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Destroying and Damaging Cultural Goods

Article 253a

(1) Whoever damages, destroys or makes useless a cultural good shall be punished by a prison sentence for a term from one to eight years.

Smuggling Cultural Goods

Article 253b

(1) Whoever brings in or takes out of Montenegro a cultural good without the authorization of the competent authority shall be punished by a prison sentence for a term not exceeding three years.

(2) Whoever appropriates a cultural good that he took out of Montenegro without the authorization of the competent authority shall be punished by a prison sentence for a term not exceeding five years.

(3) Whoever commits offences set forth in paragraphs 1 to 2 of this Article on a regular basis, or where the offence was committed by several persons in an organised manner, shall be punished by a prison sentence for a term from one to eight years and by a fine.

(4) An attempted offence set forth in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to punishment.