Extended penal authority of the Local Court
The local court may pass sentence of hard labor up to 5 years.
Article III
Extension of the Admissibility of the Writ of Punishment
A writ of punishment of up to 6 months’ imprisonment is admissible for crimes, too.
Article IV
Economizing on Manpower in the Composition of Penal Court
Decisions by the penal chamber of the district court, the Special Court and the penal senate of the courts of appeal may be made by the president or his regular deputy alone, if he considers the cooperation of his associates dispensable in view of the factual and legal simplicity of the case, and if the public prosecutor agrees.
Article V
Trial without Public Prosecutor