In the cases in which the Juvenile Delinquent may be sentenced to a criminal penalty, the following rules shall be applied against him: 1. The Juvenile Delinquent shall not be sentenced to death or imprisonment. 2. The death penalty or imprisonment for the offence committed by the Delinquent Juvenile shall be replaced by imprisonment for a period not exceeding (10) ten years. 3. The period of imprisonment imposed on a Juvenile Delinquent may not exceed half of the maximum limit prescribed for the original penalty. In all cases, the imprisonment that may be imposed on the Delinquent Juvenile in accordance with this Article shall be executed in the Juvenile Association. If the Delinquent Juvenile has reached the age of (18) eighteen years and he still has a remaining period, the Delinquent Juvenile shall be transferred to the Penal Institution or Association to complete the rest of the punishment.
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