In accordance with the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (with amendments and additions as of 01.07.2021), responsibility for receiving a bribe is provided for in article 367.
Giving a bribe to a person authorized to perform state functions, or a person equated to him, or a person holding a responsible state position, or an official, as well as an official of a foreign state or an international organization, personally or through an intermediary, is punishable by a fine in the amount of twenty to thirty times the amount of the bribe, or imprisonment for up to five years, with or without confiscation of property, with life deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
A similar act, but committed in a significant amount, is punishable by a fine in the amount of from thirty to forty times the amount of a bribe or by imprisonment for a term of three to seven years, with or without confiscation of property, with life deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
If the acts are committed by a group of persons by prior agreement, repeatedly and on a large scale, they are punishable by a fine in the amount of forty to fifty times the amount of a bribe or by imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years, with confiscation of property, with life deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
If the acts are committed on a particularly large scale or by a criminal group, they are punishable by a fine in the amount of fifty to sixty times the amount of a bribe or by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years, with confiscation of property, with life deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.