Article 72. Specifics of domestic violence Law On Prevention of Infractions
1. Domestic violence can be expressed in the form of physical, psychological, sexual and (or) economic violence.
2. In order to detect domestic violence early, local executive authorities are setting up mobile groups.
Information about individuals (families) in difficult situations is sent to family support centers, where they are assisted in providing social, legal, and psychological support.
Victims of domestic violence are given the opportunity to receive special social services or psychological assistance, including temporary residence for up to one month.
3. Internal affairs bodies:
1) take legal measures to promptly respond to every message, statement of citizens about the fact of domestic violence;
2) the interested subjects of crime prevention are notified of the fact of domestic violence within 24 hours.;
3) ensure public order when victims remove personal hygiene products, seasonal clothing and identity documents from their shared home with the offender.
4. For the purpose of victimological prevention of domestic violence, local executive bodies develop territorial programs and action plans for socio-economic support for people (families) in difficult situations.
Once every six months, at meetings of interdepartmental commissions for the implementation of the constitutional principle of Law and Order, formed under local executive bodies, an assessment is made of the effectiveness of early detection and organization of support to persons (families) in difficult situations.
Based on the results of the review, appropriate changes are being made to territorial programs and action plans for socio-economic support for people (families) in difficult situations.
Information on problematic issues is sent to the working body for submission to the meeting of the interdepartmental commission on the implementation of the constitutional principle of Law and Order under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. In order to prevent domestic violence, local executive bodies implement measures for an individual plan of assistance to a person (family) in a difficult life situation, to promote employment and (or) social adaptation, drawn up by the career center together with the person who applied for targeted social assistance and (or) his family members.
6. Aid organizations provide assistance in the social adaptation and rehabilitation of victims of domestic violence, as well as psychological assistance to persons prone to committing offenses.
7. At meetings of interdepartmental commissions for the implementation of the constitutional principle of Law and Order, formed under local executive bodies, an assessment of the effectiveness of measures taken by authorized state bodies for the prevention of domestic violence is given.
8. The coordination of state bodies on the prevention of domestic violence is entrusted to the authorized body in the field of state family policy.
9. Subjects of crime prevention have the right to implement other measures for the prevention of domestic violence provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 245-VIII LRK of December 30, 2025.
The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 1, 2026, No. 330-VIII SAM
This Law determines legal, economic, social, and organizational bases for the activities of state bodies, the bodies of local self-government, organizations, and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Prevention of infractions.
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