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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 19 of Decree-Law No. 11 of 2026 concerning Protection from Domestic Violence

English translation

Anyone who fails to report incidents of domestic violence which he witnessed or learned of and which occur against children or persons lacking or having diminished legal capacity shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding two hundred dinars, or by either of these two penalties.
Arabic original
يعاقب من تخلف عن التبليغ عن وقائع العنف الأسري التي شهدها أو علم بها والتي تقع على الأطفال أو فاقدي الأهلية أو ناقصيها بالحبس مدة لا تزيد على سنة واحدة وبغرامة لا تجاوز مائتي دينار، أو بإحدى هاتين العقوبتين.

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