Ley 1944 de 2018 | Ley 1944 de 2018 — Colombia law | Esheria

Ley 1944 de 2018

This provision is the law’s preamble/title: Law 1944 of 2018 says it modifies Law 599 of 2000 and creates the criminal offenses of abigeato and aggravated abigeato.

Jurisdiction
Colombia
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Ley 1944 de 2018
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
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This provision is the law’s preamble/title: Law 1944 of 2018 says it modifies Law 599 of 2000 and creates the criminal offenses of abigeato and aggravated abigeato. This provision redefines abigeato and sets prison and fine penalties for taking identified cattle, horses, or pigs. Las penas del artículo anterior se aumentan entre una tercera parte y la mitad si ocurren ciertas circunstancias agravantes. If the species are returned within 24 hours and without damage, the punishment is a fine. This article amends numeral 8 of article 241 of Law 599 of 2000 with new wording about rural property, crops, separated products, or work machinery/tools left in the field.

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