(1) The minor offences provided by Article 55 point b), c), d), e), g), j), k), l), m), o), p), ș), ț), u), v), z), ab) and ac) shall be penalized by a fine between 1,000 lei and 2,500 lei, those under point f), h), q), t), w), x) and aa), by a fine between 1,500 lei and 4,500 lei, those under point a), i), n), r), r1), s) and y), by a fine between 4,500 lei and 10,000 lei.

(2) The finding out of the minor offences provided for in Article 55 and the application of the punishments provided for in paragraph (1) shall be made by:

a) the officers, the agents and the non-commissioned officers in the Romanian Police, the Romanian Border Police and the Romanian Gendarmerie, as well as by the community policemen, for the actions provided by Article 55 i), k), l), n), o), q), r), r1), t), w), z) and aa);

b) the president of the county electoral bureau, of the electoral bureau of the district of Bucharest Municipality or of the electoral bureau for the polling stations abroad for the facts provided for in Article 55 j), p), ș), ab) and ac);

c) the president of the Central Electoral Bureau for the facts provided for in Article 55 f), g) and h);

d) the president of the electoral bureau, in the event that the members thereof have committed the offences, or the president of the electoral bureau of higher level, in the event that the presidents of the electoral bureaux of lower level or the deputies thereof have committed the offences provided for in Article 55 n), s), ţ), u), and v);

e) the representatives of the president of the Permanent Electoral Authority for the facts provided for in Article 55 a), b), c), d), e) and x);

f) the representatives of the president of the Permanent Electoral Authority in the event that the fact provided for in Article 55 m) has been committed by authorities of the central or local public administration authorities, and in the event that the fact provided for in Article 55 y) has been committed by other persons than the radio broadcasters; the president of the electoral bureau in the event that the fact provided for in Article 55 m) has been committed by the members of the electoral bureau, or the president of the electoral bureau of higher level in the event that the fact provided for in Article 55 m) has been committed by the presidents of the electoral bureaux of lower level; policemen, in the event that the fact provided for in Article 55 m) has been committed by other natural or legal persons;

g) the National Audiovisual Council, that shall refer the matter to the court or that may be approached by the interested persons, for the facts provided for in Article 55 y) in the event that these have been committed by the radio broadcasters.

(3) Repealed.

(4) For the offences provided for in Article 55 shall be applicable the provisions of Government Ordinance no. 2/2001 on the legal regime of minor offences, approved with amendments and completions by Law no. 180/2002, with the subsequent amendments and completions.

(5) The committing by the members of the electoral bureaux of the offences provided for in Article 55 shall entail their replacement with other persons at the request of the president of the electoral bureau of higher level or of the president of the Central Electoral Bureau, as applicable.