FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of August 8, 2024 No. 231-FZ

About features of application and execution of disciplinary arrest concerning the military personnel participating in special military operation

Accepted by the State Duma on July 31, 2024

Approved by the Federation Council on August 2, 2024

Article 1. Subject of regulation and application of this Federal Law

1. This Federal Law establishes features of application and execution of authority punishment - disciplinary arrest concerning the military personnel participating in special military operation in the territory of Ukraine or in certain areas of the Russian Federation in which territories martial law, and also concerning the military personnel of military units (divisions) deployed (located) in the specified areas, for making by such military personnel of the gross minor offenses provided by this Federal Law which such military personnel made during special military operation in these territories and in the specified areas is imposed.

2. This Federal Law extends to the male military personnel from among soldiers, sailors, sergeants, foremen, ensigns and warrant officers.

3. To the military personnel specified in this Article, disciplinary arrest taking into account the features established by this Federal Law is applied for making of gross minor offenses by them, the stipulated in Article 2 presents of the Federal Law.

4. The procedure for conducting trial upon making by the serviceman of gross minor offense is determined by all-army regulations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (further - all-army regulations) taking into account the features established by this Federal Law.

5. Application and execution of disciplinary arrest for gross minor offenses, not the stipulated in Article 2 presents of the Federal Law, but stipulated in Item 2 articles 28.5 of the Federal Law of May 27, 1998 No. 76-FZ "About the status of the military personnel", are performed without the features established by this Federal Law.

Article 2. Gross minor offenses

Gross minor offenses for which making disciplinary arrest taking into account features, the stipulated in Clause 3 presents of the Federal Law is applied to the serviceman (further - gross minor offense) are:

1) violation of authorized rules of relations between the military personnel;

2) unauthorized leaving of military unit or the place of military service established outside military unit;

3) absence in time without valid excuse on service in case of appointment, transfer, and also from business trip, leave or the medical organization;

4) evasion from fulfillment of duties of military service;

5) abuse of regulations of execution of alert (active service);

6) abuse of regulations of execution of the border service;

7) violation of authorized rules of guard duty;

8) violation of authorized rules of execution of internal service;

9) violation of authorized rules of patrol in garrison;

10) abuse of regulations of service on protection of public order and ensuring public safety;

11) intentional destruction, damage, spoil, illegal expenditure or use of military property;

12) destruction or damage on imprudence of military property;

13) abuse of regulations of saving of the military property entrusted for office use, its loss or the damage which entailed on imprudence;

14) abuse of regulations of weapon handling, the ammunition, radioactive materials, explosive or other substances and objects constituting the increased danger to people around, military equipment or service regulations of military equipment, the damnification which entailed on imprudence to health of the person, destruction, damage or loss of military property or other harmful effects;

15) the abuse of regulations of control of vehicles or their operation which entailed on imprudence damnification to health of the person, damage of military property or other harmful effects;

16) fulfillment of duties of military service in state of intoxication, and also refusal of passing of medical examination on state of intoxication;

17) abuse of regulations and the requirements establishing procedure for maintaining confidential clerical work;

18) the violation by the commander (chief) of safety requirements of military service which led to death or disability, including temporary, of the serviceman;

Violation of prohibition to provide 19) to mass media or with use of the Internet to extend or provide information:

a) the belonging allowing to determine or purpose of the military personnel and citizens called on military charges to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military forming and bodies;

b) about other military personnel and citizens called on military charges, the citizens discharged from military service, members of their families or their parents including information allowing to determine the location of specified persons during certain period to other persons;

c) about the activities or activities of other military personnel, the citizens called on military charges, and the citizens discharged from military service, the military service connected with fulfillment of duties;

d) about activities of bodies of military management or governing bodies of other troops, military forming and bodies, about activities of the associations, connections, military units and other organizations which are part of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or other troops, military forming and bodies, about activities of divisions of the specified bodies of military management or governing bodies, military units and the organizations, including information on dislocation or re-deployment of bodies of military management or governing bodies, associations, connections, military units, organizations and divisions which is not carried to the list of the data which are the state secret;

20) violation of prohibition in case of fulfillment of duties of military service, provided by subitems "a", "v", "g", "e", "k", "o" and "p" of Item 1 of article 37 of the Federal Law of March 28, 1998 No. 53-FZ "About conscription and military service" to have in case of itself electronic products (devices, technical means) of household purpose in which can be stored or which allow to extend or provide with use of the Internet audio-, photo, video records and these geolocations. This provision does not extend to military personnel and persons equated to them if the specified electronic products are used by them for accomplishment of the obligations according to the procedure, established by regulatory legal acts of federal executive bodies or federal state bodies in which the Federal Law provides military service.

Article 3. Features of application and execution of disciplinary arrest

1. The right to petition for application to the serviceman of disciplinary arrest is granted it to direct chiefs or person conducting trial upon making of gross minor offense.

2. Trial term upon making of gross minor offense shall not exceed two days from the date of when:

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