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3. Crime and social objectives
 
  Article 25-Recidivism (repeat offenders)  
25.1 Recidivism (repeat offence)  
  The commission of an intentional crime by a man or woman who has a record of conviction for an intentional crime committed earlier shall be classified as the recidivism of crimes.  
25.2 Compulsory maximum sentence for repeat offenders  
  The recidivism of crimes shall be classified as a dangerous crime in the following cases:
a) when a man or woman has committed an intentional offence, for which they were sentenced to deprivation of liberty, if earlier this man or woman was sentenced twice to deprivation of liberty for intentional offences;
b) when a man or woman has committed an intentional grave offence, if they were earlier convicted for an intentional grave offence.
  
  Recidivism shall be deemed especially dangerous:
a) when a man or woman has committed an intentional offence, for which they were sentenced to deprivation of liberty, if earlier this man or woman was convicted three or more times and sentenced to deprivation of liberty for intentional grave offence or the intentional offence of average gravity;
b) when a man or woman has committed an intentional grave crime, if earlier they were convicted twice for intentional grave crimes or was convicted for an especially grave crime;
c) when a man or woman has committed an especially grave crime, if earlier they were convicted for an intentional grave or especially grave crime.
  
  In all cases where the crimes of the offender are deemed to be dangerous and repeat offences, it is a requirement of the courts to impose the maximum penalties stipulated within the limits of the punishment defined for the crimes for which they have most recently been convicted.  
     
     
     
 
 

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