Intentional grievous bodily harm was downgraded to administrative offense in Uzbekistan

As of October 7, intentional infliction of minor bodily harm is no longer considered a criminal offense in Uzbekistan. This change was introduced through the recently adopted Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Codes of Criminal and Administrative Responsibility.

Under the new law, intentional infliction of minor bodily injury that does not result in short-term health deterioration or temporary loss of work capacity will be categorized as an administrative offense instead of a criminal one. The legal amendments aim to ease the classification of such acts, transitioning them from criminal penalties to administrative responsibility.

The law also introduces new descriptive criteria to better define the offenses, expanding the scope of administrative violations that can be settled through conciliation procedures.

Furthermore, if a person commits the same offense within a year after receiving an administrative penalty, the new regulations prescribe:
- A fine ranging from 5 to 25 times the basic calculation amount.
- Administrative detention for up to 15 days.

The law took effect upon its official publication.