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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 1, 2021 No. 281-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of penal procedure of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on June 16, 2021

Approved by the Federation Council on June 23, 2021

Article 1

Bring in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 25, Art. 2954; 1998, No. 26, Art. 3012; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4848; 2004, No. 30, Art. 3091; 2009, No. 52, Art. 6453; 2011, No. 1, Art. 10; No. 50, Art. 7362; 2012, No. 53, Art. 7631; 2013, No. 27, Art. 3442; No. 30, Art. 4078; 2014, No. 48, Art. 6651; 2015, No. 27, Art. 3983; 2018, No. 27, Art. 3939, 3940) following changes:

Article 222 to state 1) in the following edition:

"Article 222. Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, transfer or carrying weapon, main parts of firearms, ammunition

1. Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, transfer or carrying firearms, its main parts and ammunition to it (except for large-caliber firearms, its main parts and ammunition to it, civil fire smooth-bore long-barreled weapon, its main parts and cartridges to it, firearms of limited defeat, its main parts and cartridges to it) -

it is punished by restriction of freedom for a period of up to three years, or forced labor for a period of up to four years, or arrest for a period of up to six months, or imprisonment for a period of three up to five years with penalty at the rate to eighty thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period up to three months or without that.

2. Illegal sale of firearms, its main parts, ammunition to it (except for large-caliber firearms, its main parts and ammunition to it, civil fire smooth-bore long-barreled weapon, its main parts and cartridges to it, firearms of limited defeat, its main parts and cartridges to it) -

it is punished by imprisonment for a period of five up to eight years with penalty at the rate to hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period up to six months or without that.

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