Russia's Justice Ministry plans to maintain a public register of citizens living abroad who, according to Russian authorities, are evading criminal sentences or certain administrative penalties. Information about those individuals and the grounds for imposing restrictions will be published on the ministry's official website.
Deputy Justice Minister Oleg Sviridenko outlined how the register would operate in comments to TASS on October 22.
According to Sviridenko, citizens will be added to the register based on information provided by government agencies. Bodies authorized to initiate restrictive measures include the Interior Ministry, Federal Security Service, Federal Tax Service, Federal Bailiff Service, and Prosecutor General's Office.
The mechanism was established by legislation adopted in July 2026. It applies not only to people evading criminal punishment but also to citizens held liable under certain administrative provisions.
Those provisions include violations of Russia's "foreign agent" legislation, participation in organizations designated "undesirable," and actions classified by Russian authorities as "discrediting" the military.
The law provides for 14 types of restrictive measures. They include limits on banking operations, property transactions, the registration of real estate and vehicles, access to loans, and business activities.
Income received from Russia by individuals subject to such measures may be deposited into a special ruble account with restricted access to the funds.
A test version of the register had already appeared on the Justice Ministry's website in August. Sviridenko's latest remarks concerned the further organization of the public register and procedures for applying measures under an existing law, not the adoption of new legislation.
Legal experts previously warned that the restrictions could particularly affect Russians living abroad who still own property, maintain bank accounts, or receive income in Russia.
However, inclusion in the register and the imposition of restrictions on a particular person must have grounds established by law. Living abroad alone is not sufficient to trigger all the measures described.