(1) The Court, after taking into account the characteristics of the offence and personality, social and economic situation of the offender and any remorse he expresses during the trial process, may substitute a short-term imprisonment for the following:

a) A judicial fine;

b) Compensation to the victim or public which returns or restores matters to their previous condition or which indemnifies such in respect of all damage caused;

c) Admittance to an educational institution, which provides accommodation when necessary, for at least two years in order to acquire a profession or trade,

d) Restriction on freedom of movement in respect of certain places and restrictions in conducting certain activities for a period of between one-half and twice the term of imprisonment.

e) Confiscation of a driving licence or any other certificate granting permission to perform specific acts; deprivation of the right to carry out a profession or to operate in a certain area of activity for a minimum term of between one-half and twice the term of imprisonment, where an offence has been committed failing to discharge a duty of care and attention or by abusing authority or a right.

f) Publicly beneficial work for a minimum term of between half and two times the term of imprisonment, though only with the consent of the offender.

(2) Whenever a term of imprisonment and a judicial fine are prescribed in law as alternative penalties for a particular offence, once it has been determined that the penalty is to be imprisonment, this shall not be converted into a judicial fine.

(3) Where any offender has not previously received a penalty of imprisonment and the penalty of imprisonment imposed is thirty days or less; or where an offender was under eighteen or over sixty five years of age at the time of the offence and the term of imprisonment imposed is one year or less, such term of imprisonment shall be substituted by one of the alternative sentences described in the paragraph one.

(4) Even if a sentence of imprisonment for a reckless offence is long-term, this penalty may be transformed into a judicial fine, subject to the fulfillment of other conditions, in accordance with paragraph one subparagraph (a). However, this provision shall not be applied in case of conscious recklessness.

(5) In practice, the sentence therefore becomes the judicial fine or measures substituted in according with provisions of this article.

(6) After a judgment becomes final, if any requirements imposed by the alternative measures have not been commenced, or continued with, within thirty days of the notification conveyed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Court which imposed the sentence shall decide whether to enforce the sentence of short-term imprisonment in full, or in part, and, if so, this sentence shall be enforced immediately. In this case, paragraph five shall not apply.

(7) When the alternative measure has not been complied with due to reasons beyond the offender’s control, the court which imposed the measure shall amend the alternative measure.