3. Courts are prohibited from aggravating the criminal responsibility, taking into account the circumstances not specified in this article. /This section was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ Explanation: "Related person" defined in this law means the person's spouse, cohabitant, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, sibling, sibling, understand people of other races and backgrounds living with them. /The explanation of this article was added by the law of January 10, 2020./ Article 6.7. Mitigation of criminal responsibility and exemption from criminal responsibility for a person who admits guilt /The title of this article was amended by the law of December 16, 2022./ /The title of this article was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ /The title of this article was amended by the law of January 10, 2020./ 1. Taking into account the circumstances of the crime, the nature of the damage and harm caused, personality, and the fact that the investigation has been carried out quickly to prove the crime, the criminal responsibility shall be mitigated as follows, or may be exempted from criminal responsibility: /This section was amended by the law of December 16, 2022./ /This section was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ 1.1. If a person who commits a crime for which imprisonment is not specified in the special section of this law, or for which the maximum term of imprisonment is set for three years or less, compensates the damage caused by the crime, the imprisonment sentence may be reduced, or a punishment other than imprisonment may be imposed, or criminal release from liability; if he has expressed his willingness to compensate for the damage caused by the crime, he may choose to impose a punishment other than imprisonment, or he may be placed on probation for a period of up to three years without the imposition of a prison sentence, or coercive measures may be taken to limit his rights; /This clause was amended by the law of December 16, 2022./ /This provision was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ 1.2. If the person who commits a crime for which the maximum term of imprisonment is set for five years or less in the special section of this law compensates for the damage caused by the crime, or expresses that he will compensate the damage caused by the crime, a different type of punishment than imprisonment shall be imposed, or imprisonment imposition of duty for a period of five years or less without being imposed, use of coercive measures to restrict rights; /This clause was amended by the law of December 16, 2022./ /This provision was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ 1.3. If a person who commits a crime for which the minimum term of imprisonment is more than two years and the maximum term is up to eight years in the special class of this law compensates the damage caused by the crime, without exceeding one-half of the maximum term of the sentence specified in the article, section or clause, the minimum sentence impose a sentence of not less than one-half of the amount; /This provision was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ 1.4. in the special section of this law, if the person who commits a crime for which the maximum prison sentence is twelve years or up to fifteen years compensates for the damage caused by that crime, without exceeding two-thirds of the maximum sentence specified in the article, section, or clause, the minimum sentence impose a sentence of not less than two-thirds of the amount; /This provision was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ 1.5. in the special section of this law, if a person who commits a crime for which the maximum penalty is up to twenty years and is not prescribed to be sentenced to life imprisonment compensates the damage caused by that crime, without exceeding three-fourths of the maximum penalty specified in the article, section, or provision, impose a sentence of not less than three-fourths of the minimum. /This provision was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ 2. The procedures specified in Section 1 of this Article shall be followed for the reduction or release of the sentence of a member of an organized crime group based on the grounds specified in Section 6 of Article 3.8 of this Law. 3. If a person who has committed a crime punishable by life imprisonment in a special section of this law admits his guilt, the court shall decide whether to sentence him to a fixed term imprisonment. 4. The procedure specified in this chapter shall not be applied to a person who fails to fulfill the duties assigned by the court during the period of coercive measures to impose obligations or restrict rights pending the imposition of a sentence. 5. Taking into consideration the assets, salary, and other income of the person who expressed his intention to compensate the damages, the court may determine the compensation period to be paid in installments during the time served.