Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes
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- Article 1In applying the provisions of this Law, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated opposite each: Competent Minister: The minister designated by the Council…
- Article 2Anyone who unlawfully accesses a computer, its system, an electronic data processing system, an automated electronic system or an information network shall be punished…
- Article 3The following shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine of not less than three thousand dinars and not exceeding ten thousand…
- Article 4Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine of not less than two thousand dinars and not exceeding five thousand dinars, or either of these two penalties,…
- Article 5Anyone who uses the information network or any means of information technology to gain unauthorized access to the numbers or data of a credit card or equivalent…
- Article 6The penalty prescribed, as applicable, in clauses 1, 2, 3 of Article Index of the Law 478 Home Page Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes Law No. 63 of 2015…
- Article 7Anyone who commits any of the acts stipulated in Article 28 of the aforementioned Press and Publications Law through the information network or using any means of…
- Article 8Anyone who establishes a website or publishes information using the information network or any means of information technology prescribed in this Law, with the intention…
- Article 9Anyone who, through the information network or by using a means of information technology, launders funds, converts or transfers unlawful funds, disguises or conceals…
- Article 10Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine of not less than twenty thousand dinars and not exceeding fifty thousand dinars, or either of these two…
- Article 11The sentence of imprisonment or fine imposed shall not be less than half its maximum if the offence is accompanied by any of the following circumstances: 1: Commission…
- Article 12The court may exempt from punishment any perpetrator who takes the initiative to report the offence to the competent authorities before they become aware of it and…
- Article 13Confiscation of the devices, software, or means used in committing any of the crimes stipulated in this Law, or the funds derived therefrom, may be ordered. Closure of…
- Article 14Without prejudice to the personal criminal liability of the perpetrator of the offence, the legal representative of a legal person shall be punished by the same…
- Article 15Employees designated by a decision of the competent Minister may detect offences committed in violation of the provisions of this Law, draw up violation reports in…
- Article 16The application of the penalties provided for in this Law shall not prejudice any more severe penalties provided for in the Penal Code or any other law.
- Article 17The Public Prosecution alone, to the exclusion of all others, shall have jurisdiction to investigate, dispose of and prosecute all offences provided for in this Law.
- Article 18Criminal proceedings stipulated in this Law shall become time-barred according to the duration of the penalty. If it is within three years, they shall become time-barred…
- Article 19The provision of Articles 46 and 79 of the aforementioned Penal Code shall apply to the offences set forth in this Law.
- Article 20The competent minister shall issue the decisions necessary to implement the provisions of this Law.