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SECTION 259 — False Medical Certificate

In French Faux certificat médical

(1) Any physician, surgeon, dresser or nurse, dentist or midwife who for the advantage or disadvantage of any person falsely certifies or conceals the existence of any disease or disability, or falsely certifies the performance or result of an inoculation, or gives misleading information on the origin of a disease, on the duration of a disability, or on the cause of any death, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 2 (two) months to 3 (three) years and with fine of from CFAF 5 000 (five thousand) to CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand). (2) Where any such person has been corrupted the punishment shall be imprisonment for from 2 (two) to 10 (ten) years. (3) On conviction the Court may impose the forfeitures described by section 30 of this Code.
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Public health Felonies and misdemeanours against the general interest

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Texte français

ARTICLE 259 — Faux certificat médical

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Section 259 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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