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(1) A fine is a pecuniary sanction to be imposed by the court in the cases and within the limits provided for in this Code.

(2) The fine shall be set in conventional units. The conventional fine unit is equal to 50 lei.

(3) The size of the fine for natural persons shall be set within the limits of 500 to 3000 conventional units, and for offences committed for material interest - up to 20000 conventional units, taking as a basis the size of the conventional unit at the time of the commission of the offence. The size of the fine is determined according to the seriousness of the offence and the material situation of the offender and his family. Taking into account the circumstances of the case, the court may order the fine to be paid in instalments for up to 5 years.

(3.1) In the case of minor or less serious offences, the convicted person shall be entitled to pay half of the established fine if he/she pays it within 3 working days from the moment the judgment becomes enforceable. In this case, the fine shall be deemed to have been executed in full.

(4) In the cases referred to in Article 21 para. (3), the amount of the fine for legal entities shall be set within the limits of 1500 to 60000 conventional units, depending on the character and gravity of the committed offence, the amount of the damage caused, taking into account the economic and financial situation of the legal entity. In the event of the legal entity's malicious evasion of the payment of the fine, the court may replace the unpaid amount of the fine with the prosecution of assets.

(5) In the case of the convicted person's malicious evasion of the payment of the fine set as the main or additional penalty, the court may replace the unpaid amount of the fine with imprisonment within the terms of the maximum penalty, provided for in the respective Article of the Special Part of this Code. The amount of the fine shall be replaced by imprisonment, one month of imprisonment being calculated for 100 conventional units.

(6) A fine as an additional punishment may be applied only in cases where it is provided as an additional punishment for the respective offence.

(7) Where the convicted person is unable to pay a fine imposed as a principal or supplementary penalty, the court may replace the unpaid amount of the fine with unpaid community service in accordance with the provisions of Article 67 at the rate of 60 hours of unpaid community service per 100 conventional units of the fine.