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 years are criminally liable only for homicide (articles 102—106), the premeditated infliction of bodily injuries harmful to the health (articles 108—111, and 112, first part), rape (Article 117), assault with intent to rob (articles 90 and 145), theft (articles 89 end 144), robbery (articles 90 and 145), malicious hooliganism (Article 206, second part), the premeditated destruction or damaging of state or public property or the personal property of citizens entailing serious consequences (Article 98, second part, and Article 149, second part), and for the premeditated commission of acts capable of causing the wreck of & train (Article 86).

If the court considers that a person who, while less then 18 years of age, has committed a crime which does not represent a great social danger, can be reformed without the application of criminal punishment, it may apply to such a person compulsory measures of an educational character which do not constitute criminal punishment (Article 63).

In the presence of the conditions enumerated in the third part of the present article, the minor may be exempted from criminal liability and punishment and transferred to a commission on minors for consideration of the question of applying compulsory measures of an educational character to him.

'''Article 11. Irresponsibility.'''

Criminal liability is not applicable to a person who at the time of committing a socially dangerous act was in 8 state of irresponsibility; that is, who was unable to realize the significance of his actions, or to control them, as a result of a chronic mental illness, a temporary disturbance of psychic behavior, feeblemindedness, or other state of illness. Compulsory measures of & medical character may be applied to such a person by order of the court (articles 58—61).

A person who has committed & crime while in a state of responsibility but who, prior to the passing of sentence by the court, has contracted a mental illness depriving him of the possibility of realizing the significance of his actions, or of controlling them, shall not be subject to punishment. Compulsory measures of a medical character may be applied to such a person by order of the court, but upon recovery he is subject to punishment.

'''Article 12. Liability for a crime committed in a state of inebriation.'''

A person who hes committed a crime while in a state of inebriation is not exempted from criminal liability.