Article 9.1. Administrative liability of juveniles

Administrative liability of juveniles aged sixteen to eighteen who have committed administrative offences, as well as juveniles aged fourteen to sixteen who have committed administrative offences provided for in part 1 of article 4.2 of this Code, arises in accordance with this Code taking into account the features established by this chapter.

Article 9.2. Features of imposing an administrative penalty on a juvenile

1. To a person who has committed an administrative offence aged fourteen to eighteen, administrative penalties are applied on general grounds with the following features taken into account:

• 1) community service and administrative arrest cannot be applied to them;
• 2) the amount of the fine imposed on them cannot exceed two basic units, and in the case of a fine imposed in accordance with the sanction provided for an individual entrepreneur – four basic units (regardless of the fine amount provided in the sanction). If the sanction provides only an administrative fine and the juvenile has no earnings, scholarship or other income, corrective educational measures are applied;
• 3) deprivation of the right to engage in a certain activity may be imposed for a period not exceeding one year.

2. When imposing an administrative penalty on a person who has committed an administrative offence aged fourteen to eighteen, in addition to mitigating and aggravating circumstances provided for in articles 7.2 and 7.3 of this Code, the following are taken into account:

• 1) the conditions of his life and upbringing;
• 2) his intellectual, volitional and mental development level, other personal features of the juvenile;
• 3) the influence of his parents or persons replacing them, as well as close relatives, family members and other older persons;
• 4) characteristics at his place of study and/or work (if any).

3. The person who has committed an administrative offence aged fourteen to eighteen is explained the content of the legal provisions whose violation leads to the administrative penalty.

4. The commission of an administrative offence by a juvenile as a mitigating circumstance is taken into account together with other mitigating and aggravating circumstances.

Article 9.3. Features of releasing juveniles from administrative liability

1. A person who has committed an administrative offence aged fourteen to eighteen, regardless of the category of the offence, may be released from administrative liability with a warning.

2. The release of persons who have committed administrative offences aged fourteen to eighteen from administrative liability with other preventive measures is carried out according to the general rules established by this Code.

Article 9.4. Educational measures

1. When releasing a juvenile who has committed an administrative offence from administrative liability, the following educational measures may be applied for upbringing purposes:

• 1) explanation of the law;
• 2) imposing the duty to apologise to the victim;
• 3) imposing the duty to compensate the caused damage;
• 4) restriction of leisure.

2. One or several educational measures may be applied to the juvenile.

Article 9.5. Content of educational measures

1. Explanation of the law consists in explaining to the juvenile the unlawful nature and public harm of the administrative offence committed, including the damage caused by the offence, as well as the negative legal consequences of repeated commission of new offences.

2. The duty to apologise consists in imposing on the juvenile the duty to apologise to the victim for the committed administrative offence in a public or other form determined by the court, the body conducting the administrative process.

3. The duty to compensate the caused damage consists in the factual compensation by the juvenile of the damage caused by the administrative offence. When applying this measure, the property situation of the juvenile and his parents or persons replacing them, as well as the presence of relevant labour and other skills, are taken into account.

4. Restriction of leisure consists in imposing on the juvenile the duty to observe a certain order of using time free from study and/or work for up to thirty days. When applying this measure, the body conducting the administrative process may provide:

• 1) a ban on the juvenile visiting certain places, using certain forms of leisure, including those related to vehicle operation;
• 2) restriction of the juvenile's presence outside his residence or place of stay at certain times of day;
• 3) imposing the duty to appear for registration with the body supervising the juvenile's behaviour.

Article 9.6. Period after which a juvenile is considered not subject to administrative penalty

A person who has committed an administrative offence aged fourteen to eighteen is considered not subject to an administrative penalty:

• from the day of execution of the order imposing the administrative penalty for a simple offence;
• after two months from the day of execution of the order imposing the administrative penalty for a significant administrative offence;
• after six months from the day of execution of the order imposing the administrative penalty for a gross administrative offence;
• after the limitation periods for execution of the order imposing the administrative penalty in cases provided for part 1 and part 2 (when the administrative penalty is deportation) of article 14.5 PIKoAP;
• from the day of termination of execution of the order imposing the administrative penalty on the grounds provided for article 14.3 PIKoAP;
• from the day of release from execution of the administrative penalty in the case provided for article 8.7 of this Code.

Article 10.1. Intentional infliction of bodily injury and other violent actions or violation of a protective order

1. Intentional infliction of bodily injury that does not result in a short‑term health disorder or insignificant permanent loss of capacity – leads to a fine of ten to thirty basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest.

2. Infliction of blows that does not result in bodily injury, intentional infliction of pain, physical or mental suffering, committed against a close relative, family member or former family member, or violation of a protective order – leads to a fine of up to ten basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest.

Article 10.2. Insult

1. Insult, i.e., intentional humiliation of a person's honor and dignity expressed in an indecent form – leads to a fine of up to thirty basic units.

2. Insult in a public speech, or in a printed or publicly displayed work, or in the media, or in information disseminated on the global Internet, other public telecommunications network or dedicated telecommunications network – leads to a fine of ten to two hundred basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest, and for a legal entity – a fine of thirty to two hundred basic units.

Article 10.3. Failure to fulfill parental duties

1. Failure by parents or persons replacing them to fulfill duties of raising children, which leads to a juvenile committing an act containing signs of an administrative offence or a crime, but not reaching at the time of the act the age at which administrative or criminal liability arises – leads to a fine of up to ten basic units.

2. Failure by parents or persons replacing them to accompany a juvenile under sixteen, or to ensure his accompaniment by an adult between twenty‑three and six hours outside the home – leads to a fine of up to two basic units.

Article 10.20. Parents' evasion of employment by court order or work

Parents' evasion, who are obliged to reimburse state expenses for the maintenance of children under state support, from employment by court order, which leads to non‑fulfilment or incomplete fulfilment of monthly reimbursement obligations, or evasion of work – leads to a fine of up to two basic units or administrative arrest.

Article 11.1. Petty theft

Petty theft of property by theft, fraud, abuse of official powers, appropriation or waste, theft using computer technology, as well as an attempt at such theft – leads to a fine of two to thirty basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest.

Article 11.3. Intentional destruction or damage to another's property

Intentional destruction or damage to another's property causing insignificant damage – leads to a fine of up to thirty basic units.

Article 11.4. Appropriation of found property

Appropriation of found obviously other’s property or treasure – leads to a fine of up to five basic units.

Article 13.11. Violation of trade and public catering regulations, provision of services to the population, sale of goods by individuals

1. Violation of legislation on trade and public catering, provision of services to the population, except for violations provided for in part 4 of this article – leads to a fine of up to ten basic units.

2. Sale or offer for sale of goods with expired shelf life, storage – leads to a fine for an individual entrepreneur or legal entity of up to one hundred basic units.

3. An act provided for in part 1 of this article, committed repeatedly within one year after the administrative penalty for the same violation – leads to a fine of ten to thirty basic units.

4. Sale of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks, beer, tobacco products, electronic smoking systems, liquids for electronic smoking systems, systems for tobacco consumption to minors – leads to a fine of up to twenty basic units.

5. Failure of an official of a legal entity that carries out the sale of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer, or an individual entrepreneur that carries out the sale of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer, to control their sale, leading to repeated commission of the act provided for in part 4 of this article – leads to a fine of thirty to fifty basic units.

6. Sale by an individual not engaged in entrepreneurial activity on the street, stadium, in a square, park, public transport, as well as in another public place outside the market or another place established by the local executive and regulatory body, where the sale of such goods by such a person on the market or other place is not prohibited by law – leads to a fine of up to three basic units.

7. Sale by a foreign citizen or stateless person temporarily staying or residing in the Republic of Belarus on the market or another place established by the local executive and regulatory body, where the sale of such goods by such persons in the indicated places is not prohibited by law, without a special permit for one‑time sale of goods – leads to a fine of one to ten basic units.

8. Sale by an individual not engaged in entrepreneurial activity on the market or another place established by the local executive and regulatory body, where the sale of such goods by such a person in the indicated places is prohibited by law, as well as sale of such goods in another place where trade is not allowed by law – leads to a fine of five to fifty basic units.

Article 19.1. Petty hooliganism

Insulting harassment of citizens and other intentional actions that violate public order, the activity of organisations or the peace of citizens and are expressed in obvious disrespect for society – leads to a fine of two to thirty basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest.

Article 19.3. Consumption of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer, consumption of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or their analogues in a public place or appearing in a public place or at work while intoxicated

1. Consumption of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer on the street, stadium, in a square, park, in public transport or other public places, except places intended for consumption of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer, or appearing in a public place while intoxicated, which offends human dignity and public morality – leads to a fine of up to eight basic units.

2. Actions provided for in part 1 of this article, committed repeatedly within one year after the administrative penalty for the same violations – leads to a fine of two to fifteen basic units, or community service, or administrative arrest.

3. Appearing in a public place in a state caused by consumption without a doctor's prescription of narcotic substances or psychotropic substances or their analogues, toxic or other intoxicating substances, which offends human dignity and public morality, as well as refusal to undergo the mandatory check (examination) to determine the state caused by consumption of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic or other intoxicating substances – leads to a fine of five to ten basic units.

4. Presence at the workplace during working hours in a state caused by consumption without a doctor's prescription of narcotic substances or psychotropic substances or their analogues, toxic or other intoxicating substances, as well as refusal to undergo the mandatory check (examination) to determine the state caused by consumption of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic or other intoxicating substances – leads to a fine of eight to twelve basic units.

5. Consumption without a doctor's prescription of narcotic substances or psychotropic substances in a public place or consumption of their analogues in a public place, as well as refusal to undergo the mandatory check (examination) to determine the state caused by consumption of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic or other intoxicating substances – leads to a fine of ten to fifteen basic units.

Article 19.4. Involving a juvenile in anti‑social behaviour

Involving a juvenile in anti‑social behaviour by purchasing for him alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer, as well as other involvement by a person who has reached the age of eighteen, knowingly involving a juvenile in the consumption of alcoholic, low‑alcoholic drinks or beer or in the non‑medical consumption of strong‑acting or other intoxicating substances, as well as involving a juvenile in participation in a meeting, rally, street procession, demonstration, picketing, another mass event conducted with violation of the established order – leads to a fine of five to thirty basic units.

Article 19.6. Deliberately false report

1. Deliberately false report that leads to the adoption of response measures by the police, emergency medical services, emergency services or other specialised services – leads to a fine of four to fifteen basic units.

2. The same action, committed repeatedly within one year after the administrative penalty for the same violation – leads to a fine of twenty to thirty basic units.

Article 19.9. Smoking (consumption) of tobacco products in prohibited places

Smoking (consumption) of tobacco products, use of electronic smoking systems, systems for tobacco consumption in places where they are prohibited according to legislative acts – leads to a fine of up to four basic units.