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.