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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of April 1, 2020 No. 100-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 31 and 151 of the Code of penal procedure of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on March 31, 2020

Approved by the Federation Council on March 31, 2020

Article 1

Bring in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 25, Art. 2954; 1998, No. 22, Art. 2332; No. 26, Art. 3012; 1999, No. 7, Art. 873; 2001, No. 26, Art. 2587; 2002, No. 19, Art. 1793; No. 30, Art. 3020; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4848; 2004, No. 30, Art. 3091, 3092; 2006, No. 31, Art. 3452; 2007, No. 1, Art. 46; No. 21, Art. 2456; No. 31, Art. 4008; 2009, No. 1, Art. 29; No. 45, Art. 5263, 5265; No. 52, Art. 6453; 2010, No. 19, Art. 2289; No. 31, Art. 4166; No. 50, Art. 6610; 2011, No. 1, Art. 10; No. 11, Art. 1495; No. 30, Art. 4605; No. 50, Art. 7362; 2012, No. 53, Art. 7631; 2013, No. 27, Art. 3442, 3478; No. 30, Art. 4078; No. 44, Art. 5641; 2014, No. 19, Art. 2303, 2335; No. 30, Art. 4228, 4259; No. 48, Art. 6651; 2015, No. 27, Art. 3983; 2016, No. 1, Art. 61; No. 28, Art. 4559; 2017, No. 15, Art. 2135; 2018, No. 1, Art. 29, 85; No. 18, Art. 2584; No. 27, Art. 3939, 3940; No. 31, Art. 4818; 2019, No. 14, Art. 1459) following changes:

To add 1) with Article 207.1 of the following content:

"Article 207.1. Public distribution of obviously false information about the circumstances posing threat of life and safety of citizens

Public distribution under the guise of authentic messages of obviously false information on the circumstances posing threat of life and safety of citizens and (or) on the taken measures for safety of the population and the territories, acceptances and methods of protection against the specified circumstances -

it is punished by penalty at the rate from three hundred thousand to seven hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period from one year to eighteen months, or obligatory works for a period of up to three hundred sixty hours, or corrective works for a period of up to one year, or restriction of freedom for a period of up to three years.

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