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Criminal Code of Azerbaijan: amendments
Criminal Code of Azerbaijan: latest amendment adopted on 23 October 2026 (No. 498-VIIQD). 196 amendments on record at e-qanun.az.
In force
Adopted: 30 December 1999
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History of amendments
196 amendments in total
Adopted In force No. Articles changed Also amends
2026 7 amendments
Adopted: 21 April
In force: 1 May 2026
No. 386-VIIQD
Art. 308-1 308-1.1, 308-1.2
this law only
Adopted: 3 March
In force: 19 March 2026
No. 373-VIIQD
Art. 271 271.1, 271.3
Art. 272 272.1, 272.3
Art. 273 273.1, 273.2, 273.4
Art. 273-1 273-1.2, 273-1.3
+1
5 articles · 13 points
Also amends:
Code of Criminal Procedure
2025 10 amendments
Adopted: 31 October
In force: 28 November 2025
No. 283-VIIQD
Art. 73-2 73-2.2
Art. 193-1 193-1.1
Art. 199 199.1, 199.2.4, 199.3.3
this law only
2024 8 amendments
Adopted: 29 November
In force: 29 December 2024
No. 72-VIIQD
Art. 43 43.1
Art. 253 253.2, 253.3.1, 253.3.2, 253.3.3, …
Art. 253-1 253-1.2
Art. 259 259.1, 259.2, 259.3, 259.4
+6
10 articles · 30 points
Also amends:
Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 22 October
In force: 18 November 2024
No. 55-VIIQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.5
Art. 104-1
this law only
2023 6 amendments
Adopted: 22 December
In force: 10 January 2024
No. 1068-VIQD
Art. 252 252.1
this law only
Adopted: 21 November
In force: 13 December 2023
No. 1023-VIQD
Art. 234
this law only
Adopted: 30 May
In force: 14 June 2023
No. 891-VIQD
Art. 222-1 222-1.1
Art. 314-4
this law only
Adopted: 17 February
In force: 8 April 2023
No. 807-VIQD
Art. 101 101.2
Art. 147 147.1
Art. 148
Art. 234 234.4.4
+2
6 articles · 6 points
Also amends:
Land Code Civil Code +6
Earlier years: 2000–2022 165 amendments
2022 9 amendments
Adopted: 30 December
In force: 1 February 2023
No. 783-VIQD
Art. 32 32.5
Art. 99-1 99-1.1.3
Art. 99-8 99-8.2
Art. 193-1 193-1.1, 193-1.1.1, 193-1.1.2, 193-1.3.2
+3
7 articles · 14 points
Also amends:
Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 27 December
In force: 1 February 2023
No. 776-VIQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.5
Art. 149 149.2-1, 149.2.3, 149.3.2, 149.3.3
Art. 150 150.1, 150.2, 150.2-1, 150.2.3, …
Art. 152 152.1, 152.2, 152.4
+4
8 articles · 30 points
Also amends:
Labour Code Family Code +5
Adopted: 29 November
In force: 20 December 2022
No. 641-VIQD
Art. 83 83.1-1
Art. 99-5 99-5.5
Art. 99-10
this law only
Adopted: 5 November
In force: 6 December 2022
No. 619-VIQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.5
Art. 190
Art. 206-1
this law only
Adopted: 22 June
In force: 2 August 2022
No. 553-VIQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.5
Art. 137
Art. 144-1
this law only
Adopted: 26 April
In force: 21 May 2022
No. 519-VIQD
Art. 208 208.1
this law only
Adopted: 26 April
In force: 20 May 2022
No. 516-VIQD
Art. 1 1.3.1, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.4, …
Art. 99-4 99-4.5
Art. 206 206.2, 206.3
Art. 234 234.1, 234.1-1, 234.4-1, 234.4.3, …
+3
7 articles · 22 points
this law only
2021 3 amendments
Adopted: 27 December
In force: 1 January 2022
No. 453-VIQD
Art. 73-2 73-2.2
Art. 190
Art. 192-1
Art. 244-1
this law only
Adopted: 23 April
In force: 13 June 2021
No. 301-VIQD
Art. 93 93.4
Art. 98 98.4
Art. 162-1
Art. 213 213.1
+1
5 articles · 6 points
Also amends:
Forest Code Labour Code +4
2020 6 amendments
Adopted: 29 June
In force: 11 August 2020
No. 147-VIQD
Art. 47 47.2-1
Art. 71 71.3
Art. 76 76.6.1
this law only
Adopted: 1 May
In force: 1 June 2020
No. 68-VIQD
Art. 1
Art. 2 2.2
Art. 44 44.2
Art. 47 47.4.5
+89
93 articles · 200 points
this law only
Adopted: 17 March
In force: 20 March 2020
No. 28-VIQD
Art. 139-1
this law only
2019 3 amendments
Adopted: 9 July
In force: 23 July 2019
No. 1639-VQD
Art. 72 72.2
Art. 73 73.3
Art. 99-1 99-1.1, 99-1.1.1, 99-1.1.2, 99-1.3
Art. 99-2
+7
11 articles · 19 points
this law only
Adopted: 29 March
In force: 20 April 2019
No. 1537-VQD
Art. 233-4 233-4.1, 233-4.2, 233-4.2.2, 233-4.3.1
this law only
2018 7 amendments
Adopted: 30 October
In force: 6 December 2018
No. 1306-VQD
Art. 162-1
this law only
Adopted: 30 October
In force: 18 November 2018
No. 1300-VQD
Art. 255 255.1, 255.2
this law only
Adopted: 12 October
In force: 18 October 2018
No. 1272-VQD
Art. 214-1
Art. 219-2
Art. 226 226.3
Art. 227-1
+1
5 articles · 5 points
this law only
Adopted: 29 June
In force: 15 July 2018
No. 1229-VQD
Art. 161 161.2
this law only
Adopted: 1 May
In force: 29 June 2018
No. 1095-VQD
Art. 61 61.1.11
this law only
Adopted: 24 April
In force: 16 May 2018
No. 1074-VQD
Art. 213 213.1
this law only
Adopted: 6 March
In force: 22 March 2018
No. 1037-VQD
Art. 168-1 168-1.1, 168-1.2
this law only
2017 13 amendments
Adopted: 17 November
In force: 16 December 2017
No. 868-VQD
Art. 190
Art. 195-2
this law only
Adopted: 17 November
In force: 1 December 2017
No. 875-VQD
Art. 234 234.3
this law only
Adopted: 20 October
In force: 1 December 2017
No. 816-VQD
Art. 1
Art. 2 2.4, 2.5
Art. 16 16.3
Art. 18 18.4, 18.4.1, 18.4.2, 18.4.3, …
+146
150 articles · 347 points
this law only
Adopted: 13 June
In force: 18 July 2017
No. 711-VQD
Art. 143-1
this law only
Adopted: 13 June
In force: 15 July 2017
No. 734-VQD
Art. 99-1 99-1.3
Art. 99-2
this law only
Adopted: 31 May
In force: 19 July 2017
No. 707-VQD
Art. 44 44.2
Art. 128
Art. 129 129.1, 129.2
Art. 130 130.1, 130.2
+125
129 articles · 245 points
this law only
Adopted: 25 April
In force: 23 May 2017
No. 633-VQD
Art. 190
Art. 201-1
this law only
Adopted: 7 April
In force: 2 June 2017
No. 573-VQD
Art. 314-1 314-1.1
Art. 314-2 314-2.1, 314-2.2, 314-2.3
Art. 314-3 314-3.1, 314-3.2, 314-3.3
this law only
Adopted: 7 April
In force: 21 May 2017
No. 566-VQD
Art. 308-2
this law only
Adopted: 7 April
In force: 19 May 2017
No. 563-VQD
Art. 271
this law only
Adopted: 7 April
In force: 23 May 2017
No. 575-VQD
Art. 271
this law only
Adopted: 1 February
In force: 19 March 2017
No. 508-VQD
Art. 99-5 99-5.2
Art. 308
this law only
Adopted: 1 February
In force: 23 February 2017
No. 523-VQD
Art. 237 237.1
this law only
2016 13 amendments
Adopted: 16 December
In force: 1 January 2017
No. 456-VQD
Art. 213-1 213-1.3
this law only
Adopted: 29 November
In force: 31 December 2016
No. 444-VQD
Art. 148-1
Art. 323 323.1, 323.1-1, 323.2
this law only
Adopted: 11 November
In force: 30 December 2016
No. 386-VQD
Art. 202-2 202-2.1
Art. 203 203.1
Art. 203-1 203-1.1, 203-1.2.2, 203-1.2.3
this law only
Adopted: 11 November
In force: 18 December 2016
No. 395-VQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.6
Art. 259 259.1, 259.2, 259.2.2, 259.3
Art. 260 260.1, 260.1-1, 260.2, 260.3
this law only
Adopted: 11 November
In force: 18 December 2016
No. 408-VQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.6
Art. 192-2
this law only
Adopted: 28 October
In force: 18 December 2016
No. 365-VQD
Art. 1 1.167-1
Art. 167-1 167-1.4, 167-1.5
Art. 167-3
Art. 214 214.2.5, 214.2.6
+4
8 articles · 15 points
this law only
Adopted: 31 May
In force: 29 June 2016
No. 264-VQD
Art. 214-1
this law only
Adopted: 17 May
In force: 29 June 2016
No. 250-VQD
Art. 156 156.2
this law only
Adopted: 6 May
In force: 1 June 2016
No. 230-VQD
Art. 1
Art. 2 2.2
Art. 18 18.4
Art. 47 47.3
+42
46 articles · 97 points
this law only
Adopted: 5 April
In force: 3 May 2016
No. 199-VQD
Art. 308-1
this law only
Adopted: 5 April
In force: 3 May 2016
No. 184-VQD
Art. 199
this law only
Adopted: 18 March
In force: —
No. 179-VQD
Art. 213-1 213-1.3
this law only
Adopted: 18 March
In force: 23 April 2016
No. 181-VQD
Art. 240 240.3.2
this law only
2015 15 amendments
Adopted: 4 December
In force: 6 December 2015
No. 31-VQD
Art. 168-1 168-1.1, 168-1.2
this law only
Adopted: 20 October
In force: 9 December 2015
No. 1388-IVQD
Art. 205-1
Art. 213-1 213-1.3, 213-1.4
this law only
Adopted: 20 October
In force: 4 November 2015
No. 1396-IVQD
Art. 45 45.1, 45.2
Art. 46 46.3
Art. 69 69.4
Art. 78 78.1
+5
9 articles · 11 points
this law only
Adopted: 20 October
In force: 1 December 2015
No. 1406-IVQD
Art. 263-1 263-1.2
Art. 265 265.1
Art. 265-1
this law only
Adopted: 6 October
In force: 14 November 2015
No. 1361-IVQD
Art. 93 93.1, 93.1-1, 93.2, 93.4
Art. 93-1
Art. 94
Art. 95 95.0
+2
6 articles · 12 points
this law only
Adopted: 30 September
In force: 24 November 2015
No. 1336-IVQD
Art. 188
Art. 314-1
Art. 314-2 314-2.2
this law only
Adopted: 29 May
In force: 11 June 2015
No. 1296-IVQD
Art. 151
Art. 152
Art. 153
Art. 171-1 171-1.2.4
+1
5 articles · 5 points
this law only
Adopted: 29 May
In force: 11 June 2015
No. 1298-IVQD
Art. 240
this law only
Adopted: 28 April
In force: 6 June 2015
No. 1266-IVQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.6
Art. 190
Art. 200-2
Art. 233-1
this law only
Adopted: 28 April
In force: 4 June 2015
No. 1274-IVQD
Art. 318-2
this law only
Adopted: 28 April
In force: 4 June 2015
No. 1263-IVQD
Art. 314-2 314-2.1, 314-2.2
this law only
Adopted: 28 April
In force: 22 May 2015
No. 1272-IVQD
Art. 194 194.1, 194.1-1, 194.2
this law only
Adopted: 6 March
In force: 9 April 2015
No. 1222-IVQD
Art. 250 250.1
Art. 252 252.2
Art. 256 256.1, 256.2.2
Art. 257
this law only
Adopted: 6 March
In force: 5 April 2015
No. 1231-IVQD
Art. 284 284.1, 284.2
Art. 284-1
this law only
Adopted: 13 February
In force: 10 April 2015
No. 1191-IVQD
Art. 287
Art. 288 288.1
Art. 289 289.2
Art. 301 301.1
+1
5 articles · 5 points
this law only
2014 3 amendments
Adopted: 30 May
In force: 1 July 2014
No. 971-IVQD
Art. 189-1 189-1.1, 189-1.3, 189-1.4
this law only
Adopted: 30 May
In force: 19 June 2014
No. 975-IVQD
Art. 55 55.2, 55.4
Art. 66 66.3
Art. 67 67.3
Art. 75 75.1.4
+26
30 articles · 35 points
this law only
Adopted: 14 March
In force: 4 April 2014
No. 919-IVQD
Art. 114 114.1, 114.2, 114.3
Art. 214 214.1, 214.2, 214.2.5
Art. 214-1
Art. 214-2
+3
7 articles · 13 points
this law only
2013 12 amendments
Adopted: 27 December
In force: 11 February 2014
No. 872-IVQD
Art. 94
Art. 292 292.2, 292.2-1, 292.3
Art. 304 304.1
this law only
Adopted: 27 December
In force: 4 February 2014
No. 878-IVQD
Art. 94
Art. 162-1
this law only
Adopted: 3 December
In force: 30 December 2013
No. 833-IVQD
Art. 52 52.1, 52.1-1, 52.2.6, 52.2.7, …
Art. 318-1
this law only
Adopted: 29 October
In force: 30 November 2013
No. 798-IVQD
Art. 206 206.1, 206.2
this law only
Adopted: 22 October
In force: 29 November 2013
No. 771-IVQD
Art. 167-2 167-2.1
this law only
Adopted: 30 September
In force: 16 November 2013
No. 745-IVQD
Art. 11 11.3
this law only
Adopted: 14 May
In force: 5 June 2013
No. 650-IVQD
Art. 147 147.1
Art. 148
this law only
Adopted: 30 April
In force: 15 June 2013
No. 640-IVQD
Art. 141 141.2
Art. 147 147.1
Art. 148
Art. 156 156.1
+41
45 articles · 48 points
this law only
Adopted: 30 April
In force: 21 May 2013
No. 635-IVQD
Art. 190
Art. 205-2
this law only
Adopted: 30 April
In force: 21 May 2013
No. 633-IVQD
Art. 177 177.2.3-1, 177.2.3-2
this law only
Adopted: 19 April
In force: 9 May 2013
No. 610-IVQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.6
Art. 144-1 144-1.1, 144-1.2.4-1
Art. 144-2 144-2.1, 144-2.2, 144-2.3
Art. 144-3
+1
5 articles · 10 points
this law only
Adopted: 5 April
In force: 19 April 2013
No. 597-IVQD
Art. 263-1
Art. 264
Art. 267 267.1
this law only
2012 9 amendments
Adopted: 28 December
In force: 8 February 2013
No. 541-IVQD
Art. 176
Art. 306 306.1
this law only
Adopted: 11 December
In force: 19 January 2013
No. 495-IVQD
Art. 99-4 99-4.6
Art. 169-1
this law only
Adopted: 11 December
In force: 29 December 2012
No. 493-IVQD
Art. 116 116.0.8, 116.0.8-1-116.0.8-3
this law only
Adopted: 2 November
In force: 1 January 2013
No. 461-IVQD
Art. 4 4.6
Art. 47 47.2
Art. 85 85.3
Art. 99
+2
6 articles · 7 points
this law only
Adopted: 29 June
In force: —
No. 417-IVQD
Art. 182 182.2.4
this law only
Adopted: 29 June
In force: —
No. 408-IVQD
Art. 171-1
this law only
Adopted: 29 June
In force: 1 September 2012
No. 405-IVQD
Art. 9 9.2
Art. 61 61.1.9
Art. 126 126.2.3
Art. 127 127.2.2
+4
8 articles · 12 points
this law only
Adopted: 7 March
In force: —
No. 314-IVQD
Art. 2 2.1
Art. 42 42.0.8
Art. 43 43.3
Art. 51
+42
46 articles · 84 points
this law only
Adopted: 14 February
In force: —
No. 299-IVQD
Art. 200 200.1, 200.2, 200.3
this law only
2011 8 amendments
Adopted: 15 November
In force: —
No. 256-IVQD
Art. 176-1
this law only
Adopted: 15 November
In force: —
No. 237-IVQD
Art. 167
Art. 167-1 167-1.1, 167-1.2, 167-1.3
Art. 167-2
Art. 168 168.1
this law only
Adopted: 30 September
In force: —
No. 199-IVQD
Art. 1
Art. 190
Art. 192
Art. 244
this law only
Adopted: 24 June
In force: —
No. 183-IVQD
Art. 5 5.308
Art. 9 9.313
Art. 12 12.1-1, 12.2-1, 12.5
Art. 189-1 189-1.3, 189-1.4
+3
7 articles · 12 points
this law only
Adopted: 10 June
In force: —
No. 158-IVQD
Art. 228 228.4
Art. 229 229.4
this law only
Adopted: 31 May
In force: —
No. 137-IVQD
Art. 2 2.1
Art. 42 42.0.10
Art. 43 43.1
Art. 44 44.2
+80
84 articles · 107 points
this law only
Adopted: 17 May
In force: —
No. 116-IVQD
Art. 76 76.6.1
Art. 287
Art. 288 288.2
Art. 301 301.1
this law only
Adopted: 4 March
In force: —
No. 78-IVQD
Art. 302 302.2, 302.3
this law only
2010 5 amendments
2009 6 amendments
Adopted: 25 December
In force: 30 December 2009
e-qanun.az
Art. 5
Art. 6
Art. 7
Art. 8
+26
30 articles · 37 points
this law only
Adopted: 25 May
In force: 28 May 2009
e-qanun.az
Art. 17 17.1
Art. 60
Art. 63
Art. 65-67
+11
15 articles · 31 points
this law only
2008 7 amendments
Adopted: 8 July
In force: 23 July 2008
e-qanun.az
Art. 21
Art. 39 39.1.3
Art. 42
Art. 43 43.3
+20
24 articles · 29 points
this law only
2007 11 amendments
Adopted: 6 November
In force: 30 November 2007
No. 479-IIIQD
Art. 44 44.2
this law only
Adopted: 19 October
In force: 31 October 2007
No. 456-IIIQD
Art. 259 259.1, 259.2.4
this law only
2006 5 amendments
Adopted: 19 December
In force: 31 December 2006
No. 202-IIIQD
Art. 10
Art. 28
Art. 78 78.3
this law only
Adopted: 20 October
In force: 31 December 2006
No. 173-IIIQD
Art. 2
Art. 233-3
this law only
2005 7 amendments
Adopted: 30 December
In force: 28 February 2006
No. 47-IIIQD
Art. 17
Art. 57 57.1
this law only
Adopted: 30 December
In force: 28 February 2006
No. 46-IIIQD
Art. 234
this law only
Adopted: 14 June
In force: 31 July 2005
No. 937-IIQD
Art. 156 156.1
Art. 233-1
this law only
2004 8 amendments
Adopted: 7 December
In force: 29 January 2005
No. 801-IIQD
Art. 259
this law only
Adopted: 23 July
In force: 31 January 2005
e-qanun.az
Art. 3
Art. 7
Art. 19
Art. 29
+23
27 articles · 29 points
this law only
Adopted: 29 January
In force: 4 February 2004
e-qanun.az
Art. 2
Art. 14
Art. 20
Art. 24
+25
29 articles · 35 points
this law only
2003 6 amendments
Adopted: 29 December
In force: 3 January 2004
e-qanun.az
Art. 2
Art. 65
Art. 66
Art. 75
+9
13 articles · 14 points
this law only
2002 5 amendments
Adopted: 2 July
In force: —
No. 360-IIQD
Art. 1 1.2
Art. 3 3.1.8, 3.13.4
Art. 4 4.14
Art. 13 13.2
this law only
Adopted: 14 May
In force: —
No. 321-IIQD
Art. 11
Art. 222-1
this law only
2001 2 amendments
2000 2 amendments
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