Article 250. Contraband of Objects Withdrawn from Circulation, or Objects the Circulation of Which is Limited

1. The transfer across the customs border of the state, which is committed without customs supervision or with concealment from it, or with fraudulent use of documents or means of customs identification, or the transfer which is accompanied by non-declaration or fraudulent declaration of drugs, or psychotropic, powerful, toxic, poisonous, radioactive materials, or explosives, as well as armament, military equipment, explosion devices, fire arms and ammunition, nuclear, chemical, biological, or other types of mass destruction weapons, or materials and equipment which may be used for the creation of mass destruction weapons, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period up to five years with forfeiture of property, or without it.

2. The same act committed:

a) repeatedly;

b) by an official with the use of his service position;

c) with violence against a person exercising customs supervision, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from two to eight years with forfeiture of property, or without it.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article which are committed by an organised group, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from from seven to twelve years with forfeiture of property.

Article 251. Illegal Purchase, Transfer, Sale, Storage, Transportation, or the Carrying of Weapons, Ammunition, Explosives, or Explosion Devices

1. Illegal purchase, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, or the carrying of fire arms (except for smooth-bore hunting guns), ammunition, explosives or explosion devices, -

shall be punished by restriction of freedom for a period up to five years, or by detention under arrest for a period up to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to five years with a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred 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 without it.

2. The same acts committed by a group of persons upon a preliminary collusion, or committed repeatedly, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to eight years.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article, which are committed by an organised group, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from five to ten years.

4. Illegal carrying or sale of knives, Finnish daggers, or other cold steel weapons, except for cases in which the carrying of cold steel knives is associated with hunting business, -

shall be punished by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred eighty up to two hundred forty hours, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or by detention under arrest for a period up to four months, or by imprisonment for a period up to one year with a fine in an amount up to two hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to two months, or without it.

Note. A person who voluntarily surrendered objects indicated in this Article shall be exempt from criminal liability, unless his actions contain elements of another crime.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 1217