Article 260: Any public official who requests or orders, or causes to be requested or ordered, the action or use of public force, against the execution of a law or against the collection of a legal contribution, or against the execution of either an order or a warrant, or of any other order of legitimate authority, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of two to ten years. If this request or order is followed by actions, the penalty is increased to the maximum. In this case, articles 114 and 115 shall not apply. Article 261: If, as a result of the orders or requests, other offenses punishable by greater penalties than those provided for in Article 259 are committed, these greater penalties shall be applied to the public officials guilty of having given the orders or made the requests. Article 262: Any public official who, after having been officially informed of the cessation of his duties or mandate, but continues to exercise them, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of six months to two years and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs. Article 263: In all the cases referred to in this chapter, the judge may deprive the convicted person of the rights listed in article 68 and impose on him the ban on appearing in certain places provided for in article 80. CHAPTER 7: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND THE FUNCTIONING OF PUBLIC SERVICES Section 1: Offending and slandering Heads of state, representatives of foreign governments and national and foreign emblems Article 264: Anyone who, under the conditions provided for in article 184, offends the President of the Republic or the Vice President of the Republic is punished by imprisonment of three months to two years and a fine of 300,000 to 3,000,000 francs, or by one of these two penalties only. Article 265: Any person who, under the conditions provided for in article 184, publicly offends a foreign Head of State or Government shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three months to two years and a fine of 300,000 to 3,000,000 francs, or by one of these two penalties only. Article 266: Any person who, under the conditions provided for in article 184, insults ambassadors and plenipotentiary ministers, envoys, chargés d’affaires or other diplomatic representatives accredited to or on mission with the Government of the Republic, shall be punished by imprisonment of between fifteen days and one year and a fine of between 100,000 and 1,000,000 francs, or by one of these two penalties only. Article 267: Anyone who, with malicious intent, contempt or any other similar sentiment, in a public place, open or exposed to the public, tears off, destroys, degrades or outrages the national