New edition of Art. 186 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
1. Production for the purpose of sale of counterfeit bank notes of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, metal coins, government securities or other securities in the currency of the Russian Federation or foreign currency or securities in foreign currency, as well as storage, transportation for the purpose of sale and sale of obviously counterfeit bank notes of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, metal coins, government securities or other securities in the currency of the Russian Federation or foreign currency or securities in foreign currency -
shall be punishable by forced labor for a term of up to five years, or imprisonment for a term of up to eight years, with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million rubles or in the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years.
2. The same acts committed on a large scale -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to twelve years with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million rubles or in the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years and with or without restriction of freedom for a term of up to one year.
3. Acts provided for in parts one or two of this article, committed by an organized group, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to fifteen years with or without a fine in the amount of up to one million rubles or in the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years and with or without restriction of freedom for a term of up to two years.
