The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation 26/09/2022, 07:19 Article 148. Obstruction of the Exercise of the Right of Liberty of Conscience and Religious Liberty Illegal obstruction of the activity of religious organizations or of the performance of religious rites shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for the period of up to six months, compulsory works for a term of up to one year, or arrest for a term of up to three months. Article 149. Obstruction of the Holding of a Meeting, Assembly, Demonstration, Procession, or Picketing, or of Participation in the Aforesaid Illegal obstruction of the holding of a meeting, assembly, demonstration, procession, or picketing, or of participation in them, or compulsion to take part in them, if these acts have been committed by an official through his official position, or through the use of violence, or through the threat of its use, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 300 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification. Chapter 20. Crimes Against Minors Article 150. Involvement of a Minor in the Commission of a Crime 1. Involvement of a minor in the commission of a crime by means of promises, deceit, threats, or in any other way, by a person who has reached 18 years of age, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years. 2. The same deed committed by a parent, teacher, or any other person charged by law with bringing up a minor, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to six years, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification. 3. Deeds provided for by the first or second part of this Article, and committed with the use of violence or with the threat of its use, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to seven years. 4. Deeds stipulated by the first, second, or third parts of this Article, and connected with the involvement of a minor in a criminal group or in the commission of grave or especially grave crimes, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to eight years. Article 151. Involvement of a Minor in the Commission of Antisocial Actions 1. Involvement of a minor in the systematic use of alcoholic drinks or stupefying substances, in vagrancy, or soliciting, committed by a person who has reached the age of eighteen years old shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 180 to 240 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of one year to two years, or by arrest for a term of three to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to four years. 2. The same deed committed by a parent, teacher, or any other person who is charged by law with the duty of bringing up a minor, shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by arrest for a term of four to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification. 3. Deeds provided for by the first or second part of this Article with the use of violence or with the threat of its use, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to six years. Note. The operation of this Article shall not extend to the instances of drawing a minor in vagrancy, where this deed has been committed by a parent as a result of the coincidence of grave living circumstances caused by the loss of means of subsistence or the absence of the place of residence. Article 152. Abolished Article 153. Switching a Child Switching a child out of mercenary or other base motives shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years, with a fine in the amount up to 200 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to 18 months. Article 154. Illegal Adoption Illegal adoption of children, placement of them under guardianship, transfer of them for upbringing to foster families, committed repeatedly or out of mercenary motives, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 40 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to three months, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of up to six months. Article 155. Disclosure of the Secret of an Adoption Disclosure of the secret of adoption contrary to the will of the adopter, committed by a person who is dutybound to preserve the fact of adoption as an official or professional secret, or by any other person out of mercenary or other base motives, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to six months, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of four months, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification. Article 156. Failure to Discharge the Duties of Bringing up a Minor Failure to discharge or to improper discharging of the duties of bringing up a minor by a parent or by any other person charged with these duties, or by a teacher or other worker of an educational, medical, or other establishment which is duty-bound to exercise surveillance over a minor if this deed is associated with the cruel treatment of the minor, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 40 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to three months, or by deprivation of the right to hold specified offices or engage in specified activities for a term up to three years, or by compulsory works for a term up to 180 hours, or corrective labour for a term up to one year, or by restriction of liberty for a term up to three years. Article 157. Malicious Evasion of the Payment of Money for the Maintenance of Children or Physically Disabled Parents 1. Malicious evasion by a parent of court-ordered child support for minors, or for disabled children who have reached 18 years of age, shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 120 to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of up to three months. 2. Malicious evasion by able-bodied children of age of the payment of money, pursant to a court decision for the maintenance of physically disabled parents, shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 120 to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of up to three months. Section VIII. Crimes in the Sphere of Economics Chapter 21. Crimes Against Property Article 158. Theft 1. Theft, that is, the secret larceny of other people's property, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 80 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to six months, or by compulsory works for a term up to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of six months to one year, or by arrest for a term of two to four months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years. 2. Theft committed: a) by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy; b) with an illegal entry into premises or any other storehouse; c) with the infliction of considerable damage to a person, d) from clothes, bag or any other hand luggage the victim has shall be punishable by a fine in an amount up to 200 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to 18 months, or by compulsory labour for a term from 180 to 240 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of one year to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term up to five years. 3. Theft committed with an illegal entry into living quarters or on a large scale shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 500 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to three years or by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to six years with or without a fine in an amount up to 80 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to six months. 4. Theft committed: a) by an organized group; b) on an especially large scale shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term from five to ten years with or without a fine in the amount up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to five years. Note. 1. In Articles of this Code, larceny means the unlawful, uncompensated seizure and/or the appropriation of other people's property, committed with a mercenary purpose by a guilty person or by other persons, which has caused damage to the owner or any other proprietor of this property; 2. Considerable damage caused to a citizen in the Articles of this Code shall be determinable subject to the property status thereof but it may not constitute less than 2 500 roubles. 3. Premises in Articles of this Chapter shall mean buildings and constructions, regardless of property forms, intended for temporary visits of people or placement of material values for industrial or other official purposes. A storehouse in the Articles of this Chapter shall mean utility premises separated from living quarters, areas of a territory, trunk pipelines and other constructions, regardless of the property forms, which are fenced or equipped with technical facilities, or guarded in any other way and intended for permanent or temporary storage of material values. 4. As a gross amount in the Articles of this Chapter there shall be recognized the cost of property exceeding 250 thousand roubles, while as an especially gross amount there shall be recognized the cost of property exceeding one million roubles. Article 159. Swindling 1. Swindling, that is, the stealing of other people's property or the acquisition of the right to other people's property by fraud or breach of trust, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up to 120 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to one year, or by compulsory works for a term of up to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of six months to one year, or by arrest for a term of two to four months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years. 2. Swindling committed by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy, as well as with the infliction of considerable damage on an individual shall be punishable by a fine in the amount up 300 thousand roubles, or in an amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period up to two years, or by compulsory works for a term of 180 to 240 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of one year to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term up to five years. 3. Swindling committed by a person through his official position, as well as on a large scale shall be punishable by a fine in an amount of 100 thousand to 500 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one year to three years or by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to six years, with or without a fine in an amount of up to 10 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person, for a period up to one month. 4. Swindling committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to ten years with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to three years. Article 160. Misappropriation or Embezzlement 1. Misappropriation or embezzlement, that is, the stealing of other people's property entrusted to the convicted person, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of up to 120 thousand roubles, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to one year, or by compulsory works for a term of up to 120 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years. 2. The same deeds committed by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy, as well as with the infliction of considerable damage to an individual, shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of up to 300 thousand roubles or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person, for a period of up to two years, or by compulsory works for a term of up to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years. 3. 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