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General Penal Code (Iceland)
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<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>General Penal Code of 1940, sub-divided into 29 chapters, comprises 269 articles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Chapters</th><th>Articles</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>Chapter I</td><td>1 - 11</td><td>Conditions for Authority of Penalties, Sphere of Application of Penal Law ? 1)et al.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter II</td><td>12 - 19</td><td>General Conditions for Imposition of Penalties</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter III</td><td>20 - 23</td><td>Attempt and Participation</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter IV</td><td>24 - 30</td><td>Rules of Indictment</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter V</td><td>31 - 55</td><td>On the Penalties</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter VI</td><td>56 - 61</td><td>On Conditionally Suspended Indictment and Suspended Sentences</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter VII</td><td>62 - 69</td><td>On Security Measures, Deprivation of Civil Rights and Confiscation of Assets</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter VIII</td><td>70 - 79</td><td>Factors Influencing Determination of Penalty</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter IX</td><td>80 - 85</td><td>Limitations of Criminal Liability, Cancellation of Sanctions and Restoration of Civil Rights.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter X</td><td>86 - 97</td><td>High Treason</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XI</td><td>98 - 105</td><td>Offences against the Constitution of the State and its Supreme Administration</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XII</td><td>106 - 117</td><td>Offences against the Authorities</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XIII</td><td>118 - 127</td><td>Offences against Public Peace and General Order</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XIV</td><td>128 - 141</td><td>Offences while Exercising a Public Office</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XV</td><td>142 - 149</td><td>False Testimony and False Accusations</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XVI</td><td>150 - 154</td><td>Counterfeit of Money and other Offences respecting Legal Tender</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XVII</td><td>155 - 163</td><td>Falsification of Documents and other Offences pertaining to Visible Evidence</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XVIII</td><td>164 - 175</td><td>Offences Causing Danger to the Public</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XIX</td><td>176 - 179</td><td>Miscellaneous Offences against Public Interests</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XX</td><td>180 - 187</td><td>Violations of Rules respecting Maintenance and Employment Practice</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXI</td><td>188 - 193</td><td>Offences against Family Relationships</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXII</td><td>194 - 210</td><td>Sexual Offences</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXIII</td><td>211 - 224</td><td>Manslaughter and Bodily Injuries</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXIV</td><td>225 - 227</td><td>Offences against Personal Freedom</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXV</td><td>228 - 242</td><td>Defamations and Offences against the Inviolability of Private Life</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXVI</td><td>243 - 256</td><td>Enrichment Offences</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXVII</td><td>257 - 264</td><td>Miscellaneous Offences pertaining to Financial Rights</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXVIII</td><td>265 - 267</td><td>Provisions on Compensation, Cancellation of Inheritance Right et al.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter XXIX</td><td>NA</td><td>NA</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The legal system in Iceland | sff.is". sff.is. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-02. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170604/http://sff.is/en/legislation/legal-system-iceland" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170604/http://sff.is/en/legislation/legal-system-iceland</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"General Penal Code No. 19, February 12, 1940". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-04-02. <a href="https://eng.innanrikisraduneyti.is/laws-and-regulations/nr/1145" target="_blank">https://eng.innanrikisraduneyti.is/laws-and-regulations/nr/1145</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>