Crimes and Penalties Law — Article 263 — Article (263)
Book Two: Crimes and their Penalties · Part Two: Forgery of Documents: Article (251) · Chapter Seven: Embezzlement and Damage to Public Funds: Article (260)
A penalty of temporary imprisonment for a period not exceeding (5) five years shall be imposed on any public servant officer or any person entrusted with a public service whose work is related to the collection of taxes, duties, fines or the like, who knowingly requests the payment of which is not due or what exceeds what is due.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
