Home / Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553
Law of 6 June 1997 - Penal Code
Ustawa z dnia 6 czerwca 1997 r. - Kodeks karny.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1997-06-06
Entry into force
1998-09-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
compensationfinespenal codecommon courtspecuniary and disciplinary penaltiesmilitary courtsprescriptionconvicted personsregister of convicted personspenitentiary systemcriminal law
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- Law of July 8, 1999, amending the Law - Penal Code and the Law on the Medical Profession. · 1999-08-17
- Law of 10 September 1999 Provisions introducing the Fiscal Penal Code. · 1999-10-17
- Law of 14 April 2000 on the amendment of the law - Penal Code. · 2000-07-15
- Law of 9 September 2000 on amending the law - Penal Code, the law - Code of Criminal Procedure, the law on combating unfair competition, the law on public procurement and the law - Banking Law. · 2001-02-04
- Law of November 16, 2000, on Counteracting Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism · 2001-06-23
- Law of 27 July 2001 on Court Custodians. · 2002-01-01
- Law of June 13, 2003, amending the Penal Code and certain other laws · 2003-07-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of July 7, 2003, case file SK 38/01 · 2003-07-11
- Law of 3 October 2003 amending the Penal Code · 2003-12-09
- Law of 23 January 2004 on elections to the European Parliament · 2004-03-01
- Law of March 18, 2004, on amending the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Code of Petty Offences · 2004-05-01
- Law of 28 November 2003 on Family Benefits · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 16, 2004, amending the Penal Code and certain other laws · 2004-05-01
- Law of 11 September 2003 on the military service of professional soldiers · 2004-07-01
- Law of 8 October 2004 amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Execution of Criminal Sentences · 2005-05-16
- Law of April 22, 2005 on proceedings against maintenance debtors and maintenance advance · 2005-06-01
- Law of 3 June 2005 on amending the Penal Code · 2005-08-03
- Law of April 22, 2005, on amending the law on the Border Guard and certain other laws · 2005-08-24
- Law of 27 July 2005 amending the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Execution of Sentences · 2005-09-26
- Law of 29 July 2005 on Counteracting Domestic Violence · 2005-11-21
- Law of 28 July 2005 on amending the Law - Fiscal Penal Code and certain other laws · 2005-12-17
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 11 October 2006 ref. no. P 3/06 · 2006-10-19
- Law of October 18, 2006, on the disclosure of information about documents of state security organs from the years 1944-1990 and the content of these documents · 2007-03-01
- Law of November 16, 2006, on amending the Law - Penal Code and certain other laws · 2007-03-12
- Law of 13 April 2007 on the State Labour Inspectorate · 2007-07-01
- Law of 29 June 2007 on the international movement of waste · 2007-07-12
- Law of 15 June 2007 on the licence of a restructuring advisor · 2007-10-10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 12 May 2008, file ref. SK 43/05 · 2008-05-26
- Law of 9 May 2008 amending the Law - Penal Code · 2008-07-25
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of September 19, 2008, case file K 5/07 · 2008-09-30
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Information on Consolidated Text (9)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 2, 2021, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Penal Code
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 15, 2020, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law - Penal Code
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 11 September 2019 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law – the Penal Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 20, 2018, concerning the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - the Penal Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 30, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Penal Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 5 July 2016 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Penal Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 6, 2025, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Penal Code
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 7, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Penal Code
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 28, 2022, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Penal Code
References (1)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (28)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 16, 2020, file ref. SK 46/19
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 16, 2020, file ref. SK 26/16
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 19 August 2020, case ref. K 46/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 18, 2019, ref. no. K 14/17
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 11, 2019, case file P 20/17
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 20, 2017, ref. no. SK 3/16
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 20, 2017, ref. no. P 124/15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 9, 2015, case file SK 47/13.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 12, 2015 case file SK 70/13
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 6 October 2015 ref. no. SK 54/13
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 22 September 2015 ref. no. P 37/14
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of July 17, 2014, case file SK 35/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 25 February 2014 case ref. SK 65/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of October 21, 2014, file ref. P 50/13
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 17 July 2013 ref. no. SK 9/10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 6 July 2011, ref. no. P 12/09
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 5, 2011 case ref. P 6/10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 9 June 2010 ref. no. SK 52/08
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of November 18, 2010, case ref. P 29/09
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 16, 2009 case file P 11/08
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 7, 2009 case file P/08
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 12 May 2008, file ref. SK 43/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of September 19, 2008, case file K 5/07
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 30 October 2006, ref. no. P 10/06
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 11 October 2006 ref. no. P 3/06
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of July 7, 2003, case file SK 38/01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 9 October 2001 ref. no. SK. 8/2000
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 10 July 2000, case file SK. 21/99.
Introductory Provisions (1)
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- Amended Acts: Law of May 15, 2026, on amending the Penal Code
- Amended Acts: Law of December 4, 2025, on amending certain laws to improve road traffic safety
- Amended Acts: Law of November 7, 2025, on amending the Law - Penal Code, the Law - Code of Petty Offenses, and the Law - Code of Procedure in Petty Offenses
- Amended Acts: Law of June 28, 2024, on amending the Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 6, 2024, on amending the law on days off work and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 December 2024 on civil protection and defence
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 July 2023 on the revitalization of the Odra River
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2022 on amending the Law - Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023 on the amendment of the law - Code of Civil Procedure, the law - Law on the Organization of Common Courts, the law - Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of August 17, 2023, on amending the Act - Penal Code and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of January 13, 2023 amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 26, 2023, on the mObywatel application.
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 March 2023 amending the Law on Competition and Consumer Protection and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 October 2022 on amending laws to counteract usury
- Amended Acts: Law of April 14, 2023, on amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2022 amending the Law - Executive Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 22, 2022, amending certain laws to counteract environmental crime
- Amended Acts: Law of December 17, 2021, on amending certain laws in connection with the establishment of the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 October 2021 amending the Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 20 April 2021 amending the Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 August 2020 amending the Law on Road Traffic and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 19, 2020, on subsidies for interest on bank loans granted to entrepreneurs affected by the effects of COVID-19 and on simplified approval proceedings in connection with the occurrence of COVID-19
- Amended Acts: Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of March 31, 2020, on amending the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 16, 2019, on amending the Law - Penal Code and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in Municipalities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 11, 2019, case file P 20/17
- Amended Acts: Law of March 15, 2019 on amending the Law - Road Traffic Law and the Law - Penal Code
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of April 18, 2019, ref. no. K 14/17
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of 4 October 2018 on amending the Code of Petty Offences and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 March 2018 amending the Animal Protection Law and the Penal Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 January 2018 on the restriction of trade on Sundays and public holidays and on certain other days
- Amended Acts: Law of December 8, 2017, on the amendment of the law - Penal Code
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 March 2017 amending the Penal Code, the Law on Juvenile Proceedings and the Code of Criminal Procedure
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 20, 2017, ref. no. P 124/15
- Amended Acts: Law of March 23, 2017, on amending the law - Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 23, 2017, on amending the law - Penal Code and the law on assistance to persons entitled to maintenance
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 March 2017 amending the Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of February 10, 2017, amending the Law – Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, on amending the Law on the Universal Duty of Defence of the Republic of Poland and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 May 2016 on Counteracting Threats of Sexually Motivated Crime and Protecting Minors
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 on Counter-Terrorist Actions
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2016, amending the Law - Penal Code and the Law - Penal Execution Code
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2016, amending the Law - Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 15, 2016, on amending the Law - Penal Code
- Amended Acts: Law of October 9, 2015 on amending the Penal Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 September 2015 on the amendment of the law - Penal Code, the law - Building Law and the law - Code of Procedure for Misdemeanours
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 September 2015 amending the Law on the Safety of Mass Events and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 22 September 2015 ref. no. P 37/14