In force
Saudi Law on Penalties for Impersonating a Public Authority Officer
نظام عقوبات انتحال صفة رجل السلطة العامة
Sets the penalties for impersonating a public authority officer in Saudi Arabia. It has 6 articles and concerns anyone who falsely claims such a capacity.
- Articles
- 6
- In force
- 6
- Amended
- 0
- Issued
- 8/9/1408 AH
Issued by: مرسوم ملكي رقم م/46 بتاريخ 8 / 9 / 1408 · قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم 160 بتاريخ 5 / 7 / 1408
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
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Articles of the Saudi Law on Penalties for Impersonating a Public Authority Officer
- Article 1The article defines a public authority officer in this Law as anyone the Law empowers to carry out orders and instructions and to catch violations within the scope of his jurisdiction.
- Article 2The article punishes impersonating a public authority officer with imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to fifty thousand riyals or both, increased to ten years or SAR 150,000 in specified cases.
- Article 3The article provides that the public prosecutor brings the accusation for the offenses of this Law before the Board of Grievances for adjudication.
- Article 4The article provides that applying the penalties of this Law does not prevent the offender being tried before the competent judiciary for any other offense.
- Article 5The article gives the Minister of Interior the power to issue the decisions necessary to carry out the Law on Penalties for Impersonating a Public Authority Officer.
- Article 6The article provides for publishing the Law in the Official Gazette and its taking effect from the date of publication, and for repealing everything that conflicts with it.