1. Extradition of a person (extradition) is not permitted if:
1) a person in respect of whom the extradition request (extradition) is received, is a citizen
of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the international treaty of the Republic of Kazakhstan with
the requesting party does not provide extradition (extradition) of own citizens;
2) the act which is the basis for the request for the extradition of a person (extradition), is
not recognized as a crime in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) the offence for which extradition of a person is sought (the extradition), does not
provide for the imprisonment in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) for the person in respect of whom the extradition request (extradition) is received, the
Republic of Kazakhstan granted asylum;
5) in respect of a person there is the entered into force sentence for the same offence or
the proceedings are terminated;
6) at the time of receipt of the request for the extradition of the person (extradition), the
criminal prosecution under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan may not be initiated
or the sentence may not be executed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations or for
other legitimate reasons;
7) there are grounds to believe that the person in respect of whom the request for
extradition has been made may be subject to the threat of the death penalty or torture in the
requesting party, or that his/her health, life or freedom is threatened due to his/her race,
religion, nationality, citizenship (nationality), membership of a particular social group or
political opinion, apart from cases specified in an international treaty of the Republic of
Kazakhstan;
8) the offence for which extradition of a person is requested (extradition), in accordance
with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan is pursued only in the private prosecution,
unless otherwise provided by international treaty of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the
requesting party;
9) the offence for which extradition of a person is requested (extradition), refers under the
legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the military crimes, unless otherwise provided by
the international treaty of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the requesting State;
10) the central authority of a foreign state is not provided at the request of the Procurator
General of the Republic of Kazakhstan additional materials or data without which it is
impossible to make a decision on the request for extradition (extradition);
11) extradition of the person (extradition) is contrary to the obligations of the Republic of
Kazakhstan under international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
12) there are other grounds provided by the international treaties of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
2. The extradition of a person (extradition) may be refused if the offence for which
extradition of a person (extradition) is requested, committed in the territory of the Republic of
Kazakhstan or outside, but directed against the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 590 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 210-VIII of
16.07.2025 (shall be enacted upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first
official publication).

1. The following basic punishments may be applied to the person, recognized as a guilty
in commission of criminal offence:
1) fine;
2) corrective labors;
3) community service;
4) arrest;
5) deportation from the Republic of Kazakhstan of a foreigner or a stateless person.
2. The following basic punishments may be applied to the person, recognized as a guilty
in commission of a crime:
1) fine;
2) corrective labors;
2-1) community services;
3) restriction of liberty;
4) imprisonment;
5) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2021 № 89-VII (
effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
3. The following additional punishments along with the basic punishment may be applied
to the person, recognized as guilty in commission of criminal infraction:
1) confiscation of property;
2) deprivation of special, military or honorary rank, grade rank,
diplomatic rank, qualified class and state awards;
3) deprivation of right to hold specific position or engage in certain activity;
3-1) deprivation of citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) deportation a foreigner or stateless person from the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 40 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
11.07.2017 № 91-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official
publication); dated 12.07.2018 № 180-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days
after its first official publication); dated 21.01.2019 № 217-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry
of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 29.12.2021 № 89-VII (effective
ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).