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Criminal offence

Generally dangerous criminal offences 


Regulation in the Criminal Code 

Generally dangerous criminal offences against are covered in the Criminal Code in its Special Part, specifically in Chapter VII. This chapter is divided into two parts as follows:

Part 1 Criminal offenses generally endangering the public

Part 2 Criminal offenses endangering an aircraft, civil vessel, or fixed platform


Individual crimes

The Criminal Code regulates the following criminal offences within the aforementioned group:

Part 1 Criminal offenses generally endangering the public (Section 272 - 289)

General endangerment (Section 272)

Negligent general endangerment (Section 273)

Endangerment under the influence of an addictive substance (Section 274)

Breach of duty in a state of imminent distress (Section 275)

Damage to and endangerment of the operation of a facility of public interest (Section 276)

Negligent damage to and endangerment of the operation of a facility of public interest (Section 277)

Damage to a geodetic point (Section 278)

Unlawful possession of weapons (Section 279)

Development, production, and possession of prohibited combat means (Section 280)

Unlawful production and possession of radioactive material and highly hazardous substances (Section 281)

Highly hazardous substance (Section 281a)

Unlawful production and possession of nuclear material and special fissile material (Section 282)

Unlawful production and handling of narcotic and psychotropic substances and poisons (Section 283)

Possession of narcotic and psychotropic substance and poison (Section 284)

Unlawful cultivation of plants containing of narcotic and psychotropic substance (Section 285)

Production and possession of items for the illicit production of narcotic and psychotropic substance and poison (Section 286)

Spread of toxicomania (Section 287)

Production and other handling of substances with hormonal effects (Section 288)

General provision (Section 289)


Part 2 Criminal offenses endangering an aircraft, civil vessel, or fixed platform (Section 290 - 292)

Gaining control over an aircraft, civil vessel, and fixed platform (Section 290)

Endangering the safety of an aircraft and civil vessel (Section 291)

Abduction of an aircraft abroad (Section 292)


Typical economic criminal offences

General endangerment
Negligent general endangerment
Endangerment under the influence of an addictive substance
Unlawful production and handling of narcotic and psychotropic substances and poisons
Possession of narcotic and psychotropic substances and poisons
Unlawful cultivation of plants containing narcotic or psychotropic substances 

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