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This Resolution guides a number of factors being crime- or penalty bracket-determining elements, concretely:
- The factor quot;causing minor permanent maim to the victimsquot; prescribed at Point b, Clause 1, Article 104 of the Penal Code;
- The definition quot;weapons or other dangerous means or tricksquot; prescribed at Point d, Clause 2, Article 133 of the Penal Code;
- The determination of the value of counterfeit money, treasury bills and/or bonds for forcing persons who make, store, transport or circulate counterfeit money, treasury bills and/or bonds to bear penal liabilities according to Article 180 of the Penal Code;
- Factors quot;causing serious damage,quot; quot;causing very serious consequencesquot; and quot;causing particularly serious consequencesquot; prescribed in Article 202 of the Penal Code;
- Factors quot;causing serious consequencesquot; and quot;causing serious obstruction to trafficquot; prescribed in Article 245 of the Penal Code;
- Factors quot;of great valuequot; and quot;of very great or particularly great valuequot; prescribed in Article 248 of the Penal Code;
- Factors quot;on a large scalequot; and quot;illegally gaining big, very big or particularly big profitsquot; prescribed in Article 249 of the Penal Code.
This Resolution also prescribes penal liabilities in a number of specific cases:
- Penal liabilities for offenders being hotels' or inns' owners or managers who call prostitutes for lodgers to conduct prostitution activities;
- Penal liabilities for those who commit drug-related crimes in some specific cases;
- Penal liabilities for those who commit the crime of illegal motorbike or car racing, causing the loss of life or serious damage to health and property of other people.- (Summary)
RESOLUTION No. 02/2003/NQ-HDTP of April 17, 2003 guiding the application of a number of provisions of the Penal Code