Article 28. Conditions for Admission to Public Civil Service

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who speak the state language and meet the qualification and other requirements for holding positions in the civil service shall be admitted to the public civil service.

Foreign specialists and experts may hold positions in the civil service in the manner prescribed by legislation. The procedure and conditions for the service of foreign specialists and experts shall be determined on the basis of the relevant contract.

The following persons cannot be admitted into the civil service:

under the age of eighteen, unless otherwise established by the qualification requirements for the position of the public civil service;

recognized by the court as incapable or partially capable;

deprived by a court decision of the right to hold positions of the public civil service for a certain period;

convicted by the court of committing corruption crimes;

having an outstanding or unexpunged conviction for committing grave and especially grave crimes;

whose state of health, on the basis of a medical report, does not allow them to take a position in the civil service;

those who refused to comply with the restrictions associated with the performance of the public civil service, provided for in the first part of Article 13 of this Law.