Article 33 - Arrest

1. Arrest consists of keeping the offender isolated from society in places determined by the internal affairs agencies, and is applied for a period of up to seven days. The place of detention of the arrested persons must comply with sanitary standards and exclude the possibility of acquiring (infecting) any diseases. The procedure for the functioning of places of detention and the requirements for keeping persons in them are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Arrest is applied to an individual for the purpose of restoring law and order and educating the person, as well as preventing the commission of new offenses by this person himself or by other persons. 3. Arrest is applied by the court at the place of the offense, and in conditions of emergency or martial law - by the commandant. 4. Arrest may not be applied to children, women over the age of fifty-five and men over the age of sixty, pregnant women, women with children under the age of three, and persons raising a child under the age of sixteen alone, as well as persons with disabilities of the first and second groups.

Article 43 - Application of penalties to children

1. The amount of a fine imposed on a child aged sixteen to eighteen years for committing an offence may not exceed 50 percent of the amount of fines provided for in the Special Part of this Code, but not more than 50 calculated indicators. If a child aged sixteen to eighteen years does not have official earnings sufficient to pay the fine, the fine (in the amount specified in this Part) is imposed on the parents or persons replacing them. 2. Other types of penalties (except for arrest) are applied to children aged sixteen to eighteen years on a general basis. 3. A child aged sixteen to eighteen years who has committed an offence for the first time may be released by a court or a body authorized to consider cases of offences from the execution of the imposed penalty with the application to him of educational measures provided for in Article 44 of this Code.

Article 27 - Child protection

1. Every child has the right to a standard of living necessary for his/her physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. 2. The principle of ensuring the best interests of the child is in effect in the Kyrgyz Republic. 3. Responsibility for ensuring the living conditions necessary for the development of the child rests with each of the parents, guardians and trustees. 4. The state cares for, raises and educates orphans and children left without parental care until the age of 18. At the same time, they are provided with conditions for receiving free primary, secondary and higher vocational education. They are provided with social security.

Article 28 - Age of criminal responsibility

1. A person who has reached the age of sixteen before committing a crime is subject to criminal liability. 2. A child who has reached the age of fourteen before the commission of a crime shall be subject to criminal liability in accordance with this Code for murder (Article 122), causing serious bodily harm (Article 130), causing less serious bodily harm (Article 131), rape (Article 154), violent acts of a sexual nature (Article 155), kidnapping (Article 165), human trafficking (Article 166), theft (Article 205), cattle rustling (Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Article 2051), robbery (Article 206), armed robbery (Article 207), extortion (Article 208), hijacking a motor vehicle (Article 211), destruction of or damage to someone else's property (Parts 2, 3 of Article 216), an act of terrorism (Parts 2 and 3 of Article 252), and hostage-taking (Article 257), theft or extortion of firearms (Article 271), hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 280), illegal production of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues for the purpose of sale (Article 282), theft or extortion of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances (Article 286), rendering transport vehicles or communication routes unusable (Article 314).

Article 102 - Notification of relatives and lawyer of the suspect about detention

1. After the actual detention, the investigator is obliged to immediately notify any of the close relatives, spouse, and lawyer of the detention of the suspect and provide the suspect with the opportunity to notify free of charge. A note on the notification made is made in the detention order. 2. If the detained suspect is a citizen of another state, the embassy or consulate of this state must be notified in the manner prescribed by Part 1 of this Article, which is noted in the detention order. If there is no embassy or consulate of the state of which the detained suspect is a citizen in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, the notification is sent to the authorized state body. 3. When a child suspected of committing a crime is detained, his legal representatives and the authorized state body for the protection of children are immediately notified.

Article 111 - Transfer of a child into care

1. The transfer of a child to the care of parents, legal representatives, employees of the authorized state body for the protection of children, as well as representatives of special children's institutions consists of the assumption by any of the said persons of a written obligation to ensure the proper behavior of the child and his appearance before the investigator, prosecutor and in court. 2. The transfer of a child to the care of parents and other persons is possible only upon their written request, in which case they are informed of the nature of the crime of which the child is accused and of their liability in the event of a violation of the assumed duties of care.

III - Consideration of an application for refugee status

22. Applications from unaccompanied minors shall be considered taking into account their interests. The authorized body and its territorial structures, together with UNHCR, shall assist in protecting unaccompanied minors and assist them in establishing the whereabouts of their parents or other family members for the purpose of reuniting with their family. 23. If grounds for recognizing a person under the age of eighteen who arrived in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic unaccompanied by legal representatives (parents, adoptive parents, guardians, trustees) and persons who voluntarily assumed responsibility for their behavior, maintenance and upbringing are established for recognizing him as a refugee, measures shall be taken to transfer the applicant to the guardianship and trusteeship authorities. Guardianship and trusteeship authorities ensure the stay of a minor in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic for children left without parental care, and also directly participate in the consideration of the application and facilitate the adoption of a decision in the interests of the applicant.