ballot paper false     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 550 to 750 conventional units or by community service from 100 to 200 hours or by imprisonment for up to 2 years.     [Art. 182 (1), the sanction amended by LP207 of 29.07.16, MO369-378 / 28.10.16 art.751; in force 07.11.16]     (2) Falsification by any means of voting results     shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 650 to 850 conventional units or by community service for 180 to 240 hours or by imprisonment for up to 3 years.