Article 32. Repetition of criminal offenses
1. Repetition of criminal offenses is the
commission of two or more offenses, prescribed
by the same article or the same paragraph
of an article of the Special Part of this
Code.
2. Repetition prescribed by paragraph 1 of
this Article shall not be present in commission
of a continuing offense comprised of two or
more similar acts connected by one criminal
intent.
3. Committing two or more criminal offenses
created by different articles of this Code
shall be recognized as repetition only in
cases prescribed in the Special Part of this
Code.
4. There shall be no repetition if a person
was discharged from criminal liability for
the previously committed criminal offense
on grounds provided for in the law or where
the criminal record for that criminal offense
was canceled or revoked.
Article 33. Cumulation of criminal offenses
1. The cumulation of criminal offenses shall
mean the commission, by one person, of two
or more offenses created by different articles
or different paragraphs of the one article
of the Special Part of this Code, where that
person has not been convicted of any of these
offenses. The offenses with regard to which
the person was discharged from criminal liability
on grounds prescribed by the law shall not
be taken into account.
2. In case of cumulation of criminal offenses,
each of them shall be classified under appropriate
article or paragraph of an article of the
Special Part of this Code.
Article 34. Recidivism
Recidivism shall mean the commission of a
new intended criminal offense by a person
who has a criminal record for another offense.
Article 35. Legal consequences of repetition,
cumulation and recidivism
Repetition, cumulation or recidivism shall
be taken into account in the classification
of criminal offenses and infliction of punishment,
and also in contemplating discharging from
criminal liability and punishment in cases
provided in this Code.
