Crimes and Penalties Law

Article 378 — Article (378)

Book Two: Crimes and their Penalties · Part Two: Forgery of Documents: Article (251) · Chapter Two: Fire: Article (354) · Section Six: Crimes Against the Family

A penalty of temporary imprisonment shall be imposed on anyone who isolates a new-born from the person who has legitimate power over him, or who hides such new-born, replaces him with another new-born, or falsely imputes him to other than his parents. In the event where there is evidence that said new-born is born dead, the penalty shall be incarceration for a period not exceeding (2) two months and/or a fine not exceeding (50,000) fifty thousand AED.

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