Due to the low dangerousness of the person, his age, health and mental condition, life style, and the needs especially of those related to the family, education or work, the circumstances under which the criminal offence was committed as well as the conduct after the commission of the criminal offence, the court may, while imposing an imprisonment sentence up to five years, order the convict to keep contacts with the probation service and be placed on probation, by suspending the sentence execution, provided that during the probation period, he shall not commit another criminal offence.

The court shall order the convict to fulfill one or more obligations, provided for in the Article 60 of this Code.

The probation period for imposed sentences of up to two years of imprisonment, suspended by the court, shall be double the period of imprisonment sentence imposed by the court.

The probation period, except for the rules foreseen in paragraph 3 of this article, is from 24 months to 5 years.  The probation period starts the very next day of announcement of the court decision suspending the imprisonment sentence. The probation period may be shortened or extended depending on the manner of the execution of the probation service and the personal conditions of the sentenced persons, but without prejudice to the minimum and the maximum period foreseen in this paragraph.

If the convict doesn’t keep contact with the probation service or doesn’t fulfill the obligations provided for in the Article 60, as ordered by the court, the latter shall decide the replacement of the first sentence with another sentence, the extension of surveillance period, within the probationary period, or revocation of the suspension of the decision execution.