Titel Five Of Crimes against Public Confidence Chapter One Of Counterfeiting of State’s Seals, Official Marks, Banknotes and Stamps Article (236) 1. Whoever counterfeits the state’s seal or His Majesty the King's seal or signature or knowingly used such counterfeited seal, he / she shall be punished by no less than seven years of temporary imprisonment. 2. Whoever unlawfully uses the state’s seal or counterfeits its seal stamp, he / she shall be punished by temporary imprisonment with hard labor. Article (237) 1. Whoever counterfeits a seal or a mark or stamp which is related to a Jordanian public administration; or counterfeited the stamp of such tools or the seal or signature or the mark of one of the state’s officials. 2. Whoever illegitimately uses any of the marks mentioned in the pervious article, whether such marks were genuine or counterfeited, he / she shall be punished with imprisonment from one to three years and a fine from ten to twenty dinars (JD1020). Article (238) Whoever commits the counterfeiting stipulated in the two previous articles, he / she shall be exempted from punishment if he / she destroys such tools before using it or before the initiation of any legal action. (2) Counterfeiting of Banknotes Article (239) The term banknote stated in this section includes: 1. Jordanian banknotes issued pursuant to its relevant law. 2. Financial documents, treasury bonds, debt notes issued by the state and public institutions, whether such instruments were registered or for its bearer or traveler’s cheques. 3. Any bank policy issued by a bank in the kingdom or issued by any registered company which deals in money exchange in the kingdom or in any part of the world. 4. Any financial note (regardless of what such paper is called) if it is considered as a legal currency in its country of issuance. Article (240) Whoever commits one of the following crimes shall be punished by temporary imprisonment for no less than five years: 1. Whoever counterfeited a banknote in order to commit fraud, or amended such a banknote or traded with a banknote which its appearance clearly shows it is a counterfeited one and he / she knows such a fact.