UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION PROVIDED BY SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
18 SEPTEMBER 2014
Article (8)
A sentence of not more than three years in prison and a fine of not more than QR100,000, or
either of these penalties, shall be imposed on any person who, through an information network
or information technology technique, violates social values or principles, publishes news, photos
or video or audio recordings related to the sanctity of people’s private or family life, even if the
same is true, or insults or slanders others.
Article (9)
A sentence of not more than three years in prison and a fine of not more than QR100,000, or
either of these penalties, shall be imposed on any person who uses an information network or
information technology technique to threaten or blackmail another person to have him/her do
or refrain from doing a certain action.
Article (10)
A sentence of not more than 10 years and a fine of not more than QR200,000 shall be imposed
on any person who forges an official electronic document or knowingly uses the same.
A sentence of not more than three years in prison and a fine of not more than QR100,000, or
either of these penalties, shall be imposed on any person forging an unofficial electronic
document or knowingly using the same.
Article (11)
A sentence of not more than three years in prison and a fine of not more than QR100,000, or
either of these penalties, shall be imposed on any person doing any of the following actions:
1. Uses an information network or information technology technique to impersonate a
legal or natural person; or
2. Manages, through an information network or information technology technique, to
seize, for himself or for another person, any movable or document, or secures signature
of such document, by acting fraudulently, using a false name or impersonating
someone.
Chapter (4)
Crimes Pertaining to Electronic Transactions Cards
Article (12)