convicted person lives with him or her in the same family in Estonia on a legal basis, the court in its judgment shall provide reasons for imposition of expulsion. [ - entry into force 23.05.2008] (2) Expulsion shall not be imposed on a convicted citizen of a foreign state who at the time of commission of the criminal offence was less than 18 years of age. § 55. Term of supplementary punishment (1) If a supplementary punishment provided for in §§ 49-522 of this Code is imposed together with detention or imprisonment, the supplementary punishment shall extend to the whole term of the principal punishment and additionally to the term determined by the court judgment or the decision of the body conducting extra-judicial proceedings. [ - entry into force 02.01.2008] (2) The term for a prohibition on entry supplementing expulsion provided for in § 54 of this Code shall be calculated as of the expulsion of the convicted offender. Division 4 Supplementary Punishments for Offences Imposed on Legal Persons [ - entry into force 01.01.2008] § 551. Supplementary punishments for offences imposed on legal persons In cases provided by law, the following may be imposed as supplementary punishments: 1) deprivation by a court or body conducting extra-judicial proceedings of an offender who is a legal person of the right to process state secrets and classified information of foreign states under the conditions provided by § 521 of this Code; 2) deprivation by a court of a convicted person or an offender who is a legal person of the right to keep animals under the conditions provided by § 522 of this Code. [ - entry into force 02.01.2008] Chapter 4 IMPOSITION OF PUNISHMENT Division 1 Bases for Imposition of Punishments § 56. Basis for punishment (1) Punishment shall be based on the guilt of the person. In imposition of a punishment, a court or an extra-judicial body shall take into consideration the mitigating and aggravating circumstances, the possibility to influence the offender not to commit offences in the future, and
Destruction, damaging, elimination or falsification of election or voting documents, or incorrect counting of votes, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to one year of imprisonment. § 164. Bribery of electorate Providing or offering material benefits to a person with the intention to persuade the person not to exercise his or her election or voting right or to exercise such right in a certain way is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to one year of imprisonment. [ - entry into force 14.07.2006] § 165. Election fraud A person who votes more than once, except a person who amends his or her vote given by electronic means, or a person who participates in an election or referendum without the right to vote or in the name of another person shall be punished by a fine of up to 300 fine units or by detention. [ - entry into force 18.09.2005] § 166. Violation of confidentiality of voting Violation of the procedure for voting by secret ballot at an election or referendum is punishable by a fine of up to 100 fine units or by detention. § 167. Interference with election campaigning Interference with lawful campaigning before an election or referendum is punishable by a fine of up to 300 fine units or by detention. § 168. Unlawful campaigning (1) Active campaigning during the day of an election or referendum is punishable by a fine of up to 200 fine units or by detention. (2) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a fine of up to 1300 euros. [ - entry into force 01.01.2011] Chapter 11 OFFENCES AGAINST FAMILY AND MINORS Division 1 Offences against Family § 169. Violation of obligation to provide maintenance to
Division 2 Offences against All Types of Property Subdivision 1 Fraud § 209. Fraud (1) A person who receives proprietary benefits by knowingly causing a misconception of existing facts shall be punished by a pecuniary punishment or up to 3 years’ imprisonment. (2) The same act, if committed: 1) by a person who has previously committed fraud, larceny or embezzlement; 11) by an official; [ - entry into force 15.03.2007] 2) on a large-scale basis; 3) by a group or a criminal organisation; or 4) by addressing the public, is punishable by 1 to 5 years’ imprisonment. (3) An act provided for in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment. § 210. Benefit fraud (1) For the purposes of this section, “benefit” means a payment made without charge or partly without charge out of the funds of the state budget or a local government or other public funds to a person engaging in economic activities, or a tax incentive for promoting economic activities. (2) A person who receives a benefit by fraud or uses a benefit for purposes other than its intended purpose shall be punished by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years’ imprisonment. (3) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment. § 211. Investment fraud (1) A person engaging in economic activities who receives an investment through presentation of false information in a prospectus or among other information addressed to the public shall be punished by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years’ imprisonment. (2) The same act, if committed by a person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment.
§ 279. Interference with exercise of state supervision Obstruction of state supervision, refusal to submit or failure to submit on time documents or information necessary for state supervision, submission of false information, or submission of documents or information in a manner which does not permit exercise of state supervision, is punishable by a fine of up to 300 fine units or by detention. Subdivision 2 Offences Relating to Data § 280. Submission of false information (1) Submission of false information to an administrative agency, if committed in order to obtain an official document or any other benefit or gain, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to one year of imprisonment. (2) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment. § 281. Submission of incorrect information to registrar of court register, Estonian Central Register of Securities, marital property register, notary or bailiff (1) Submission of incorrect information to the registrar of the commercial register, the registrar of the non-profit associations and foundations register, the registrar of the ship register, the registrar of the commercial pledge register, the registrar of the Estonian Central Register of Securities, the marital property register, the maintainer of a land register, a notary or a bailiff is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 2 years' imprisonment. [ - entry into force 15.03.2007] (2) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment. § 282. Failure to give notice of birth or death Failure by a person who is required to give notice of a birth or death to notify the official registering births and deaths within the term prescribed by law is punishable by a fine of up to 100 fine units or by detention. [ - entry into force 22.06.2009] § 283. Violation of land use requirements or procedure for maintenance of land cadastre Violation of land use requirements or the procedure for the maintenance of the land cadastre, if committed for the purpose of personal gain or in a manner which causes major damage or results
(3) An act provided for in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment. [ - entry into force 27.02.2010] § 320. False testimony and perjury (1) A victim or witness who knowingly false testimony in a criminal or misdemeanour proceeding or civil or administrative court proceeding, or a party to a proceeding who gives knowingly false statements under oath or provides a knowingly incorrect inventory of assets or calculation of income or expenditure under oath shall be punished by a pecuniary punishment or up to 3 years’ imprisonment. [ - entry into force 01.09.2011] (2) The same act, if it involves fraudulent creation of evidence, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years’ imprisonment. § 321. False expert opinion or false translation or interpretation (1) Rendering a knowingly false opinion by an expert, or provision of a knowingly false translation or interpretation by a translator or interpreter, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to one year of imprisonment. (2) The same act, if it involves fraudulent creation of evidence, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years’ imprisonment. § 322. Coercion into giving false testimony, rendering false expert opinion or provision of false translation or interpretation Coercion into giving false testimony, rendering false expert opinion or provision of false translation or interpretation, if committed by using violence, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 4 years’ imprisonment. § 323. Use of violence against suspect, accused, accused at acquitted person, convicted offender, witness, expert, translator, interpreter or victim Use of violence against a suspect, the accused, the accused at an acquitted person, a convicted offender, a witness, expert, translator, interpreter or victim in order to prevent him or her from performing his or her duties or exercising his or her rights in criminal procedure, or to take revenge for his or her lawful activities in criminal procedure, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years’ imprisonment. § 3231. Violation of confidentiality requirement A person who discloses information relating to a proceeding which became known to him or her in the course of a court proceeding held in camera or violates the confidentiality requirement