On January 10, 2025, the Head of State signed the Law "On Amendments and Additions to the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses".
The said law shall come into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication, that is, on March 12 of this year.
With the entry into force of the said Law, territorial justice bodies are vested with competence, in accordance with Article 695 of the Code "On Administrative Offenses", to consider cases of an administrative offense provided for in Article 491 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for concealing circumstances that prevent marriage or providing false information to civil registry offices. Violation of the provisions of the above article provides for a fine in the amount of five monthly calculation indices.