Article 12 of the Saudi Juveniles Law Implementing Regulations

This article concerns the conditional release of a convicted juvenile, and refers for its basis to paragraph 1 of Article 20 of the Juveniles Law; the text does not set out the content of that paragraph, so it must be consulted in the Law itself.

The provision the Regulations add:

• On conditional release of a convicted juvenile, the court may require any guarantee it sees fit.
• This is according to the juvenile's condition and circumstances.

The text thus gives the court wide discretion as to the type of guarantee, and does not specify particular guarantees. The criterion is the juvenile's condition and circumstances, so the guarantee may differ from one juvenile to another.

Requiring a guarantee is optional for the court; the text says "the court may", not "the court must". This provision is consistent with Article 7, which requires the necessary guarantees to be taken from the recipient when a juvenile is handed to his guardian, to ensure he is looked after and not harmed.

A guardian who is seeking conditional release for his son and wants to know what may be required of him can consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal and juvenile cases.