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Revision as of 23:39, 30 October 2010
A Criminal Code is a compilation of government laws that outline a nation's laws regarding criminal offenses, and the maximum and minimum punishments that courts can impose upon offenders when such crimes are committed (for example: vandalism, retail theft, theft of property, mob action, criminal trespass).
By country
Australian Criminal Code
Criminal Code of Belarus
Penal code of Brazil
British Virgin Islands Criminal Code
California Penal Code
Criminal Code of Canada
Criminal Code of Chile
Danish penalty law
English Criminal Code, a draft has existed since 1989 but, though debated since 1818, has never been enacted.
Criminal Code of Finland
German Criminal Code
Indian Penal Code
Iranian Criminal Code
Iraqi Penal Code
Criminal Code of Japan
Criminal Code of Malta, enacted in 1854.
Pakistan Penal Code
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines
Polish Penal Code
Penal Code (Singapore)
Criminal Code of Russia
Criminal Code of Ukraine
Title 18 of the United States Code- Model Penal Code by the American Law Institute
See also