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Code of Criminal Procedure of Azerbaijan: amendments

Code of Criminal Procedure of Azerbaijan: latest amendment adopted on 23 October 2026 (No. 498-VIIQD). 123 amendments on record at e-qanun.az.

In force Adopted: 14 July 2000

All amendments (123) Open the text on e-qanun.az The consolidated text in force, with every amendment incorporated, is on e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani).

Latest amendment

  1. No. 498-VIIQD · In force from: 4 November 2026

    Articles changed Art. 8 8.0.6 Art. 227-1 Art. 487-2 487-2.1 Art. 487-4 487-4.0.2 Art. 487-7 487-7.4

    Also amends Criminal Code

By year

most in 2026 — 7

History of amendments

123 amendments in total
2026 7 amendments
Adopted: 23 October In force: 4 November 2026 No. 498-VIIQD Art. 8 8.0.6 Art. 227-1 Art. 487-2 487-2.1 Art. 487-4 487-4.0.2 +1 5 articles · 5 points Also amends: Criminal Code
Adopted: 10 July In force: 30 July 2026 No. 442-VIIQD Art. 215 215.3.1 Art. 467-13 467-13.1 Also amends: Criminal Code “İnformasiya, informasiyalaşdırma və informasiyanın mühafizəsi haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 30 June In force: 15 July 2026 No. 430-VIIQD Art. 45 45.3 Art. 86 86.2.13 Art. 207 207.7 Art. 217 217.1 +7 11 articles · 36 points this law only
Adopted: 30 June In force: 10 July 2026 No. 429-VIIQD Art. 7 7.0.29 Art. 99-1 Art. 249 249.3.4 Art. 252 252.1.4 +9 13 articles · 22 points Also amends: Code on the Execution of Sentences “İcra haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 21 April In force: 6 May 2026 No. 387-VIIQD Art. 37 37.3 Also amends: Criminal Code “İnformasiya, informasiyalaşdırma və informasiyanın mühafizəsi haqqında” Qanun +1
Adopted: 3 March In force: 15 April 2026 No. 372-VIIQD Art. 101 101.3 Art. 123-2 123-2.1.8, 123-2.1.9 Art. 222 222.7 Art. 228 228.2 +6 10 articles · 11 points Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Family Code +9
Adopted: 3 March In force: 19 March 2026 No. 373-VIIQD Art. 7 7.0.48, 7.0.49, 7.0.54 Art. 16 16.2 Art. 51-1 Art. 51-2 +26 30 articles · 71 points Also amends: Criminal Code
2025 7 amendments
Adopted: 31 October In force: 19 November 2025 No. 281-VIIQD Art. 92 92.3-1 Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code on the Execution of Sentences
Adopted: 14 July In force: 13 August 2025 No. 249-VIIQD Art. 251 251.1, 251.2, 251.3, 251.5 Art. 252 252.1, 252.1.2 Art. 310 310.1, 310.2.1, 310.4 Art. 322 322.1.3 Also amends: Civil Code Code of Civil Procedure +10
Adopted: 8 July In force: 5 August 2025 No. 239-VIIQD Art. 212 212.5 Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 13 June In force: 1 July 2025 No. 212-VIIQD Art. 215 215.3.1 Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 13 June In force: 25 June 2025 No. 211-VIIQD Art. 85 85.6.4, 85.6.5 Art. 86 86.7.2-2 Art. 207 207.1.2 Art. 214 214.4 +2 6 articles · 7 points Also amends: Criminal Code
Adopted: 16 May In force: 25 June 2025 No. 199-VIIQD Art. 68 68.3 Art. 214 214.4, 214.4-1 Art. 293 293.1 Art. 293-1 293-1.0.3 Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences “Məhkəmələr və hakimlər haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 28 February In force: 19 April 2025 No. 147-VIIQD Art. 51-1 51-1.2 Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code of Administrative Procedure
2024 6 amendments
Adopted: 27 December In force: 17 February 2025 No. 114-VIIQD Art. 435-1 435-1.1, 435-1.2, 435-1.3.2, 435-1.7.2, … Art. 435-2 435-2.1, 435-2.2 Art. 513 513.1 Art. 517 517.2, 517.3 4 articles · 13 points Also amends: Family Code Criminal Code +1
Adopted: 29 November In force: 7 January 2025 No. 77-VIIQD Art. 95 95.2.5, 95.2.6 Also amends: Labour Code Criminal Code +6
Adopted: 23 April In force: 3 June 2024 No. 1142-VIQD Art. 15 15.2.1 Also amends: “Patent haqqında” Qanun “Mülki dövriyyədə olmasına yol verilməyən (mülki dövriyyədən çıxarılmış) əşyaların siyahısı haqqında” Qanun +2
Adopted: 29 March In force: 19 April 2024 No. 1114-VIQD Art. 1 1.1, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11 Art. 131 131.1.1 Art. 248 248.1.2, 248.3 Art. 249 249.2-1, 249.3.6, 249.3.7, 249.3.8 +8 12 articles · 39 points this law only
Adopted: 5 March In force: 29 April 2024 No. 1108-VIQD Art. 248 248.4 Also amends: Labour Code Civil Code +17
Adopted: 23 February In force: 15 April 2024 No. 1099-VIQD Art. 19 19.3-1 Art. 87 87.6.21-1 Art. 194 194.1-3, 194.2 Art. 197 197.1.5-3 +1 5 articles · 7 points Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code of Administrative Offences +1
2023 2 amendments
Adopted: 22 December In force: 27 January 2024 No. 1061-VIQD Art. 7 7.0.8-1 Art. 53 53.6, 53.7 Art. 91 91.5.42, 91.5.43 Art. 92 92.3.15-1, 92.3.16, 92.4.8, 92.4.9 +17 21 articles · 58 points this law only
Adopted: 17 February In force: 8 April 2023 No. 807-VIQD Art. 46 46.2 Art. 59 59.2.2 Art. 60 60.2 Art. 206 206.1, 206.3 +2 6 articles · 8 points Also amends: Land Code Civil Code +6
Earlier years: 2001–2022 101 amendments
2022 7 amendments
Adopted: 30 December In force: 1 February 2023 No. 784-VIQD Art. 132 132.1.2 Art. 177 177.3.8, 177.4.5 Art. 248 248.3 Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure
Adopted: 27 December In force: 1 February 2023 No. 776-VIQD Art. 7 7.0.33-1, 7.0.33-2 Art. 27 27.1 Art. 123-2 Art. 194 194.1-2, 194.2 +5 9 articles · 14 points Also amends: Labour Code Family Code +5
Adopted: 2 December In force: 9 January 2023 No. 670-VIQD Art. 93 93.4.5 Art. 129 129.2.2, 129.3 Art. 164 164.1 Art. 251 251.7.1 Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Tax Code
Adopted: 29 November In force: 20 December 2022 No. 642-VIQD Art. 522 522.1, 522.1-1, 522.3-1, 522.4, … Art. 523 523.1.9 Art. 524 524.5.7 Art. 525 525.5, 525.6 this law only
Adopted: 8 July In force: 19 August 2022 No. 581-VIQD Art. 51 51.5 Art. 92 92.3.2 Art. 94 94.1 Art. 95 95.2.1 +5 9 articles · 10 points Also amends: Civil Code Code of Civil Procedure +4
Adopted: 26 April In force: 20 May 2022 No. 518-VIQD Art. 1 Art. 131 Art. 442 442.2.1 Art. 446 446.1, 446.1.4, 446.1.5, 446.2, … +4 8 articles · 26 points this law only
Adopted: 15 April In force: 14 May 2022 No. 509-VIQD Art. 51-1 51-1.1 this law only
2021 2 amendments
Adopted: 9 July In force: 25 July 2021 No. 360-VIQD Art. 95 95.2.4, 95.2.5 Also amends: Labour Code Civil Code +8
Adopted: 23 April In force: 13 June 2021 No. 301-VIQD Art. 474 474.1.1, 474.2 Art. 478 478.1 Art. 486 486.1 Art. 511 511.3 Also amends: Forest Code Labour Code +4
2020 4 amendments
Adopted: 29 June In force: 12 July 2020 No. 150-VIQD Art. 1 Art. 3 3.1.1, 3.2 Art. 4 Art. 8 8.1.4 +12 16 articles · 22 points Also amends: “Dövlət icra məmurları haqqında” Qanun “İcra haqqında” Qanun +1
Adopted: 25 June In force: 15 July 2020 No. 140-VIQD Art. 1 1.40.3, 1.40.5 Art. 7 7.0.11, 7.0.47, 7.0.48 Art. 40 40.5 Art. 41 41.3, 41.4, 41.5, 41.6 +61 65 articles · 130 points this law only
Adopted: 19 May In force: 15 July 2020 No. 114-VIQD Art. 92 92.3.2 Art. 99 99.3 Art. 153 153.2.10 Art. 229 229.1, 229.3 +1 5 articles · 7 points Also amends: Land Code Labour Code +11
Adopted: 19 May In force: 11 June 2020 No. 99-VIQD Art. 487-5 487-5.2 Also amends: “Hüquqi şəxslərin dövlət qeydiyyatı və dövlət reyestri haqqında” Qanun
2019 3 amendments
Adopted: 29 November In force: 1 March 2020 No. 1711-VQD Art. 10 10.4 Art. 265 265.5 Art. 273 273.4 Art. 416 416.0, 416.0.1, 416.0.21, 416.0.22, … +2 6 articles · 15 points this law only
Adopted: 9 July In force: 23 July 2019 No. 1638-VQD Art. 40 40.2, 40.2.1, 40.2.3, 40.3, … Art. 41 41.1-1 Art. 43 43.1.2 Art. 84 84.5.3 +13 17 articles · 29 points this law only
Adopted: 9 July In force: 1 January 2020 No. 1634-VQD Art. 73 73.2 Art. 78 78.5 Art. 381 381.2.3 Art. 408 408.2.5, 408.2.6, 408.2.7 this law only
2018 5 amendments
Adopted: 7 December In force: 20 December 2018 No. 1381-VQD Art. 197 197.1.8, 197.1.9 Art. 198 198.1 this law only
Adopted: 30 November In force: 1 December 2018 No. 1367-VQD Art. 207 207.4 Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 29 June In force: 15 July 2018 No. 1205-VQD Art. 147 147.1.3, 147.2.3 Art. 152 152.1, 152.2, 152.3, 152.4 Art. 153 153.2.11, 153.3.4 Art. 419 419.1, 419.10.4, 419.10.5 +1 5 articles · 14 points this law only
Adopted: 1 May In force: 31 May 2018 No. 1116-VQD Art. 510 510.1 this law only
Adopted: 1 May In force: 19 May 2018 No. 1111-VQD Art. 7 7.0.31 Art. 102 102.2 this law only
2017 3 amendments
Adopted: 1 December In force: 20 December 2017 No. 914-VQD Art. 1 1.34 Art. 37 37.3, 37.4 Art. 40 40.2 Art. 84 84.5.11 +33 37 articles · 118 points this law only
Adopted: 17 November In force: 17 December 2017 No. 869-VQD Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 2 May In force: 21 May 2017 No. 665-VQD Art. 65 65.4 this law only
2016 6 amendments
Adopted: 29 November In force: 29 December 2016 No. 445-VQD Art. 37 37.3 Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 29 November In force: 16 December 2016 No. 436-VQD Art. 1 1.1 Art. 7 7.0.18, 7.0.28, 7.0.31-1 Art. 8 8.0.5, 8.0.6 Art. 19 19.2 +14 18 articles · 28 points this law only
Adopted: 29 November In force: 14 December 2016 No. 439-VQD Art. 29 29.2 Art. 41 41.5 Art. 53 53.1.7, 53.3.1, 53.3.5 Art. 65 65.4, 65.7 +16 20 articles · 35 points this law only
Adopted: 11 November In force: 17 December 2016 No. 409-VQD Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 30 September In force: 21 October 2016 No. 328-VQD Art. 17 17.1 this law only
Adopted: 1 February In force: 28 February 2016 No. 122-VQD Art. 7 7.0.34 Art. 243 243.3.2 Art. 445 445.1.5 this law only
2015 4 amendments
Adopted: 20 October In force: 4 November 2015 No. 1395-IVQD Art. 14 14.4 Art. 147 147.4-147.6 Art. 156 156.1 Art. 158 158.2 +7 11 articles · 34 points this law only
Adopted: 6 October In force: 14 November 2015 No. 1363-IVQD Art. 519 519.1.4, 519.1.5, 519.2-1 this law only
Adopted: 28 April In force: 26 May 2015 No. 1275-IVQD Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 13 February In force: 5 April 2015 No. 1194-IVQD Art. 7 7.0.12, 7.0.14, 7.0.15-7.0.17, 7.0.44 Art. 24 Art. 25 25.1-25.3, 25.4, 25.5 Art. 28 28.3 +38 42 articles · 71 points this law only
2014 6 amendments
Adopted: 28 October In force: 20 November 2014 No. 1088-IVQD Art. 7 7.0.31 Art. 19 19.2 Art. 92 92.5, 92.13 Art. 102 102.2 +2 6 articles · 10 points this law only
Adopted: 17 October In force: 16 November 2014 No. 1074-IVQD Art. 48 48.2.1, 48.3 Art. 158 158.1, 158.3, 158.4 Art. 159 159.7.2, 159.7.3, 159.7.4 Art. 163 163.5, 163.5.1, 163.5.2 +6 10 articles · 29 points this law only
Adopted: 2 May In force: 5 June 2014 No. 949-IVQD Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 18 April In force: 1 May 2014 No. 941-IVQD Art. 84 84.5.3, 84.5.21 Art. 85 85.2.6, 85.6.4 Art. 86 86.2.5, 86.2.13, 86.7, 86.7.2-1-86.7.2-3, … Art. 90 90.2.1 +18 22 articles · 56 points this law only
Adopted: 14 March In force: 4 April 2014 No. 920-IVQD Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 3 February In force: 12 February 2014 No. 897-IVQD Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
2013 6 amendments
Adopted: 27 December In force: 11 February 2014 No. 873-IVQD Art. 7 7.0.38-1, 7.0.40 Art. 90 90.7.6, 90.7.24, 90.11.7 Art. 91 91.5.6, 91.5.42, 91.8.9 Art. 148 148.5 +21 25 articles · 63 points this law only
Adopted: 3 December In force: 30 December 2013 No. 834-IVQD Art. 155 155.5 Art. 519 this law only
Adopted: 30 September In force: 17 November 2013 No. 746-IVQD Art. 3 3.2 this law only
Adopted: 21 June In force: 27 July 2013 No. 694-IVQD Art. 214 214.4 this law only
Adopted: 31 May In force: 29 June 2013 No. 679-IVQD Art. 37 37.3 Art. 215 215.3.1 this law only
Adopted: 31 May In force: 12 June 2013 No. 668-IVQD Art. 11 11.3 Art. 209 209.2.13 Art. 215 215.3.2 this law only
2012 4 amendments
Adopted: 11 December In force: 8 February 2013 No. 492-IVQD Art. 41 41.2 Art. 43 43.3, 43.3-1 Art. 44 44.2.1-1 Art. 92 92.3.13, 92.3.14, 92.3.15 +8 12 articles · 15 points this law only
Adopted: 20 November In force: 21 December 2012 No. 469-IVQD Art. 155 155.6 this law only
Adopted: 2 November In force: 29 November 2012 No. 455-IVQD Art. 37 37.3 Art. 214 214.4 this law only
Adopted: 29 June In force: — No. 418-IVQD Art. 384 384.1.4 this law only
2011 4 amendments
Adopted: 10 October In force: 14 October 2011 e-qanun.az Art. 1 Art. 5 Art. 6 Art. 9 +28 32 articles · 44 points this law only
Adopted: 10 June In force: — No. 156-IVQD Art. 41 41.2 Art. 87 87.6.14 Art. 89 89.4.12 Art. 420 420.2 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 10 June In force: — No. 147-IVQD Art. 66 66.0.3, 66.0.4, 66.0.5 Art. 68 68.2 Art. 69 69.1, 69.2, 69.3 Art. 70 +11 15 articles · 44 points this law only
Adopted: 17 May In force: — No. 118-IVQD Art. 251 Art. 252 Art. 310 Art. 322 322.1.3 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
2010 5 amendments
Adopted: 21 December In force: — No. 33-IVQD Art. 215 215.3.2 this law only
Adopted: 18 June In force: — No. 1036-IIIQD Art. 214 214.2.2, 214.2.3 this law only
Adopted: 5 March In force: — No. 973-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +1
Adopted: 12 February In force: — No. 954-IIIQD Art. 2 Art. 4 4.1.7 Art. 5 5.3 Art. 7 7.8 +10 14 articles · 16 points this law only
Adopted: 1 February In force: — No. 951-IIIQD Also amends: Civil Code Family Code +16
2009 5 amendments
Adopted: 26 November In force: — No. 923-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 5 August In force: 10 October 2009 e-qanun.az Art. 6 Art. 9 Art. 12 12.1 Art. 13 +20 24 articles · 32 points this law only
Adopted: 30 June In force: — No. 856-IIIQD Also amends: Civil Code Criminal Code +5
Adopted: 12 May In force: — e-qanun.az Art. 2 Art. 6 Art. 7 7.0.10 Art. 8 8.0.5 +33 37 articles · 47 points this law only
Adopted: 8 May In force: 1 May 2009 No. 813-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences
2008 6 amendments
Adopted: 28 October In force: 14 December 2008 No. 705-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 28 October In force: 14 December 2008 No. 711-IIIQD Also amends: Civil Code Criminal Code +2
Adopted: 24 June In force: 16 July 2008 No. 657-IIIQD Also amends: Code on the Execution of Sentences
Adopted: 24 June In force: 15 July 2008 No. 656-IIIQD Art. 391 391.8-1, 391.8.11, 391.9, 391.10 this law only
Adopted: 2 June In force: 29 June 2008 No. 618-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code on the Execution of Sentences +8
Adopted: 15 February In force: 13 March 2008 e-qanun.az Art. 8 Art. 12 Art. 19 Art. 21 21.2, 21.3 +23 27 articles · 39 points this law only
2007 5 amendments
Adopted: 25 December In force: 31 December 2007 No. 522-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 1 October In force: 30 November 2007 No. 424-IIIQD Also amends: Labour Code Criminal Code +5
Adopted: 16 June In force: 31 August 2007 No. 389-IIIQD Also amends: Labour Code Code of Civil Procedure +12
Adopted: 16 June In force: 16 July 2007 No. 385-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Electoral Code +2
Adopted: 17 April In force: 30 June 2007 No. 313-IIIQD Also amends: Customs Code Labour Code +10
2006 6 amendments
Adopted: 22 December In force: 31 December 2006 No. 209-IIIQD Art. 383 383.1.3 Art. 384 384.1.9 Art. 409 409.1.5, 409.7, 409.8, 409.9 Art. 435-1 435-1.1, 435-1.3, 435-1.3-435-1.7, 435-1.9.1, … +2 6 articles · 15 points this law only
Adopted: 19 December In force: 28 February 2007 No. 200-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Criminal Code +1
Adopted: 5 December In force: 28 February 2007 No. 192-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 10 October In force: 30 November 2006 No. 162-IIIQD Also amends: Code on the Execution of Sentences
Adopted: 10 October In force: 31 October 2006 No. 160-IIIQD Art. 216 216.2 Art. 383 383.2 Art. 391 391.8.11 Art. 409 409.8 this law only
Adopted: 7 April In force: 31 May 2006 No. 92-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code
2005 7 amendments
Adopted: 30 December In force: 24 January 2006 No. 51-IIIQD Also amends: Uşaq hüquqlarının müdafiəsi üzrə komissiyalar haqqında Əsasnamənin təsdiq edilməsi barədə “Milli Məclisi Daxili Nizamnaməsinin təsdiq edilməsi haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 23 December In force: 28 February 2006 No. 32-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code of Administrative Offences +3
Adopted: 30 September In force: 31 December 2005 No. 1022-IIQD Art. 11 Art. 14-1 Art. 31-2 Art. 137-1 Also amends: “Əməliyyat-axtarış fəaliyyəti haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 1 September In force: 25 October 2005 No. 980-IIQD Also amends: Labour Code “Yol hərəkəti haqqında” Qanun +1
Adopted: 14 June In force: 6 August 2005 No. 939-IIQD Also amends: “Məhkəmələr və hakimlər haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 15 April In force: — No. 885-IIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +1
Adopted: 4 March In force: 30 April 2005 No. 856-IIQD Also amends: Labour Code Code of Civil Procedure +4
2004 5 amendments
Adopted: 14 December In force: 29 January 2005 No. 812-IIQD Art. 215 215.9 this law only
Adopted: 7 September In force: 22 October 2004 No. 731-IIQD Also amends: Air Code Land Code +2
Adopted: 11 June In force: 11 August 2004 No. 688-IIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Criminal Code +2
Adopted: 4 May In force: — No. 646-IIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +1
Adopted: 30 April In force: — No. 643-IIQD Also amends: Customs Code Labour Code +8
2003 1 amendment
Adopted: 20 June In force: — No. 486-IIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences
2002 5 amendments
Adopted: 30 September In force: 3 October 2002 e-qanun.az Art. 60 Art. 66 Art. 75 Art. 76 +16 20 articles · 28 points this law only
Adopted: 19 July In force: 21 July 2002 e-qanun.az Art. 7 7.0.21, 7.0.28 Art. 32 32.2.5 Art. 35 Art. 60 +12 16 articles · 19 points this law only
Adopted: 2 July In force: — No. 356-IIQD Also amends: Customs Code Code of Administrative Offences +2
Adopted: 19 April In force: 21 April 2002 e-qanun.az Art. 6 Art. 8 Art. 12 Art. 14 +20 24 articles · 28 points this law only
Adopted: 16 April In force: — No. 301-IIQD Art. 4 Art. 488 Art. 489 Art. 490 490.1.7, 490.2 +2 6 articles · 8 points this law only
2001 2 amendments
Adopted: 27 December In force: — No. 240-IIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +2
Adopted: 2 July In force: — No. 172-IIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +2

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