Criminal Code Article 274, Violation of Rules for Operating Computer-Information Storage, Processing or Transmission Systems
Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Art. 274 (No. 63-FZ, 1996)
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In force.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not violate the operating rules for protected computer-information systems or telecommunications-network access rules in a way that destroys, blocks, modifies, or copies information and causes significant damage, under Criminal Code Article 274.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Base offense: a fine up to 500,000 rubles (or income for up to 18 months), corrective labor 6 months to 1 year, restriction of freedom up to 2 years, forced labor up to 2 years, or imprisonment up to 2 years. Where it caused grave consequences or the threat of them: forced labor up to 5 years or imprisonment up to 5 years.
Penalty structure
Base offense carries a fine up to 500,000 rubles alongside corrective labor, restriction of freedom, forced labor, or imprisonment up to 2 years; the grave-consequences tier carries forced labor or imprisonment up to 5 years with no separate fine.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- RUB
- Fixed cap
- 500,000
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction, Security
What this law does
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Article 274 criminalizes violating the rules for operating protected computer-information storage, processing, or transmission facilities, telecommunications networks and terminal equipment, or the rules for accessing telecommunications networks, where the violation causes destruction, blocking, modification, or copying of information and significant damage, with a second tier for grave consequences.
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Read the law
Consultant.ru, codified text of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Art. 274