Article 142. Infringement upon Privacy

1. Illegal collection or distribution of information concerning the private life of a person, which constitutes his personal or family secret, without that person's consent, if these acts inflicted damage upon the rights and legitimate interests of a given victim, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages of other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred twenty up to one hundred eighty hours, or by correctional labor for a period up to one year, or by detention under arrest for a period up to four months.

2. The same acts committed by a person with the use of his official position, as well as distribution of information indicated in the first part of this Article in a public speech, publicly demonstrated work, or in the mass information media, which entailed the same consequences, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to eight hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from five to eight months, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period from two to five years, or by detention under arrest for a period from four to six months.

Article 143. Illegal Violation of Private Correspondence, Telephone Calls, and Mail, Telegraph, or Other Messages

1. Illegal violation of the confidentiality of written correspondence, telephone calls, and mail, telegraph, or other messages of citizens, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount from fifty up to one hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to one month, or by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred twenty up to one hundred eighty hours, or by correctional labor for a period up to one year.

2. The same act committed by a person with the use of his service position, or special technical means intended for secret receipt of information, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to two thousand monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages of other income of a given convict for a period from one to three months, or by deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period from two to five years, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period from two up to four months.

3. Illegal making, production, sale, or purchase for the purposes of sale, of special technical means intended for the secret receipt of information, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to two thousand monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by restriction of freedom for a period up to three years, or by imprisonment for a period up to three years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 937