Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed a law that provides for fines of up to 5 million rubles for violating the ban on promoting the ideology of childfree. The corresponding document is published on the website of the official publication of legal acts.
According to the law, the fine for citizens will be from 50 thousand to 100 thousand rubles, for officials – from 100 thousand to 200 thousand, for legal entities – from 800 thousand to 1 million rubles.
If the violations were committed through the media or the Internet, the fine will increase and for citizens it will be from 100 thousand to 200 thousand rubles, for officials – from 200 thousand to 400 thousand, and for legal entities – from 1 million to 4 million.
If the violations are committed among minors, the fine for citizens will be from 100 thousand to 200 thousand, for officials – from 200 thousand to 400 thousand, for legal entities – from 1 million to 2 million rubles. In addition, if the violation involved the use of the media or the Internet, the fines will be doubled for almost all positions and, in the latter case, for legal entities – from 2 million to 5 million rubles.
Propaganda of child-free ideology by foreign citizens, including the use of media and the Internet, is punishable by fines, as well as arrest for up to 15 days and administrative expulsion from Russia.
