minimum of 1 year, by stimulating new social projects, according to their interests, and clarification on social rights and citizenship; III - to encourage private companies to admission of the elderly to work. Crimes in general Article 96: Discriminate against the elderly by preventing or hindering their access to banking facilities, means of transport, the right to hire or by any other means or instrument necessary for the exercise of citizenship by reason of age. Penalty: imprisonment from 6 months to 1 year and a fine. § 1: The same penalty who despise, humiliate, belittle or discriminate against the elderly, for any reason. § 2: The penalty will be increased from 1/3 if the victim is under the care or responsibility of the agent. Article 97: Failure to assist the elderly, when possible to do so without personal risk, in situations of imminent danger, or refuse, delay or hamper their health care, without cause, or not to ask these cases, the help of public authority. Penalty: detention of 6 months to 1 year and a fine. Single Paragraph. The penalty is increased by half if the omission resulting serious bodily injury, and tripled if death results. Article 98: Leave the elderly in hospitals, nursing homes, long stay entities, or the like, or do not meet their basic needs, when required by law or court. Penalty: detention of 6 months to 3 years and fine. Article 99: Expose to danger the health and wellbeing, physical or mental, the elderly, subjecting him to inhuman or degrading conditions or depriving them of food and care needed when required to do so, or subjecting him to overwork or inadequate. Penalty: imprisonment from 2 months to 1 year and a fine. § 1: If the fact results serious bodily injury. Penalty: imprisonment of 1 to 4 years. § 2: If death results. Penalty: imprisonment from 4 to 12 years. Article 100: Constitutes a crime punishable by imprisonment of 6 months to one 1 year and a fine: I - obstruct someone's access to any public office by reason of age; II - to deny someone because of age, employment or work; III - deny, delay or hamper treatment or fail to provide health care, without cause, the elder; IV - fail to comply, delay or frustrate without due cause, the execution of a court order issued in a civil action to which this Law refers;