Live statuteSupportedEEHate umbrella
§ 151 lg 1
Karistusseadustik
- Target
- Public incitement to hatred, violence, or discrimination on listed grounds, causing danger to a person’s life, health, or property
- Test
- Public. Grounds: nationality, race, colour, sex, language, origin, religion, sexual orientation, political convictions, or pecuniary or social status. Result gate: danger to life, health, or property. Base form is a misdemeanour.
- Max
- Fine of up to 300 fine units or detention (up to 3 years if death, injury, or other serious consequence, or if previously punished)
Tegevuse eest, millega avalikult on kutsutud üles vihkamisele, vägivallale või diskrimineerimisele seoses rahvuse, rassi, nahavärvi, soo, keele, päritolu, usutunnistuse, seksuaalse sättumuse, poliitiliste veendumuste või varalise või sotsiaalse seisundiga, kui sellega on põhjustatud oht isiku elule, tervisele või varale, – karistatakse rahatrahviga kuni kolmsada trahviühikut või arestiga.
Official Estonian, KarS §151 lg 1 (Riigi Teataja current consolidation). Working English: activity by which the public is incited to hatred, violence, or discrimination on listed grounds, if it caused a danger to a person’s life, health, or property.
Cite · KarS §151 lg 1 · as of 2026-09-05
- Overlay. The danger-to-life/health/property gate is on the face. A 2026 bill splitting race/xenophobia into a new §151² is named; treat it as Unproven-as-quoted here.
- §237² is public incitement to a terrorist offence, not free-floating apologie. A 2025 drafting intention to criminalise terrorist-propaganda possession/distribution is named; treat it as Unproven-as-quoted here.