Last Change:
06/09/2025
Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Tajikistan
Year: 2008
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Freedom of movement, Liberty & security of person
Description
Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Tajikistan
Selected provisions
For committing administrative offenses, the following administrative penalties are established and applied: -Warning; -Administrative fine; -Administrative suspension of a license for certain types of activities; -Revocation of a license for certain types of activities; -Deprivation of a special right of an individual; -Administrative suspension of a certain type of activity; -Compensated forced seizure of an item that was used as an instrument of the offense or was its direct object; -Confiscation of an item that was used as an instrument of the offense or was its direct object; -Administrative expulsion of a foreign citizen or stateless person from the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan; -Administrative arrest.
Violation of the Rules of Stay in the Republic of Tajikistan by Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons, as well as Transit Passage Through Its Territory Violation of the rules of stay in the Republic of Tajikistan by foreign citizens or stateless persons, including residing without proper documentation, residing with invalid documents, failing to comply with the established registration or residence permit procedures, violating the rules of movement and choice of residence, evading departure after the expiration of the permitted stay, as well as failing to comply with the rules and timeframes for transit passage through the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, shall result in a warning or a fine ranging from ten to fifteen calculation indicators . The same actions specified in part one of this article, if committed repeatedly within one year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, shall result in a fine ranging from fifteen to thirty calculation indicators, with or without expulsion from the Republic of Tajikistan. Violation of residence rules in the Republic of Tajikistan by refugees and asylum seekers shall result in a fine ranging from ten to twenty calculation indicators.
Administrative expulsion of foreign citizens and stateless persons from the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, as an administrative penalty, consists of the forced departure of foreign citizens and stateless persons from the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan in the following cases: If their actions (acts or omissions) contradict the interests of public and state security or public order; If this measure is necessary for the protection of public health and morality, as well as for safeguarding the rights and legitimate interests of the citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan and other persons; If they have violated the requirements of the legislative acts of the Republic of Tajikistan. Administrative expulsion of foreign citizens and stateless persons from the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan is carried out by forcibly and under supervision moving such persons across the State Border of the Republic of Tajikistan beyond its territory in cases of violation of the rules of stay in the Republic of Tajikistan. In cases expressly provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan, it may also be carried out through controlled voluntary departure of foreign citizens and stateless persons from the Republic of Tajikistan. Administrative expulsion of foreign citizens and stateless persons from the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan is established as an administrative penalty for such persons and is imposed by a judge. However, if an administrative offense is committed by a foreign citizen or a stateless person upon entry into the Republic of Tajikistan, the expulsion may be ordered by an authorized state body or an authorized official.
1) Violation by foreign citizens or stateless persons of the rules of stay in the Republic of Tajikistan, including residing without valid residence documents, residing with invalid documents, failure to comply with registration or residence permit requirements, violation of movement and residence selection regulations, failure to leave the country after the authorized period of stay expires, as well as non-compliance with the rules and deadlines for transit passage through the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan,
shall result in a warning or a fine ranging from ten to fifteen calculation indicators.
2) The same actions specified in part one of this article, if committed repeatedly within one year after the application of administrative penalties,
shall result in a fine ranging from fifteen to thirty calculation indicators, with or without expulsion from the Republic of Tajikistan.
3) Violation of residence rules in the Republic of Tajikistan by refugees and asylum seekers
shall result in a fine ranging from ten to twenty calculation indicators.