Last Change:
06/12/2025
Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Original names of the law: O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Jinoyat Kodeksi
Year: 1994
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Asylum, Freedom of movement, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
Description
The Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes the legal framework for defining crimes, prescribing punishments, and ensuring justice in the country. It outlines various offenses, including crimes against individuals, property, public order, and state security, while also addressing corruption, drug trafficking, and terrorism. The Code classifies crimes based on severity, stipulating penalties such as fines, imprisonment, and, in some cases, life sentences. It emphasizes principles of legality, proportionality of punishment, and rehabilitation. Special provisions exist for juvenile offenders and extenuating circumstances. Additionally, the Code reflects Uzbekistan’s legal commitments to human rights and international legal standards.
Selected provisions
Exit from or entry in the Republic of Uzbekistan, or crossing the state border, which violate the duly set procedures – shall be punished with fine from fifty to one hundred minimum monthly wages, or imprisonment from three to five years.
The same actions committed:
а) by breakthrough;
b) by previous concert by a group of individuals;
c) by an official whose exit requires a special approval – shall be punished with imprisonment from five to ten years.
Foreign nationals and stateless persons, who arrived in Uzbekistan without due formalization of entry documents in order to exercise the right to political asylum envisaged by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be excused from liability.