Article 208. Illegal Turnover of Precious Metals and Natural Stones (1) Commission of a transaction connected with precious metals, natural precious stones, in violation of regulations established by the Kyrgyz Republic laws, as well as illegal custody, transport or forwarding of precious metals, natural precious stones in any form or state, except domestic items and scrap of such items, shall be sentenced by fine in amount of 200 to 500 minimum monthly wages, or up to 6 months of arrest, or up to 3 years of imprisonment. (2) The same acts committed: 1) by a person previously convicted for illegal turnover of precious metals or natural precious stones; 2) in large amount; 3) by an organized group, shall be sentenced by 5 to 10 years of imprisonment with property seizure. Note: The act provided for in this Article shall be recognized committed in large amount if the cost of precious metals or natural precious stones involved in illegal turnover 500 times exceeds the minimum monthly wage established by the Kyrgyz Republic laws by the time of the crime commission. Article 209. Violation of Regulations of Handing over of Precious Metals and Precious Stones to the State Evasion of mandatory handing over for refining or mandatory sale to the state of precious metals or natural precious stones quarried from entrails, as well as picked and found, if such is committed in a large amount, shall be sentenced by fine in amount of 500 to 1,000 minimum monthly wages, or 2 to 5 years of imprisonment. Note: The act provided for in this Article shall be recognized committed in large amount if the cost of mentioned object neither handed nor sold to the state 500 times exceeds the minimum monthly wage established by the Kyrgyz Republic laws by the time of the crime commission.

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