Article 435. Receiving a Bribe

1. Receiving a bribe, i.e. receiving, demanding, offering to give or accepting the offer or promise to give a property, including financial means, security, other payment instrument, property right, service or any other advantage, by an official personally or through an intermediary for oneself or a third person, with the aim of performing or not performing an action for the benefit of the person giving a bribe or a person indicated by him, by using one's official or service powers or influence conditioned thereof—
shall be punished by short-term imprisonment for a term of one to two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum five years.

2. The act prescribed for in Part 1 of this Article, committed:

1) by a group of officials;
2) in large amounts;
3) for connivance or patronage or performing other illegal action or inaction in favour of the person giving a bribe or a person indicated by him, or
4) with a threat to infringe rights, freedoms or legitimate interests of a person—
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of four to ten years.

3. The act prescribed for in Parts 1 or 2 of this Article, committed:

1) by a criminal organization;
2) by a prosecutor, investigator or inquiry body, or
3) in particularly large amounts—
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years.


Article 436. Giving a Bribe

1. Giving a bribe, i.e. promising, offering or providing a property, including financial means, security, other payment instrument, property right, service or any other advantage, to an official or a person indicated by him, personally or through an intermediary, with the aim of performing or not performing an action for the benefit of the person giving a bribe or a person indicated by him, by using official’s official or service powers or influence conditioned thereof —
shall be punished by a short-term imprisonment for a term of maximum two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum three years.

2. The act prescribed for in Part 1 of this Article, committed:

1) by a group of persons with a prior agreement,
2) in large amounts, or
3) for connivance or patronage or performing other illegal action or inaction in one’s favour or in favour of a person indicated by him—
shall be punished by a short-term imprisonment for a term of one to two months, or imprisonment for a term of two to five years.

3. the act prescribed for in parts 1 or 2 of this article, committed:

1) by a criminal organization, or
2) in particularly large amounts—
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three to seven years.

Article 496. Giving a Bribe to Participants in Proceedings in Connection with their Powers

1. Giving a bribe to a participant in proceeding in order not to appear before the competent body, not to participate in the investigative or judicial actions or not to provide report, explanation, testimony, conclusion or interpretation or to give false explanation, testimony, false expert conclusion or opinion or provide incorrect interpretation, if the elements of criminal offences established in Articles 273 or 436 are absent—
shall be punished by short-term imprisonment for a term of maximum two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum two years.

Article 497. Receiving a Bribe by Participants in Proceedings in Connection with their Powers

1. Receiving a bribe by a participant in proceeding in order not to appear before the competent body, not to participate in the investigative or judicial actions or not to provide report, explanation, testimony, conclusion or interpretation or to give false explanation, testimony, false expert conclusion or opinion or provide incorrect interpretation, if the elements of criminal offences established in Articles 273 or 435 are absent—
shall be punished by short-term imprisonment for a term of one to two months, or imprisonment for a term of one to four years.