Table of contents. Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Moldova

The Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Moldova No. 122/2003

I) GENERAL PART

Title I. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Chapter I: BASIC PRINCIPLES (Articles 1-6)

Chapter II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Articles 7-28)

Title II. JUDICIAL INSTANCE AND THEIR COMPETENCE (COURTS AND THEIR JURISTICTION)

Chapter I: JUDICIAL INSTANCE (COURTS) (Articles 29-35)

Chapter II: COMPETENCE OF THE JUDICIAL INSTANCE (JURISDICION OF THE COURTS) (Articles 36-50)

Title III. PARTIES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter I: THE PARTY OF PROSECUTION (Articles 51-62)

Chapter II: THE DEFENSE PARTY (Articles 63-74)

Chapter III: REPRESENTATIVES AND SUCCESSORS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Articles 75-81)

Chapter IV: OTHER PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Articles 82-92)

Title IV. THE EVIDENCE AND THE MEANS OF EVIDENCE

Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS (Articles 93-98)

Chapter II: PROBATION (Articles 99-101)

Chapter III: EVIDENCE AND THE PROBATION PROCEDURES

Section 1: Statements (Articles 102-115)
Section 2: Presentation for identification (Articles 116-117)
Section 3: Crime scene investigation, corporal examination, exhumation of corps, reconstruction of the offence and experiment (Articles 118-124)
Section 4: The search, collection of objects and documents (Articles 125-132)
Section 5: Special investigative measures (Articles 133-138¹²)
Section 6: Technical-scientific and medical-forensic investigation (Articles 139-141)
Section 7: Carrying out judicial expertise (Articles 142-153)
Section 8: Taking of samples for comparative research (Articles 154-156)
Section 9: Material evidence (Articles 157-164)

Title V. PROCEDURAL MEASURES OF COERCION

Chapter I: APPREHENSION (Articles 165-174)

Chapter II: PREVENTIVE MEASURES (Articles 175-196)

Chapter III: OTHER PROCEDURAL MEASURES OF COERCION (Articles 197-210¹)

Title VI. CONFIDENTIALITY, SAFEGUARDS AND OTHER PROCEDURAL MEASURES

Chapter I: CONFIDENTIALITY IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Articles 211-214)

Chapter II: PROTECTIVE MEASURES (Articles 215-215²)

Chapter III: MEASURES TO ELIMINATE CONDITIONS CONDUCTING THE COMMITMENT OF CRIMES AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW (Articles 216-218)

Title VII. PROPERTY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter I: CIVIL ACTION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Articles 219-226)

Chapter II: JUDICIAL EXPENSES (COURT COSTS) (Articles 227-229)

Chapter III: REIMBURSEMENT OF CRIMINALLY OBTAINED PROPERTY

Section 1: The process of reimbursement of criminally obtained property (Articles 229¹-229⁵)

Title VIII. PROCEDURAL TIME LIMITS AND COMMON PROCEDURAL ACTS

Chapter I: PROCEDURAL TIME LIMITS (Articles 230-234)

Chapter II: SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OTHER PROCEDURAL ACTS (Articles 235-243)

Chapter III: APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Articles 244-247)

Chapter IV: AMENDMENT IN PROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS, CORRECTION OF MATERIAL ERRORS AND REMOVAL OF OBVIOUS OMISSIONS (Articles 248-250)

Chapter V: NULLITY OF PROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS (Articles 251-251²)

II) SPECIAL PART

Title I. CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS (Articles 252-261)

Chapter II: NOTIFICATION TO THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BODY (Articles 262-265)

Chapter III: COMPETENCE OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BODIES (Articles 266-273)

Chapter IV: STARTUP OF THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION (Articles 274-278)

Chapter V: CONDUCTING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION (Articles 279-288)

Chapter VI: TERMINATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND REFERRAL OF THE CASE TO THE COURT (Articles 289-297)

Chapter VII: VERIFICATION BY THE PROSECUTOR OF THE LEGALITY OF ACTIONS, INACTIONS AND ACTS (Articles 298-299²)

Chapter VIII: JUDICIAL CONTROL OVER THE PRETRIAL PROCEDURE (Articles 300-313)

Title II. THE COURT

Chapter I: GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TRIAL OF THE CASE (Articles 314-342)

Chapter II: PUTTING OF THE CRIMINAL CASE ON THE ROLL OF THE COURT (Articles 344-353)

Chapter III: CONSIDERATION OF THE CASE AT FIRST INSTANCE

Section 1: Preparatory Part of the Court Hearing (Articles 354-364¹)
Section 2: Judicial investigation (Articles 365-376)
Section 3: Judicial debates and the last word of the defendant (Articles 377-381)
Section 4: Court deliberations and Adoption of the Sentence (Articles 382-398)

Chapter IV: ORDINARY REMEDY PROCEDURE

Section 1: Appeal proceedings (Articles 400-419¹)
Section 2: Ordinary Recourse
§ 1. Recourse against the decisions of the appeal instances (Articles 420-436)
§ 2. Recourse against judgements for which the remedy of appeal is not provided (Articles 437-451)

Chapter V: EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES

Section 2: Revision of the criminal trial (Articles 458-462)
Section 3: Resumption of the examination of the criminal case in the event of a trial in the absence of the convicted person (Articles 465⁵-465⁸)

Chapter VI: ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS (Articles 466-473⁴)

Title III. SPECIAL PROCEDURES

Chapter I: PROCEDURE IN CASES CONCERNING MINORS (Articles 474-486)

Chapter II: PROCEDURE FOR THE APPLICATION OF MEDICAL COERCIVE MEASURES (Articles 488-503)

Chapter III: PROCEDURE FOR THE PLEA AGREEMENT AND THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT

Section 1: Plea Agreement Procedure (Articles 504-509²)
Section 2: Cooperation Agreement Procedure (Articles 509³-509¹⁰)

Chapter IV: PROCEDURE OF CONDITIONAL SUSPENSION OF THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND LIBERATION OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY (Articles 510-512)

Chapter V: PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF SOME FLAGRANT CRIMES (Articles 513-519)

Chapter VI: PROCEDURES OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF CASES CONCERNING CRIMES COMMITTED BY LEGAL ENTITIES

Section 1: General procedure (Articles 520-523)
Section 2: The Judicial Agreement Procedure in the Public Interest (Articles 523¹-523⁷)

Chapter VII: PROCEDURE FOR COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ILLEGAL ACTIONS OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AUTHORITIES AND COURTS (Articles 524-525)

Chapter VIII: PROCEDURE OF RESTORATION OF THE DISAPPEARED JUDICIAL DOCUMENTS (Articles 526-530)

Chapter VIII¹: CONFISCATION PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION (Articles 530¹-530³)

Chapter IX: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE CRIMINAL MATTERS

Section 1: General provisions of international legal assistance in criminal matters (Articles 531-535¹)
Section 1¹: Request and Order to perform procedural actions (Articles 536-540¹)
Section 1²: Joint investigation teams (Articles 540²-540³)
Section 2: Extradition (Articles 541-550)
Section 3: Transfer of sentenced persons (Articles 551-557)
Section 4: Recognition of criminal decisions of foreign courts (Articles 558-559)
Section 5¹: Sending the national court decision for recognition and enforcement abroad (Articles 559²-559³)
Section 5²: Particularities of the recognition and enforcement of court decisions on the confiscation of assets (Articles 559⁴-559⁵)

Chapter X: FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (Articles 560-562)