Criminal code of the republic of uzbekistan

CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

CHAPTER 3.

CRIME Article 14.
Notion of Crime A culpable socially dangerous act (action or inaction) prohibited by this Code on pain of imposing of a penalty shall be recognized as a crime. An act causing or inviting a real danger to the objects protecting by this Code shall be recognized as a socially dangerous act. Article 15. Crime Classification Crimes, on the grounds of their character and degree of social danger, shall be divided into: with insignificant social danger; less serious; serious; especially serious. Intentional crimes punishable under law by imprisonment up to three years, as well as crimes committed unintentionally and punishable under law by imprisonment up to five years shall be classified as crimes with insignificant social danger.

Intentional crimes punishable under law by imprisonment from three up to five years, as well as crimes committed unintentionally and punishable under law by imprisonment over five years shall be classified as less serious crimes. (As amended by the Law of Uzbekistan of 29.08.01). Intentional crimes punishable under law by imprisonment from five to ten years shall be classified as serious crimes. Intentional crimes punishable under law by imprisonment over ten years or capital punishment shall be classified as especially serious crimes. Article 16. Criminal Liability and Its Grounds Criminal liability shall be a legal consequence of a committed socially dangerous act and shall be manifested in conviction of, imposing a sentence or other measures of legal influence on a person guilty in commission of a crime. Grounds for liability shall be commission of an act containing all elements of corpus delicti of a crime envisaged by this Code.

CHAPTER 4.

PERSONS SUBJECT TO LIABILITY Article 17.

Liability of Individuals Sane individuals aged sixteen years or above at the moment of commission of a crime, shall be subject to liability. Individuals aged thirteen years or above at the moment of commission of a crime, shall be subject to liability only for intentional aggravated killing (Paragraph 2 of Article 97). Individuals aged fourteen years or above at the moment of commission of a crime, shall be subject to liability for the crimes envisaged by Paragraph 1 of Article 97, Articles 98, 104 – 106, 118, 119, 137, 164 – 166, and 169, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 173, Articles 220, 222, 247, 252, 263, 267, and 271, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 277 of this Code. Individuals aged eighteen years or above at the moment of commission of a crime, may be subject to liability for the crimes envisaged by Articles 122, 123, 127, 144, 146, 193 – 195, 205 – 210, 225, 226, 230 –232, 232, 234, 235, and 279 – 302 of this Code. Individuals aged under eighteen years at the moment of commission of a crime, may be subject to liability in accordance with general provisions and with regard to the peculiarities envisaged by Section Six of General Part of this Code.