Article 146. Illegal confinement or abduction
of a person
1. Illegal confinement or abduction of a person,
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shall be punishable by restraint of liberty
for a term up to three years, or imprisonment
for the same term.
2. The same acts committed in regard of a
minor, or for mercenary purposes, or in regard
of two or more persons, or by a group of persons
upon their prior conspiracy, or by a method
dangerous to the victim's life or health,
or causing bodily suffering to him or her,
or with the use of weapons, or within a lasting
period of time, -
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty
for a term up to five years, or imprisonment
for the same term.
3. Any such acts as provided for by paragraph
1 or 2 of this Article, where committed by
an organized group, or where they caused any
grave consequences, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of five to ten years.
Article 147. Hostage taking
1. Taking or holding a person as a hostage
with the intent to induce relatives of the
hostage, any government agency or other institution,
business or organization, any natural person
or any official to make or refrain from any
action as a condition for release of the hostage
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of five to eight years.
2. The same acts committed in respect of a
minor, or by an organized group, or accompanied
with threats to destroy people, or causing
any grave consequences, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of seven to fifteen years.
Article 148. Substitution of a child
Substitution of a anybody else's child based
on mercenary or other personal motives, -
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty
for a term up to five years, or imprisonment
for the same term.
Article 149. Trafficking in human beings
and other illegal transfer deals in respect
of a human being
1. Sale, other transfer for payment or any
other illegal deals with regard to a person,
involving legal or illegal movement of that
person, with or without his/her consent, across
the border of Ukraine for further sale or
other transfer to any person (or persons)
for the purpose of sexual exploitation, use
in pornobusiness, engagement in criminal activities,
peonage, adoption for commercial purposes,
use in armed conflicts, labor exploitation,
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shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of three to eight years.
2. The same actions committed in respect of
a minor, or several persons, or repeated,
or committed by a group of persons upon their
prior conspiracy, or through abuse of office,
or by a person on whom the victim was financially
or otherwise dependent, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of five to twelve years, with or without
the forfeiture of property.
3. Any such actions as provided for by paragraphs
1 and 2 of this Article, where committed by
an organized group, or involving illegal taking
of children abroad or failure to bring them
back to Ukraine, or for the purpose of removal
of the victim's organs or tissues for transplantation
or forcible donor purposes, or where these
actions caused any grave consequences, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of eight to fifteen years with the forfeiture
of property.
Article 150. Exploitation of children
1. Exploitation of children, who are under
legally employable age, by way of profit-seeking
employment, -
shall be punishable by arrest for a term up
to six months, or restraint of liberty for
a term up to three years, with the deprivation
of the right to occupy certain positions or
engage in certain activities for a term up
to three years.
2. The same actions committed in regard of
several children, or where they caused significant
harm to health, physical development or educational
level of a child, or accompanied with the
use of children labor in hazardous production,
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shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of two to five years with the deprivation
of the right to occupy certain positions or
engage in certain activities for a term up
to three years.
Article 151. Illegal placement of a person
in a mental institution
1. Placement of a person, known to be mentally
sane, in a mental institution, -
shall be punishable by arrest for a term of
three to six months, or restraint of liberty
for a term up to two years, or imprisonment
for the same term, with the deprivation of
the right to occupy certain positions or engage
in certain activities for a term up to three
years.
2. The same act that caused any grave consequences,
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shall be punishable by imprisonment for a
term of two to five years with the deprivation
of the right to occupy certain positions or
engage in certain activities for a term up
to three years.
