Article 58 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
المادة 58 من نظام التنفيذ · الباب السادس: العقوبات
The competent court or the Article 57 committee may include in its judgment or decision publication of a summary at the convicted or violating person's expense, and require the violator to attend rehabilitation programs at his own expense.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- للمحكمة المختصة أو اللجنة المنصوص عليها في الفقرة (2) من المادة (السابعة والخمسين) من النظام -بحسب الأحوال- تضمين الحكم أو القرار الصادر منها بتحديد العقوبة النصَّ على نشر ملخصه على نفقة المحكوم عليه أو المخالف في صحيفة محلية (أو أكثر) تصدر في مكان إقامته، فإن لم تكن في مكان إقامته صحيفة ففي أقرب منطقة له، أو نشره في أي وسيلة أخرى مناسبة، وذلك بحسب نوع الجريمة أو المخالفة المرتكبة وجسامتها ومدى تأثيرها، ويكون النشر بعد اكتساب الحكم الصفة القطعية، أو تحصن القرار بفوات ميعاد التظلم منه، أو صدور حكم نهائي برفض التظلم منه.
2- للمحكمة المختصة أو اللجنة المنصوص عليها في الفقرة (2) من المادة (السابعة والخمسين) من النظام -بحسب الأحوال- تضمين الحكم أو القرار الصادر منها بتحديد العقوبة إلزامَ المخالف بحضور برامج تأهيلية معيّنة على نفقته.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 58 explained in plain English
This article gives the competent court or the committee provided for in paragraph (2) of Article 57, as the case may be, two powers that may be included in the judgment or decision setting the penalty:
First: publishing the summary
- Publication is at the expense of the convicted or violating person.
- It is in one or more local newspapers published where he resides; if there is no newspaper where he resides, then in the nearest region to him, or by any other suitable means.
- It is decided according to the type of offense or violation committed, its gravity and its impact.
- Timing of publication: After the judgment becomes final, or the decision becomes unassailable because the period for a grievance against it has lapsed, or a final judgment rejecting the grievance against it is issued.
Second: rehabilitation programs
The judgment or decision may include requiring the violator to attend certain rehabilitation programs at his own expense.
Both are discretionary, as the article says "the competent court or the committee may". The text covers judgments issued by the competent court and decisions issued by the committee formed under Article 57 to hear violations by enforcement service providers.
It is followed by Article 59, which provides that the provisions of the Law of Sharia Procedure apply to the procedures and disputes set out in the Law where there is no special provision.
Practical example
A person was sentenced for one of the enforcement offenses, and the judgment included publication of its summary at his expense in a local newspaper published in his city. The summary is not published until the judgment becomes final.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 58 of the Saudi Enforcement Law
Can the judgment in enforcement offenses be published at the convicted person's expense?
Yes. The competent court or the committee may include in the judgment or decision publication of its summary at the convicted or violating person's expense, according to the type of offense or violation, its gravity and its impact.
When is the summary of the judgment or decision published?
After the judgment becomes final, or the decision becomes unassailable because the period for a grievance has lapsed, or a final judgment rejecting the grievance is issued.
Can a violator be required to attend rehabilitation programs?
Yes. The judgment or decision may include requiring the violator to attend certain rehabilitation programs at his own expense.
Articles this article refers to
More articles on Enforcement Offenses and Penalties
- Article 28
The article requires the court to refer to the investigating authority any concealment, smuggling or dissipation of the debtor's property or provision of misleading information, without stopping enforcement.
إذا توافر لدى المحكمة أدلة أو قرائن تدل على ارتكاب المنفذ ضده أو غيره سلوكًا جرميًّا بإخفاء أموال المنفذ ضده أو تهريبها أو تبديدها أو تقديم بيانات أو معلومات مض
- Article 48
The competent court hears actions over enforcement offenses and imposes their penalties, except as in paragraph (1) of Article 57, while the investigating and prosecuting authority handles investigation and prosecution.
1- فيما عدا ما ورد في الفقرة (1) من المادة (السابعة والخمسين) من النظام، تتولى المحكمة المختصة النظر في الدعاوى الناشئة من تطبيق الأحكام الواردة في هذا الباب وإ
- Article 49
Enforcement offenses are detected by employees of the Ministry or public bodies whom the Minister designates by decision and who have judicial officer capacity, while the court may still refer matters directly for investigation.
1- دون إخلال بالأحكام النظامية ذات العلاقة، يتولى ضبط الجرائم -المنصوص عليها في هذا الباب- موظفون أو عاملون من: الوزارة، أو من أي من الجهات العامة الأخرى، الذين
- Article 50
Whoever conceals or smuggles property, deliberately obstructs or resists enforcement, or gives misleading information is punished by up to 3 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to SAR 1,000,000, or either; so is an accomplice.
1- يعاقب بالسجن مدة لا تزيد على (ثلاث) سنـوات وبغرامة لا تزيد على (مليون) ريال، أو بإحدى هاتين العقوبتين؛ كل من ارتكب أيًّا من الجرائم الآتية: أ- إخفاء الأموال،
- Article 51
A public employee or equivalent who prevents or obstructs enforcement is punished by imprisonment of not more than 5 years, and the act is an offense involving breach of trust.
يعاقب بالسجن مدة لا تزيد على (خمس) سنوات الموظف العام ومن في حكمه إذا منع التنفيذ أو أعاقه، ويُعد ذلك جريمة من الجرائم المخلة بالأمانة.
- Article 52
A debtor proven to have dissipated substantial property is punished by imprisonment of not more than 15 years even if he is shown to be insolvent, and the offense is a major one warranting detention.
1- يعاقب بالسجن مدة لا تزيد على (خمس عشرة) سنة كل مدين ثبت قيامه بتبديد أمواله إذا كانت الأموال كثيرة ولو ثبت إعساره، ويُعد ذلك من الجرائم الكبيرة الموجبة للتوق
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.