Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 96

96. Whosoever assaults or resists by violence or active force not amounting to public violence, any person lawfully charged with a public duty, including a public officer and a public employee as defin ed in article 2 of the Public Administration Act , when in the execution of the law or of a lawful order issued by a competent authority, shall on conviction be liable: (a) where the assault or resistance is committed by one (1) or two (2) persons, to impri sonment for a te rm from one (1) year to four (4) years and to a fine ( multa) of not less than six thousand euro (€6,000) and not more than fifteen thousand euro (€15,000); (b) where the assault or resistance is committed by three (3) or more persons, to imprisonment for a term from eighteen (18) months to six (6) years and to a fine ( multa) of not less than seven thousand and five hundred euro (€7,500) and not more than twenty-two thousand and five hundred euro (€22,500). Aggravating circumstance. Amended by: IX.1859.7; V .1956.14; XLIX.1981.4; V .2014.7; IV .2025.4.