Article 20 of the Saudi Juvenile Law

المادة 20 من نظام الأحداث

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1ـ يجوز للمحكمة -بقرار مسبب- من تلقاء نفسها أو بناءً على طلب الحدث أو ولي أمره أو من له مصلحة؛ الإفراجُ المشروط عن الحدث المحكوم عليه بالإيداع، وذلك بشرط أن يكون الحدث قد أمضى مدة لا تقل عن ربع المدة المحكوم بها عليه.

2ـ إذا أخلَّ الحدث بما اشتُرط عليه عند الإفراج عنه وفق ما ورد في الفقرة (1) من هذه المادة قبل انتهاء المدة المحكوم بها عليه، فيعاد إلى الدار؛ ليمضي المدة الباقية من الحكم.

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

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