Crimes and Penalties Law — Article 323 — Article (323)
Book Two: Crimes and their Penalties · Part Two: Forgery of Documents: Article (251) · Chapter Four: Abstention From Reporting Crimes: Article (321)
A penalty of incarceration for a period not exceeding one year or a fine shall be imposed on whoever becomes aware of a crime and abstains from informing the competent authorities.
Exemption from such penalty may be granted if the person abstaining is a spouse, descendant, ascendant, sibling, or an in-law with the same degree of relationship, of the perpetrator.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
