Criminal Code, unlawful access to an information system
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In force since 1 January 2023.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access information stored on electronic media, an information system, or an information-telecommunication network that is protected by Turkmen law, without authorization to do so, where the access substantially violates the rights of a person or the protected interests of society or the state; a higher penalty applies where the source accessed is a national information source or a critical information-communication infrastructure object.
If you get it wrong
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Criminal exposure note
A fine of twenty to fifty times the established base rate value, or corrective labor for up to one year, each with or without disqualification from certain positions or activities for up to two years (part 1); a fine of thirty to seventy times the base rate value, or deprivation of liberty for up to two years, each with or without the same disqualification, where the source is a national information source or critical information-communication infrastructure (part 2); deprivation of liberty for up to three years, with or without disqualification for up to three years, where either act negligently caused grave consequences or was committed by a group (part 3).
What this law does
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Article 373(1) punishes illegal access to information stored on electronic media and protected by law, to an information system, or to an information-telecommunication network, where the access substantially violates the rights or legitimate interests of a person or the protected interests of society or the state.
Article 373(2) raises the penalty where the same acts target sources of national electronic information, the national information system, or important information-communication infrastructure objects. Article 373(3) raises it further where either act negligently caused grave consequences or was committed by a group by prior conspiracy or an organized group.
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