Article 20.23: Violations of the rules governing the production, storage, sale and acquisition of special equipment intended for the secret receipt of information

1. Violation of the rules governing the production, storage, sale and purchase of special equipment intended for the secret receipt of information, subject to special authorization (licences) 2. Infringement of the rules of development, entry into the Russian Federation and removal from the Russian Federation and the procedures for certification, registration and recording of special technical means intended for the secret receipt of information, shall be subject to an administrative fine against citizens in the amount of between 2,000 and 2,000 500 roubles with confiscation of special technical means for the secret receipt of information; for officials, between 3,000 and five; Note: For the purposes of this Code, the term «special technical means, front and rear» shall be used for the purposes of the present Code. which are designated for the tacit receipt of information» is used in the same sense as in note 1 to article 138.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.