PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste
2. The same penalty shall apply to any person who, at least by negligence, drives a
motor vehicle unable to do so safely due to being under the influence of any
narcotic, psychotropic substance or product with analogous effect likely to disturb
the person's physical, mental or psychological fitness.
Article 209. Hazardous driving
1. Any person who drives any vehicle on a public road and, being unable to do so
safely or doing so in gross violation of road traffic rules, thereby posing danger to the
life or physical integrity of another party is punishable with 1 to 4 years
imprisonment.
2. Negligence regarding said conduct or danger carries a penalty of up to 2 years
imprisonment or a fine.
Article 210. Attempt against public transportation safety
1. Any person who commits any act likely to diminish or cause lack of safety in a
means of public transportation, thereby posing a danger to the life or physical
integrity of another party, is punishable with 2 to 8 years imprisonment.
2. Subarticle 2 of the previous article is correspondingly applicable.
Article 211. Prohibited weapons
1. Any person who, except under legal circumstances, manufactures, imports,
transports, sells or assigns to another party any firearm, chemical, biological weapon
or nuclear weapon, munitions of said weapons, substances to manufacture or
operate the same or any other type of explosive, is punishable with 2 to 6 years
imprisonment.
2. Whenever the acts described in the previous subarticle are for the purpose of
warfare, the penalty is 2 to 8 years imprisonment.
3. Mere possession, use or bearing of firearms without lawful authorization is
punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine
Article 212. Drunkenness and intoxication
1. Any person who, at least by negligence, places him or herself in a state of
incapacity due to ingestion or consumption of alcoholic beverage or toxic substance
and, in such a state, commits any act defined as unlawful, is punishable with up to 5
years imprisonment or a fine.
2. The penalty cannot be higher than the one provided for the unlawful act
committed. 3. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint.
Article 213. Qualification for the practice of certain activities
1. Any person who, not being legally authorized to do so, habitually sells,
administers, prescribes or by any other means provides to any other person,
pharmaceutical or other products that may only be sold or prescribed by health
professionals or other duly licensed authorities, is punishable with up to 3 years
imprisonment or a fine.
2. If the life of another person is endangered from any of the above acts, the penalty
is 1 to 4 years imprisonment.
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