If a sentenced person has been held in custody and/or detained, the time spent in
custody and/or detention shall be subtracted from the total period of their noncustodial reform, with one day of custody and/or detention being equal to three days
of non-custodial reform.
2. The courts shall assign the persons subject to non-custodial reform to the agencies
or organizations where such persons work or to the authorities of the places where
such persons permanently reside for supervision and education. The sentenced
persons• families shall have to coordinate with agencies, organizations and local
authorities in the supervision and education of such persons.
3. The sentenced persons shall have to perform a number of duties according to the
provisions on non-custodial reform and be subject to between 5% and 20%
deduction of their incomes for remittance into the State•s fund. For special cases,
the courts may order the exemption of income deduction, but must clearly inscribe
the reasons for such exemption in the judgement.
Article 32.- Expulsion
Expulsion means to order sentenced foreigners to depart from the territory of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Expulsion is applied by courts either as a principal penalty or an additional penalty,
depending on each specific case.
Article 33.- Termed imprisonment
Termed imprisonment means forcing the sentenced persons to serve their penalties at
detention camps for a certain period of time. The termed imprisonment for persons
who commit one crime shall range from the minimum level of three months to the
maximum level of twenty years.
Time spent in custody and/or detention prior to sentencing shall be subtracted from
the duration of the term of imprisonment penalty with one day of custody and/or
detention being equal to one day of imprisonment.
Article 34.- Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is the penalty of indefinite imprisonment applicable to persons
who commit particularly serious crimes, but not so as to warrant being sentenced to
death.
Life imprisonment shall not apply to juvenile offenders.
Article 35.- Death penalty
Death penalty is a special penalty only applied to persons committing particularly
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