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SECTION 181-1

Refusal to enforce a court judgment that has become final (1) Whoever refuses to enforce a court judgment that has become final shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 5 (five) years. (2) Whoever obstructs the enforcement of a court judgment that has become final without referring to the judge in charge of enforcing court judgments shall be punished as provided for in Subsection (1) above. Where the offender is a public servant as defined by Section 131 of this Code, criminal prosecution shall not bar disciplinary proceedings. (3) Where the offender is a corporate body, as defined in Section 74-1 of this Code, the penalty shall be a fine of from CFAF 200 000 (two hundred thousand) to CFAF 10 000 000 (ten million).

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Felonies and misdemeanours against the state Offences against public authority service legislatif et reglementaire

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ARTICLE 181-1 — Refus d'exécuter une décision de justice devenue définitive

Section 181-1 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007

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