Article 1. Basic definitions Law On Prevention of Infractions

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The following basic definitions are used in this Law:

1) social adaptation – a set of measures, carried out by subjects of prevention of infractions, directed to formation of personality, able to accept and observe regulations and rules of conduct in the public;

2) social rehabilitation – a set of measures, carried out by subjects of prevention of infractions, directed to rendering of legal, social, psychological, pedagogic assistance to the person with illegal behavior, as well as process of negotiation of psychological and (or) moral injury;

3) pedagogical support for minors requiring increased attention – a set of individual social and psychological-pedagogical measures aimed at the early identification of students requiring heightened pedagogical attention and providing them with timely support;

4) law-abiding behavior – the conscious behavior of a person that complies with the norms of conduct established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) assistance centers for child victims of violence – offices intended for providing comprehensive assistance to child victims of violence;

6) upbringing of a minor – a continuous process of exerting influence on a child by parents or other legal representatives, as well as by officials of state bodies, aimed at inculcating in the child the rules and norms of conduct accepted in society and directed towards his/her spiritual, physical, moral, mental, cultural, and intellectual development, and protection from the negative influence of the social environment;

7) prevention of infractions among minors – a set of legal, pedagogical, and other measures aimed at preventing infractions, neglect, homelessness, and antisocial behavior among minors, identifying and eliminating the causes and conditions contributing to them, implemented in conjunction with measures for individual prevention with minors, parents or other legal representatives of minors who fail to fulfill their duties in upbringing, education, or maintenance or who negatively influence their behavior, as well as other persons involving minors in the commission of infractions or the manifestation of antisocial behavior;

8) assistance organizations – legal entities that provide special social services and (or) assistance in accordance with this Law;

9) physical violence – intentional harm to health through the use of physical force and infliction of physical pain;

10) neglected – a minor for whom control over behavior is absent due to the failure or improper fulfillment of duties for his/her upbringing, education, and (or) maintenance by parents or their legal representatives, or due to his/her unauthorized departure from home or from organizations performing functions for the protection of children's rights;

11) neglect – a social phenomenon characterized by the lack of proper control over the behavior and lifestyle of minors, contributing to their commission of infractions;

12) antisocial behavior – actions of an individual that violate generally accepted norms of conduct and morality, the rights and legitimate interests of other persons, including those not entailing administrative or criminal liability;

13) public assistant – a citizen participating in Prevention of infractions and ensuring public order by voluntarily assisting subjects of infraction prevention;

14) public place – a place of common use within or outside populated areas intended for use by the population, as well as for holding mass events, serving and recreation of citizens, the list of which is provided for by this Law;

15) infraction – an unlawful act (action or inaction) entailing liability established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

16) person prone to committing infractions – an individual registered for preventive monitoring who, due to the danger of his/her antisocial behavior, is at risk of possibly committing an infraction or has committed an infraction;

17) prevention of infractions – a set of legal, economic, social, organizational, and other measures implemented by subjects of infraction prevention aimed at preserving and strengthening the rule of law by identifying, studying, and eliminating the causes and conditions contributing to the commission of infractions;

18) measures for prevention of infractions – general, individual, and special measures for prevention of infractions;

19) system for prevention of infractions – the aggregate of subjects, types, and measures for prevention of infractions, as well as coordination of their activities and monitoring;

20) subjects of prevention of infractions – state bodies, the bodies of local self-government, organizations, and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan carrying out Prevention of infractions;

21) victimological prevention of infractions – the activities of subjects of prevention of infractions in applying preventive measures aimed at reducing the risk of a specific person or group of persons becoming a victim of an infraction;

22) legal education – a set of measures of an educational, informational, and organizational nature aimed at shaping law-abiding behavior, legal awareness, and legal culture of citizens;

23) family-domestic relations – relations between spouses, former spouses, persons cohabiting or having cohabited, close relatives, persons having a common child (children;

24) homeless – a neglected person without a place of residence;

25) psychological violence – intentional influence on a person's psyche, humiliation of honor and dignity through threats, insults, blackmail, or compulsion (inducement) to commit infractions or acts dangerous to life or health, as well as leading to impaired mental, physical, and personal development;

26) sexual violence – an intentional unlawful act infringing upon sexual inviolability or sexual freedom of a person, as well as sexual acts against minors;

27) domestic violence – an intentional unlawful act (action or inaction) of one person in the sphere of family-domestic relations against another person(s), causing or containing a threat of causing physical and (or) mental suffering;

28) economic violence – intentional deprivation of a person of housing, food, clothing, property, funds to which he/she has a right provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 245-VIII LRK of December 30, 2025.

This Law determines legal, economic, social, and organizational bases for the activities of state bodies, the bodies of local self-government, organizations, and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Prevention of infractions.

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Republic of Kazakhstan

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Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law of the Law on the Prevention of Offenses Chapter 1. General provisions— Has lost legal force due to the adoption of the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 245-VIII ZRK dated December 30, 2025, “On the Prevention of Offenses.”

The following basic concepts are used in this Law:

1) social adaptation is a set of measures implemented by subjects of crime prevention aimed at forming a personality capable of accepting and observing norms and rules of behavior in society.;

2) social rehabilitation is a set of measures implemented by subjects of crime prevention aimed at providing legal, social, psychological, and pedagogical assistance to a person with unlawful behavior, as well as the process of overcoming psychological and (or) moral trauma.;

3) law-abiding behavior is the conscious behavior of a person who complies with the norms of behavior established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and does not violate human and civil rights, freedoms, interests of society and the state.;

4) crime prevention is a set of legal, economic, social and organizational measures implemented by the subjects of crime prevention aimed at preserving and strengthening law and order by identifying, studying, and eliminating the causes and conditions conducive to the commission of offenses.;

5) subjects of crime prevention - state bodies, local self-government bodies, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who carry out crime prevention;

6) legal education is a set of educational, informational and organizational measures aimed at the formation of law-abiding behavior, legal awareness and legal culture of citizens.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 29, 2010 No. 271-IV.

This Law defines the legal, economic, social and organizational bases of the activities of state bodies, local governments, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the prevention of offenses.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan