PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste Article 203. Attempt against the highest representative of an organ of national sovereignty 1. Any person who attempts against the life, physical integrity or liberty of the highest representative of an organ of national sovereignty or any person substituting the same pursuant to the Constitution or any person elected or appointed to said organ, even if not yet sworn in, is punishable with 8 to 20 years imprisonment. 2. In the case of a consummated crime against life, physical integrity or liberty, the perpetrator is punishable with 12 to 25 years imprisonment. 3. The penalties provided in the previous subarticles are correspondingly applicable, whenever the acts described therein are committed against foreign persons in the situation referred to subarticle 1 above, ambassadors and heads of international organizations while in Timor-Leste. Article 204. Coercion against constitutional bodies 1. Any person who, by means of violence or threat of violence, hinders or restricts the free performance of duties of an organ of national sovereignty is punishable with 3 to 10 years imprisonment. 2. If the acts described in the preceding subarticle are conducted against a district or local government authority, the penalty is 2 to 6 years imprisonment. 3. If said acts referred in subarticle 1 above are committed against members of those agencies, limits to the penalty provided for in subarticles 1 and 2 shall be reduced by one half. Article 205. Disrupting operation of a constitutional body Any person who, by means of riot, disorderly conduct or jeering, unlawfully disrupts the operation of any organ referred to in the previous article or performance of duties of any person member of the same, is punishable with up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine. Article 206. Disrespect for national symbols Any person who publicly, by word, gesture or dissemination of writing, or by another means of public communication, disrespects the national flag or anthem, coat of arms or emblems of Timorese national sovereignty or fails to show due respect to the same, is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or fine. CHAPTER III CRIMES AGAINST LIFE IN SOCIETY SECTION I CRIMES POSING COLLECTIVE DANGER Article 207. Driving without a license Any person who uses a motor vehicle without having a license as required by law, is punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine. Article 208. Driving under the influence of alcohol or psychotropic substances 1. Any person who, at least by negligence, drives a motor vehicle with more than 1.2 mg of alcohol per liter of blood is punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine. 57