Juvenile Delinquency Law — articles 1–49

In application of the provisions of this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context otherwise requires: State: United Arab Emirates. Ministry: Ministry of In…

The provisions stipulated in this law shall apply to Juvenile Delinquent and Juvenile at Risk of Delinquency.

Pursuant to the provisions of this law, the Gregorian Calendar shall be taken into account when the Age is calculated.

The age shall be proved under official document. If it is unavailable, the Investigation Authority or the Court shall appoint a specialist physician to estimate the age using his techniques.

Delinquent Juvenile Who has not reached the age of (12) at the time of committing the legally punishable act shall not be criminally liable. The Public Prosecution may order the appropriate administrative measures stipul…

If the Delinquent Juvenile who has reached the age of (12) Twelve years and has not reached the age of (16) sixteen years has committed offence punishable by the Law of offences and Penalties or any other law, the Court …

If the Delinquent Juvenile who has reached the age of (16) sixteen years has committed offence punishable by the Law of offences and Penalties or any other law, the Court shall rule to take whatever judicial measures it …

In the cases in which the Juvenile Delinquent may be sentenced to a criminal penalty, the following rules shall be applied against him: 1. The Juvenile Delinquent shall not be sentenced to death or imprisonment. 2. The d…

1. The provisions of recidivism shall not apply to the Delinquent Juvenile. 2. The Juvenile Delinquent shall not be subject to consequential or complementary penalties, except for confiscation and removal from employment…

The following legal guarantees shall apply to the Delinquent Juvenile upon Trial: 1. If a Juvenile Delinquent commits more than one offence before a judgment is passed against him in one of the offences, the Juvenile Del…

The Judicial Measures that the Court may impose on the Juvenile Delinquent in the event of conviction of offence are: 1. Judicial Probationary Period. 2. Electronic Surveillance. 3. Community Service. 4. Prohibition of p…

In the cases in which the Delinquent Juvenile may be sentenced to imprisonment, the Court may order the suspension of pronouncement of the conviction for a period of not less than one year and not exceeding three years, …

The Court may place the Delinquent Juvenile under Electronic Surveillance to prevent him from visiting the places where it is proven that his visit has an effect on his Delinquency. The Executive Regulations of this law …

The Court may decide to assign a Delinquent Juvenile who has reached the age of sixteen to perform community service within a specified period of time and for a number of daily hours. If the Juvenile Delinquent does not …

The obligation for vocational training is that the Court entrusts the Delinquent Juvenile to Government Agencies, Associations or the Private Sector for a period not exceeding (3) three years. If the Delinquent Juvenile …

If the Court finds that the Juvenile Delinquency is due to a mental or psychological illness, it may order that he be placed in a therapeutic shelter or health facility designated for this purpose until he is cured. The …

The Court may order the placement of the Delinquent Juvenile in a Juvenile Association for rehabilitation and correction of behaviour. The Court shall decide the release of the Delinquent Juvenile or replace the measure …

The Court may order that the Delinquent Juvenile who is convicted of terrorist danger be deposited in the National Counselling Centre. The Court shall decide to release or continue the placement of the Juvenile Delinquen…

When a judgment is passed for one or more of the measures stipulated in this law, it may order the stay of execution of the judgment.

Penal Reconciliation shall be applied to violations and misdemeanours for which the penalty of imprisonment does not exceed one year, if the Juvenile Delinquent commits the violations and misdemeanours for the first time…

The Delinquent Juvenile Trial shall take place in private and in the presence of Child Protection Specialist. Only his Guardian, witnesses, lawyers, and those authorised by the Court may attend. A Juvenile Delinquent in …

When investigating a Delinquent Juvenile, the following rules shall be observed: 1. The Police shall notify the Guardian or one of the relatives of the Delinquent Juvenile as soon as possible if the information relating …

A Juvenile Delinquent may not be remanded in custody. However, if the circumstances of the case require taking a precautionary measure against him, the Public Prosecution may order that he be placed in a Juvenile Associa…

When prosecuting a Delinquent Juvenile, the following rules shall be observed: 1. If the case of the Delinquent Juvenile is related to Defendants who have completed (18) eighteen years of age at the time of committing th…

Every action required by law to be informed to the Juvenile shall be notified to his Guardian, and he may proceed in the interests of the Delinquent Juvenile with the appeal methods prescribed.

1. The name and photos of the Delinquent Juvenile may not be published or to publishing the facts of the investigation or Trial or its summary or summary of the judgment in any means of publication, media or social commu…

Subject to the provisions of the laws in force with regard to Guardianship over oneself, the Court may suspend all Guardianship rights if the Guardian is the cause of his Delinquency. If the Court shall decide to suspend…

Judgments issued against Juveniles may be appealed. The appeal shall be submitted with a report to the Competent Court within thirty (30) days from the date of issuance of the judgment if it is in presence, or from the d…

The judgment to place the Delinquent Juvenile at a Juvenile Association or the National Counselling Centre shall be enforceable even if it is challenged by appeal.

The Court may, on its own, after reviewing the reports submitted to the Court, or at the request of the Delinquent Juvenile or his Guardian, rule to amend, suspend or terminate the judgment measures. In all cases, the Co…

1. If an accused person is sentenced, then it is revealed by official papers that he has completed (18) eighteen years of age, the Public Prosecution shall refer the matter to the Court that issued the judgment to cancel…

Social risk to the Child and it is feared that he will be exposed to Delinquency in any of the following cases: 1. If he is found practicing what is not considered a legitimate means of subsistence. 2. If he sleeps overn…

The Police may impose the following administrative measures on a Juvenile at Risk of Delinquency: 1. Delivery to the Guardian. 2. Commitment to certain duties. 3. Electronic Surveillance to prevent him from going to spec…

The Police shall notify the Guardian in writing if he finds the Juvenile at Risk of Delinquency in any of the cases stipulated in Article (32) of this law. If the Juvenile at risk of Delinquency is referred to the Juveni…

The Minister shall issue the necessary Resolutions to regulate the Juvenile Association in a way that guarantees their care and rehabilitation and the implementation of the sentences issued against them in coordination w…

1. The Juvenile Association may, on its own or at the request of the Delinquent Juvenile and his Guardian, recommend the conditional release of the Juvenile against whom he is sentenced, after he has spent half of the te…

The Juvenile Association may take the following disciplinary measures: 1. Reprimand. 2. Warning. 3. Denial of certain benefits. 4. Denial of visit permission. 5. Social isolation. The Executive Regulations of this law sh…

The Public Prosecutor may subject the Juvenile at Risk of Delinquency in cases involving a terrorist threat to the programmes offered by the National Counselling Centre.

The imposition of the penalties stipulated in this Law shall be without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated in any other law.

Anyone to whom the Juvenile is handed over and who refuses to present him to the Competent Authorities upon his request or deliberately refrains from following up on the Follow-Up Care Programmes shall be punished with a…

Whoever secures place to a Juvenile Delinquent, or incites him to violate it, or helps him to do so, shall be punished by imprisonment and a fine of no less than (AED 50,000) Fifty Thousand Dirhams.

1. Whoever exposes a Juvenile to one of the cases of Delinquency by aiding or inciting him to conduct it or facilitating it in any way, even if the case of Delinquency has not been legally established, shall be punished …

1. Whoever publishes, without permission, the name and photos of the Delinquent Juvenile, or publishes the facts of the investigation or Trial, or its summary, or summary of the judgment, in any means of publication, med…

Without prejudice to the penalties stipulated in this law, anyone who violates the Regulations and resolutions issued in implementation thereof shall be punished with imprisonment or a fine.

The employees who work in the Juvenile Association shall have the capacity of Judicial Control Officers with regard to Juvenile Delinquency.

The Ministry, in coordination with the Competent Authority and the Concerned Entity, shall develop programmes and policies necessary for the Follow-Up Care Juveniles and their integration into society, as determined by t…

The Cabinet, based on a proposal of the Minister, shall issue the Executive Regulations for this Decree by Law within three (3) months from the date of its enforcement.

1. Federal Law No. (9) of 1976 on Delinquent Juveniles and Homeless. 2. Any provision that violates or contradicts the provisions of this Law shall be repealed. 3. The Resolutions and Regulations issued prior to the entr…

This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force after (3) three months from the date of its publication.