5. In the event the forgery or manipulation affects other electronic signatures mentioned under Paragraph 4 of this Article, the penalty shall be by either or both confinement and a fine of not less than two hundred Jordanian dinars and not more than one thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. 6. Each person who develops data of an official electronic signature or device of an electronic signature system, or one that belongs to public entities or institutions shall not have the right to access it, using false or erroneous information or data, or collude with others to develop the same. [If he does so], he shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than five years and a fine of not less than three thousand Jordanian dinars and not more than five thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. 7. In the event electronic signatures other than those mentioned under Paragraph 6 of this Article are developed, the penalty shall be punished by either or both confinement and a fine of not less than two hundred Jordanian dinars and not more than one thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Article 12 Each person who uses the electronic network or a means of information technology in order to access or manipulate, illegally, the numbers or data of the electronic transaction device, shall be punished by either or both confinement for a term of not less than six months and a fine of not less than five hundred Jordanian dinars and not more than one thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. Each person who forges an electronic transaction device by any means whatsoever, or manufactures or possesses without a licence devices or materials used in the issuance or forgery of an electronic transaction card shall be punished by the same penalty prescribed under Paragraph 1 of this Article. Each person who knowingly uses or facilitates the use of a forged electronic transaction device, or knowingly accepts an invalid, forged or stolen electronic transaction device, shall be punished by the same penalty prescribed under Paragraph 1 of this Article. In case the acts provided for under this Article are committed with the intention of accessing funds and data of a third person, or the services made available through them, the penalty shall be either or both confinement for a term of not less than one year and a fine of not less than one thousand Jordanian dinars and not more than three thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. Each person who usurps for himself or for a third person the property of a third party in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be punished by either or both confinement for a term of not less than two years and a fine of not less than one thousand Jordanian dinars and not more than three thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. Article 13 Each person who uses the electronic network or a means of information technology to steal or extort funds shall be punished by either or both imprisonment and a fine of not less than three thousand Jordanian dinars and not more than five thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation. Article 14 Each person who usurps, through the electronic network or a means of information technology, for himself or for a third party a movable property, an electronic document, an electronic signature, or data for the creation of an electronic signature or electronic signature This document constitutes an un-official transcription/translation. DCAF cannot be held responsible for damages that may arise from its use. For official reference, please refer to the original text as published by the Palestinian Authorities. DCAF’s Assistance Programme for the Palestinian Security and Justice Sector is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. Page 6 of 15