Without prejudice to any harsher penalty, imprisonment and a fine of not less than (5,000) five thousand dirhams and not more than (100,000) one hundred thousand dirhams or one of these two penalties, shall be the punishment of anyone who is entrusted with the affairs of a minor, and those in the same category, and commits one of the following acts: 1. Disposes of, embezzles, uses, squanders, or conceals the property of a minor, or someone in the same category, or his/her documents, to his/her detriment, or disposes of them without the court permit, and the court does not approve the disposal thereafter. 2. Causes -through his/her fault or negligence- damage to the property of a minor, or someone in the same category. 3. Unjustifiably refuses to hand over the papers of the minor, or those in the same category, and all related accounts and documents, to the concerned party. 4. Disposes of or uses the minor’s property and papers after his/her authority over the minor has ended. The issuance of a criminal judgment of conviction in Clauses (1) and (2) of this Article shall be a compelling reason for the withdrawal of guardianship over property and the like.
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