Chapter Eight
Penalties
Article (37)
Without prejudice to any stricter penalty stipulates by any other law, shall be
punished with imprisonment for a period of three years as a maximum and a
fine of no less than five thousand dinars and not exceeding twenty thousand
dinars as, or either of them, any person who:
A. Deliberately and illegitimately logs-in the electronic data processing
system, prevents access to the system, causes damage of the same, or
obtains the numbers or data of credit cards or other electronic cards to
be used to steal the funds of others.
B. Issues an electronic authentication certificate or carries out any of the
electronic authentication services without first obtaining a licenses
from the competent authority.
C. Cases damage or defect to an electronic signature, system, signature
tool, document or record or forged any of the same by way of synthesis,
modification or alteration in any other way.
D. Knowingly uses a defective or false electronic signature, system,
signature tool, document or record.
E. Unlawfully access, by any means, an electronic signature, system,
document or record, breaks into the system, hinders or vacates the
performance of the same.
F. Violates the provisions of Article 32 and items “a and b” of the first
paragraph of Article 35 of this law. The tools, programs or devices used
in the commission of this crime may be confiscated without prejudice
to the rights of persons acting in good faith.
In all cases, the summary of the final judgment of convention shall be published in
two daily newspapers issued in Arabic Language at the expense of the convicted
person. The same shall be published on the open electronic communication
network in accordance with the rules set forth by the Executive By-law.
The punishment shall be doubled in the event where any of the said crimes is
repeated.
Article (38)
Shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of one year as a maximum
and a fine not less than thousand dinars and not exceeding ten thousand
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