Article (82)
Incitement to commit an infraction and the participation in it and does not elicit
punishment.
Article (83)
Except for the instances stipulated in article 80/1 of this law, whoever knowingly
hides the stolen or embezzled property of any other person or acquired such property
through the commission of a felony or a misdemeanor, he / she shall be punished by
imprisonment for a period not to exceed two years and a fine not to exceed fifty
Dinars (JD50).
Article (84)
1. Except for the instances stipulated in article 8/e & f, whoever hides a person while
he/she knows that this person committed a felony or helped such person to escape
from justice, he / she shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not to
exceed two years.
2. The ancestors, decedents, spouses, bothers and sisters of the perpetrators shall be
exempt from penalty.
Section Two
Exemption from Punishment
Chapter One
Ignorance of Law and Facts (circumstances)
Article (85)
Ignorance of the law shall not be an excuse for any person who commits a crime.
Article (86)
1. Any perpetrator or inciter or accomplice who commits any of the acts which
constitute an intentional crime while under a wrong understanding or one of the
crime’s material elements, he / she shall be exempted from punishment.
2. If the wrong understanding is concerning one of the aggravating factors, the
perpetrators shall not be responsible in relation to this factor.
Article (87)
The wrong understanding concerning an act which constitutes an unintentional crime
shall be considered as a legal excuse which bans punishment provided that such
misunderstanding is not the result of the perpetrator’s mistake.
Chapter Two
Force Majeure
(1) Force Majeure and Mental Compulsion
Article (88)
Whoever is coerced to commit a crime under the force of threat and he / she was
anticipating when committing the crime, within the limits of logic, death or any grave
harm which might lead to disfiguration or permanent disabling of any of his/her limps