Article 367. Giving a bribe The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1 Giving a bribe to a person authorized to perform public functions, or to a person equated to him, or to a person holding a responsible public position, or to an official, as well as to an official of a foreign state or international organization, personally or through an intermediary –

is punishable by a fine in the amount of twenty to thirty times the amount of a bribe or imprisonment for up to five years, with or without confiscation of property, with life imprisonment for the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

2 The same act committed on a significant scale, –

is punishable by a fine in the amount of thirty to forty times the amount of a bribe or imprisonment for a term of three to seven years, with or without confiscation of property, with life imprisonment for the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

3 The acts provided for in the first or second parts of this Article, if they are committed:

1) by a group of persons by prior agreement;

2) on a large scale;

3) repeatedly, –

are punishable by a fine in the amount of forty to fifty times the amount of a bribe or by imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years, with confiscation of property, with life imprisonment for the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

4 The acts provided for in the first, second or third parts of this article, if they are committed on a particularly large scale or by a criminal group, –

are punishable by a fine in the amount of fifty to sixty times the amount of a bribe or by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years, with confiscation of property, with life imprisonment for the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

Notes.

The transfer of a gift in an amount or value not exceeding two monthly calculation indices for the first time to a person specified in the first part of Article 366 of this Code for previously committed lawful actions (inaction) does not entail criminal liability, if the actions (inaction) committed by this person were not conditioned by prior agreement.

A person who has given a bribe is exempt from criminal liability if extortion of a bribe has taken place against him by a person specified in the first part of Article 366 of this Code, or if this person voluntarily informed a law enforcement or special state body about giving a bribe.

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