Kingdom if he / she has been tried abroad or if the sentence that has been enforced or
dismissed due to the expiration of the statue of limitation or an amnesty.
Article (13)
1. Prosecution in the Kingdom is not precluded in the case of:
a. Judgments issued abroad pertaining to any of the crimes set out in
Article (9).
b. Judgments issued abroad pertaining to any crime committed on the
territory of the Kingdom.
2. In both cases, prosecution in the Kingdom is refrained if the foreign court
judgment has been issued as a result of official notice from the Jordanian
authorities.
3. Time served by the convicted person as a result of executing a judgment abroad is
deducted out of the sentence period imposed on him / her in the Kingdom.
TITLE TWO
Of Criminal Provisions
Chapter One
Penalties
(1) Felonies Penalties in General Terms
Article (14)
Criminal penalties are:
1. Death penalty
2. Life imprisonment with hard labor
3. Life detention
4. Temporary imprisonment with hard labor
5. Temporary detention
Article (15)
Penalties for Misdemeanors:
1. Imprisonment
2. Fine
3. Bail bond
Article (16)
Exasperating Penalties
1. Exasperating imprisonment
2. Fine
(2) Criminal Penalties
Article (17)
1. The death penalty is the hanging of the convicted person.
2. In case the woman who is sentenced to death was proven to be pregnant, the death
sentence would be replaced with life with hard labor.