Penal Code

Passed on 6 June 2001, will enter into force on 1 September 2002.

§ 174.Alteration of decent

(1) A person who substitutes a child of another or his or her own child for a child of another person with the intention to alter the descent of the child shall be punished by a pecuniary punishment or up to 3 years’ imprisonment.

(2) The same act, if:

1) committed in order to receive an estate or aimed at other personal gain, or

2)it causes alteration of the citizenship of the child,

is punishable by 1 to 5 years’ imprisonment.