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 PROSECUTION (Articles 51-62)

Chapter II: THE DEFENSE (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. EVIDENCE AND MEANS OF EVIDENCE

Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS (Articles 93-98)

Chapter II: EVIDENCE (Articles 99-101)

Chapter III: EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURES OF EVIDENCE

Section 1: Statements (Articles 102-115)
Section 2: Presentation for recognition (Articles 116-117)
Section 3: On-site investigation, physical examination, exhumation of the corpse, reconstruction of the act and experiment (Articles 118-124)
Section 4: Search and seizure of objects and documents (Articles 125-132)
Section 5: Special investigative measures (Articles 133-138¹²)
Section 6: Technical-scientific and forensic findings (Articles 139-141)
Section 7: Carrying out judicial expertise (Articles 142-153)
Section 8: Collection of samples for comparative research (Articles 154-156)
Section 9: Material evidence (Articles 157-164)

Title V. PROCEDURAL MEASURES OF COERCION

Chapter I: DETENTION (Articles 165-174)

Chapter II: PREVENTIVE MEASURES (Articles 175-196)

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

Title VI. CONFIDENTIALITY, PROTECTIVE 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 THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMITMENT OF OFFENCES 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: COURT COSTS (Articles 227-229)

Chapter III: RECOVERY OF CRIMINAL PROPERTY

Section 1: The process of recovering criminal property (Articles 229¹-229⁵)

Title VIII. PROCEDURAL TIME LIMITS AND COMMON PROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS

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

Chapter II: Citation and Service of Other Procedural Documents (Articles 235-243)

Chapter III: REQUESTS AND PROCEDURES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (Articles 244-247)

Chapter IV: AMENDMENT OF PROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS, CORRECTION OF MATERIAL ERRORS AND REMOVING 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: STARTING 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: CONTROL BY THE PROSECUTOR OF THE LEGALITY OF ACTIONS, INACTIONS AND ACTS (Articles 298-299²)

Chapter VIII: JUDICIAL CONTROL OF THE PRELIMINARY REFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Articles 300-313)

Title II. THE COURT

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

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

Chapter III: THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Section 1: Preparatory part of the trial (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: Deliberation and adoption of the sentence (Articles 382-398)

Chapter IV: ORDINARY MEASURES OF APPEAL

Section 1: Appeal (Articles 400-419¹)
Section 2: Ordinary appeal
§ 1. Appeal against decisions of appeal courts (Articles 420-436)
§ 2. Appeal against court decisions for which no appeal is provided (Articles 437-451)

Chapter V: EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES OF APPEAL

Section 2: Review of criminal proceedings (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 FOR CONDITIONAL SUSPENSION OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND RELEASE FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY (Articles 510-512)

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

Chapter VI: PROCEDURE FOR PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF CASES CONCERNING OFFENCES COMMITTED BY LEGAL PERSONS

Section 1: General procedure (Articles 520-523)

Section 2: Procedure for agreement judicial proceedings of public interest (Articles 523¹-523⁷)

Chapter VII: PROCEDURE FOR REPAIR OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ILLEGAL ACTIONS OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BODIES AND COURTS (Articles 524-525)

Chapter VIII: PROCEDURE FOR RESTORING LOST JUDICIAL DOCUMENTS (Articles 526-530)

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

Chapter IX: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

Section 1: General provisions on international legal assistance in criminal matters (Articles 531-535¹)
Section 1¹: Request for letters rogatory (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 a 4-a: Recognition of criminal decisions of foreign courts (Articles 558-559)
Section 5¹-a: Sending the national court decision for recognition and enforcement abroad (Articles 559²-559³)
Section 5²-a: 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)

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