Article 8. Exemption from payment of state duty in civil courts

The following shall be exempted from paying the state duty in civil courts:

1) plaintiffs on claims for the recovery of wages and other claims arising from employment relations;

2) plaintiffs on claims for the recovery of alimony;

3) plaintiffs on claims for compensation for harm caused by labor injury or other damage to health, as well as the death of the breadwinner;

4) plaintiffs on disputes related to compensation for damage caused to a natural person by unlawful conviction, criminal prosecution, imposition of an administrative penalty;

5) plaintiffs on claims for compensation for material damage caused by a crime;

51) plaintiffs — in claims for compensation for material damage and compensation for moral harm to women who have suffered from harassment and violence;

6) legal entities and individuals for issuance of documents to them in connection with civil cases for recovery of alimony;

7) legal entities and individuals who, in cases stipulated by law, have applied to the court with an application in defense of the rights and interests of other persons protected by law;

8) legal and natural persons on complaints about actions (inaction) of the state executive;

9) business entities when applying to court for decisions of state and other bodies, actions (inaction) of their officials on violation of their rights and legitimate interests related to the implementation of entrepreneurial activities;

10) consumers on claims related to violation of their rights and legitimate interests;

11) state bodies exercising control over the safety and quality of goods (works, services), and public associations of consumers on claims brought in the interests of consumers (an indefinite circle of consumers);

12) plaintiffs on cases of recovering damage caused to the forest fund by unauthorized logging and other violations of the order and conditions of forest use, security and protection of forests;

13) state bodies on claims for demolition of an unauthorized building, as well as in cases of seizure of property belonging to the state from individuals, which has historical, scientific, artistic or other cultural value, in cases of mismanagement of individuals with this property;

14) the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and its territorial offices on claims in the interests of members of the chamber, as well as on complaints against decisions of state and economic management bodies, local government bodies, actions (inaction) of their officials;