Including incitement to non-compliance

20 thousand dirhams, a penalty for spreading rumors about the precautionary measures for “Corona”

A fine of 5000 dirhams for violating the measures towards those coming to the state.

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The updated regulation recently issued by the Attorney General regarding controlling violations and administrative penalties, to limit the spread of the “Corona” virus, tightened the penalty for spreading rumors about “Corona”, as it imposed a fine of 20 thousand dirhams on violators, who “publish or broadcast news or information.” Or misleading rumors about health information related to the Corona virus, or about the precautionary measures or measures taken by the concerned authorities, or incitement to disobey or ridicule them, or publishing or broadcasting true news or information about those measures or measures that you have not authorized. The concerned authorities, and the fine shall be doubled in the event of a repeat violation.

According to the updated table of violations in the regulation, several financial fines were imposed on violations of isolation procedures or home quarantine by the electronic tracking system, where a fine of 10,000 dirhams was imposed on violators in the event of refraining from installing or registering the smart application, or carrying the electronic means of tracking isolation cases or Quarantine, causing its loss or damage, or disrupting the network and communication, with the violator charging the value of the electronic means if it is lost or damaged.

In the event that the holder of the electronic means loses or damages any of its supplies delivered to him, a fine of 1000 dirhams will be imposed, with the violator bearing the value of the lost or damaged supplies.

In the event of penetration of application systems or smart electronic means for tracking isolation or quarantine cases, or of destroying, deleting, damaging or changing the programme, system, or website, or obtaining data or information related thereto without a right, or initiating any of these acts The violator shall be punished with a fine of 20,000 dirhams, with the value of the damages being charged.

In the event that, without an acceptable excuse, he fails to inform the concerned call center of cases of loss, damage or malfunctions in the electronic means or network within 24 hours from the time of losing contact with the subject of mourning or quarantine, the violator shall be punished with a fine of 10,000 dirhams.

The regulation also introduced a violation of preventive measures towards those coming to the country, as it stipulated the imposition of a fine of 5,000 dirhams in the event of violating the measures issued by the concerned health authorities towards those coming to the country from abroad.

And with regard to violations of exceeding the permissible number of passengers in a single vehicle, a fine of 3000 dirhams is imposed, and with regard to violations of not wearing masks or not observing social distances, the regulation set a fine of 3000 dirhams for a violation of wearing it when entering closed public places or shopping centers and in public transport, and when roaming. Walking or dismounting in densely or crowded public open places, and in private transportation, with the exception of if the vehicle is used by members of the same family and its auxiliary service workers, and relatives up to the second degree, and a fine of 5000 dirhams is imposed in the event of not wearing a mask in the workplace, And in the places of shared housing for workers categories, where it is imposed on the legal person or responsible for management if the establishment is a sole proprietorship, while a fine of 500 dirhams is imposed on the user or worker.

A fine of 3,000 dirhams is also imposed for a violation of non-observance of the distance between people, which is determined by the concerned authorities.

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