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.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
