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Malicious hooliganism; that is, the same acts when committed by a person previously convicted of hooliganism, or when associated with resistance to a representative of established government, or a representative of society, who is performing his duty to keep public order, or when such acts, by virtue of their content, are characterized by extraordinary cynicism or insolence—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed five years.

Petty hooliganism committed by a person who has been subjected, on two occasions in the course of one year, to measures of social or administrative action for petty hooliganism— shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed 500 rubles.

Article 207. Threat of murder, the infliction of serious bodily injuries, or the destruction of property

A threat of murder, of the infliction of serious bodily injuries, or of the destruction of property by means of arson, provided there are grounds for fearing that such threats will be carried out—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed six months, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by public censure, or by application of measures of social action.

Article 208. Acquisition of property known to have been acquired by criminal means

The acquisition of property known to have been acquired by criminal means—

shall be punishable by corrective labor for a period not to exceed six months, or by a fine not to exceed 1,000 rubles, or by public censure, or by application of measures of social action.

The same acts, when committed in the form of a business or on a large scale—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed five years, with or without confiscation of property, or by exile for a period not to exceed five years, with or without confiscation of property.

Article 209. Habitual vagrancy or beggary

Habitual vagrancy or beggary, continued after repeated warning on the part of an administrative organ—

shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period