Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences (2001, as amended 2012) (excerpts related to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly) (English)
CODE
OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENCES
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
NO. 195-FZ OF DECEMBER 30, 2001
(with the Amendments and Additions of April 25, July 25, October 30, 31, December 31, 2002, June 30, July 4, November 11, December 8, 23, 2003, May 9, July 26, 28, August 20, October 25, December 28, 30, December 30, 2004, March 7, 21, April 22, May 9, July 2, 21, 22, September 27, December 5, 19, 26, 27, 31, 2005, January 5, February 2, March 3, 16, April 15, 29, May 8, June 3, July 3, 18, 26, 27, October 16, November 3, 5, December 4, 18, 29, 30, 2006, February 9, March 29, April 9, 20, May 7, 10, June 22, July 19, 24, October 2, 18, November 8, 27, December 1, 6, 2007, March 3, April 29, May 13, 16, July 14, 22, November 8, December 3, 25, 26, 30, 2008, February 9, May 7, June 3, 28, 29, July 17, 19, 24, November 9, 23, 25, 28, December 21, 28, 2009, March 9, April 6, 30, May 8, 19, 31, June 17, July 1, 5, 23, 26, 27, 30, October 4, November 8, 29, December 8, 23, 28, 29, 2010, February 7, April 6, 21, May 4, June 3, 4, 27, July 1, 11, 18, 20, 21, November 6, 7, 8, 16, 21, 30, December 3, 6, 7, 8, 2011, January 31, March 1, April 2, 2012)
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Chapter 20. Administrative Offences Encroaching upon Public Order and Security
Article 20.1. Disorderly Conduct
1. Disorderly conduct, that is, violation of public order in the form of open disrespect of
the public accompanied by foul language in public places, abusive pestering of the people or
destruction or damage caused to other people's property, -
shall involve the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred to one
thousand roubles or an administrative arrest for a period up to fifteen days.
2. The same actions in combination with noncompliance with the lawful demand of the
representative of the authorities or of another person performing the duties of maintaining public
order or cutting short the violation of public order, -
shall involve the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand to two
thousand five hundred roubles or an administrative arrest for a period of up to 15 days.
Article 20.2. Violating the Established Procedure for Arranging or Conducting a Meeting,
Rally, Demonstration, Procession or Picket
1.Violating a procedure established for arranging a meeting, rally, demonstration,
procession or picket -
shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine on the organisers thereof in the
amount of one thousand to two thousand roubles.
2. Violating the procedure established for conducting a meeting, rally, demonstration,
procession or picket -
shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine on the organisers thereof in the
amount of one thousand to two thousand roubles, and on the participants thereof in the amount
of five hundred to one thousand roubles.
3. Arranging or conducting an authorized meeting, rally, demonstration, procession or
picket in the direct vicinity of a nuclear plant, of a source of radiation or of a place of storage of
nuclear material or radioactive substances, as well as active participation in such actions, where
it has complicated the discharge by the personnel of said objects of their official duties or has
posed a threat to the safety of population and environment -
shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand to two
thousand roubles or administrative arrest for a term of up to fifteen days.
Article 20.2.1. Abolished.
Article 20.3. Displaying Fascist Attributes and Symbols
1. Displaying fascist attributes and symbolism for the purpose of popularization of such
attributes and symbolism -
shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred to one
thousand roubles, accompanied by confiscation of the fascist attributes and symbols, or
administrative arrest for a term of up to fifteen days accompanied by confiscation of the fascist
attributes and symbols.
2. The manufacture, marketing or the acquisition for sale of nazi attributes or symbolism
or attributes or symbolism similar to nazi attributes or symbolism up to the degree of mixing,
which are aimed at their propaganda, -
shall entail the imposition of the administrative of fine on citizens in the amount one
thousand to two thousand five hundred roubles with the confiscation of the object of the
administrative offence; on officials - from two thousand to five thousand roubles with the
confiscation of the object of the administrative offence; on juridical persons - from twenty
thousand to one hundred thousand roubles with the confiscation of the object of the
administrative offence.
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