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SECTION 325 — Usury

In French Usure

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(1) Any lender demanding or taking interest or any other reward higher than the rate fixed by law for loans of the kind in question shall be punished with fine of from CFAF 5 000 (five thousand) to CFAF 1 000 000 (one million). (2) On subsequent conviction within the meaning of Section 88 of this Code, the penalty shall be imprisonment for from 15 (fifteen) days to 1 (one) year and the fine shall be doubled. (3) The Court may order publication of its judgment under Section 33 of this Code. (4) For the purposes of this Section, the borrower shall not be treated as an accessory.
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ARTICLE 325 — Usure

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Section 325 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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