LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of January 15, 2026 No. ZRU-1112

About modification and the amendments in the Penitentiary code of the Republic of Uzbekistan directed to creation of possibility of holding remote video appointments for the convicts serving sentence in organizations on execution of the punishment

Accepted by Legislative house on December 24, 2024

Approved by the Senate on February 21, 2025

In recent years in our country system measures for providing the rights and freedoms of convicts, and also for improvement of conditions of keeping of persons in places of detention are consistently performed.

At the same time there is need of further expansion of the rights of the modern information and communication technologies condemned by implementation, and also reduction of the criminal and executive legislation in compliance with the international standards.

This Law in the Penitentiary code of the Republic of Uzbekistan makes the changes and additions providing fixing of the right of the remote video appointments condemned to imprisonment on use.

This Law serves protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of convicts, and also creation of conditions for holding of remote video appointments to the close relatives by them.

Article 1. Bring in the Penitentiary code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of April 25, 1997 No. 409-I (Sheets of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1997, No. 6, Art. 175; 2003, No. 9-10, of Art. 149; 2004, No. 1-2, of Art. 18; Sheets of chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007, No. 6, Art. 248, No. 9, Art. 422, No. 12, Art. 595; 2008, No. 4, Art. 187, No. 12, Art. 636, 641; 2009, No. 4, Art. 136, No. 12, Art. 470; 2010, No. 9, Art. 334; 2012, No. 9/1, of Art. 238; 2014, No. 9, Art. 244; 2015, No. 8, Art. 310; 2017, No. 3, Art. 47, No. 10, Art. 605; 2019, No. 3, Art. 165, No. 5, Art. 267, No. 8, Art. 469, No. 9, Art. 588, 592, No. 12, Art. 880; 2020, No. 6, Art. 337; 2021, appendix to No. 4, No. 11, Art. 1061, No. 12, Art. 1193; 2022, No. 5, Art. 464; 2023, No. 2, Art. 104, No. 3, Art. 187, No. 4, Art. 269; 2024, No. 2, Art. 115, No. 8, Art. 818, 823, 828), following changes and amendments:

The paragraph third to state 1) to part two of Article 54 in the following edition:

"one remote video appointment or telephone conversation lasting fifteen minutes paid at the expense of own means";

2) in part two of Article 55 of the word of "transfers and parcels post" shall be replaced with words "transfers and parcels post, remote video appointment or";

Article 77 to state 3) in the following edition:

"Article 77. Remote video appointments or telephone conversations of convicts

The convict to imprisonment at their choice is granted the right to remote video appointments or telephone conversations.

Remote video appointments or telephone conversations of the convicts serving sentence in colonies of general, high and particular treatment, educational colonies, prisons and specialized hospitals for convicts are held under control of administration of organization and paid at the expense of the means which are on their personal account.

The number of remote video appointments or telephone conversations is determined depending on type of organization by execution of the punishment and conditions of keeping of the convict. According to the petition of the convict after its arrival in organization, and also in exceptional cases, the remote video appointment or telephone conversation can be in addition authorized to it.

The convict containing in disciplinary divisions, remote video appointments or telephone conversations are permitted only in exceptional cases.

Mutual remote video appointments or telephone conversations between the convicts containing in places of detention are prohibited.

The procedure for provision by the convict of remote video appointments or telephone conversations is established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

4) in part nine of Article 87 of the word "additional telephone conversation" shall be replaced with words "additional remote video appointment or telephone conversation";

5) in Article 102:

to add the paragraph of the sixth part two after the words "additional appointment or" with the words "remote video appointment or";

in part three:

paragraph two of the word "one telephone conversation" shall be replaced with words "one remote video appointment or telephone conversation";

third words of "one telephone conversation" shall be replaced with words the paragraph "one remote video appointment or telephone conversation";

6) in Article 109:

in part four after the word "appointments" to add with the words "remote video appointments";

in part five after the word "appointments" to add with the words "remote video appointments";

Shall be replaced with words 7) in part two of Article 114 of the word of "twenty four long appointments" "twenty four long appointments and twenty four remote video appointments";

8) third to state the paragraph to part three of Article 117 in the following edition:

"twelve remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

The paragraph third to state 9) to part three of Article 119 in the following edition:

"eight remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

The paragraph third to state 10) to part three of Article 121 in the following edition:

"six remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

The paragraph third to state 11) to part three of Article 123 in the following edition:

"four remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

The paragraph third to state 12) to part three of Article 125 in the following edition:

"twenty four remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

13) in Article 137:

in word part two of "one telephone conversation" shall be replaced with words "one remote video appointment or telephone conversation";

in word part three of "two telephone conversations" shall be replaced with words "two remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

in word part four of "three telephone conversations" shall be replaced with words "three remote video appointments or telephone conversations";

To add 14) in article 139 part one after the words "additional appointment" with the words "remote video appointment".

Article 2. To provide to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested organizations execution, bringing to contractors and explanation among the population of essence and value of this Law.

Article 3. To the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

bring the orders of the Government into accord with this Law;

provide to republican executive bodies review and cancellation of the regulatory legal acts contradicting this Law.

Article 4. This Law becomes effective from the date of its official publication.

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