Karistusseadustiku muutmise seadus

This is a proposed law in Estonia amending the Penal Code (Karistusseadustik), the main national statute defining criminal offences and their punishments. The title indicates it changes existing criminal law provisions, though the specific offences or penalties affected cannot be determined from the metadata alone. Penal Code amendments typically address how particular crimes are defined, how sentences are set, or how criminal liability applies. Changes to the Penal Code would primarily affect people accused or convicted of crimes in Estonia, as well as courts, prosecutors, and law enforcement authorities who apply the code. The Legal Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu, Estonia's parliament, is handling the bill, which suggests it falls within its remit on legal and justice matters. This summary is based on metadata only and not the full legislative text.