Article 5 of the Saudi Juveniles Law Implementing Regulations

This article deals with a special case: a juvenile of unknown identity placed in the Home, whose guardian is not known and so cannot be notified of what must be communicated.

The rule here is:

• Notice is valid if it is given to the Home.
• The Ministry of Interior is informed of this.

The article links this rule to Article 6 of the Juveniles Law, and the text does not set out the content of that article, so it must be consulted in the Law itself.

The practical benefit of this rule is that procedures are not held up because the juvenile's identity is unknown and there is no known guardian to notify; the Home stands in the place of the person to be notified, and notice becomes effective once the Home is notified. At the same time, informing the Ministry of Interior ensures that the competent authority knows of the case.

This is linked to Article 4, which requires the juvenile's guardian to be informed when he is arrested, and to paragraph 2 of Article 3, which regulates hearing the testimony of a juvenile who has no proof of identity.

If you have a relative in this situation, you can consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal and juvenile cases.