Law for the Installation of Cameras for the Protection of Toddlers in Day Care Centres for Toddlers, 5779-2018
חוק התקנת מצלמות לשם הגנה על פעוטות במעונות יום לפעוטות, תשע"ט-2018
Published: 2018-12-27Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-07-08 · Last amended 2024-11-14✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Chapter IV: Administrative Enforcement
Section A: Imposition of a Financial Sanction
Definitions – Chapter IV§
7f.
In this Chapter –
"the Commissioner" – a Commissioner for the purposes of a financial sanction who is an employee of the Ministry of Education appointed by the Director General of the Ministry;
"small day care centre", "medium day care centre" and "large day care centre" – as defined in section 36 of the Day Care Centres for Toddlers Supervision Law.
Financial Sanction§
7g.
(a)Where an operator of a day care centre for toddlers, other than a rehabilitative day care centre, has contravened a provision of the provisions under this Law, as detailed below, including with respect to the time limits prescribed therein, the Commissioner may impose upon the operator a financial sanction in the amount of NIS 2,250 for a small day care centre, NIS 4,500 for a medium day care centre and NIS 5,400 for a large day care centre:
(1)failing to install cameras that record all activities in the day care centre for toddlers during all hours in which toddlers are present at the day care centre, by means of video recording without sound, contrary to the provisions of section 3(a), or failing to install cameras in a manner that records all activities in the day care centre's classrooms, courtyard and all other places in which education and care are provided to toddlers at the day care centre for toddlers, other than bathrooms and toilets, contrary to the provisions of section 3(b);
(2)failing to place a clear and legible sign at the entrance to the day care centre and in every area of the day care centre in which cameras are operated, notifying of the operation of the cameras, contrary to the provisions of section 4(a);
(3)failing to inform, in writing and orally, in a language understood by them, all day care centre employees and all candidates for employment at the day care centre, prior to the commencement of their employment, of the operation of cameras at the day care centre, the purpose of their operation, their location, the areas being recorded, and also of the provisions of section 7 regarding viewing and use of recordings, contrary to the provisions of section 4(c);
(4)failing to bring to the attention of the parents of the toddlers at the day care centre, by means of a written notice delivered to each parent and displayed in a prominent place at the day care centre, the fact of the operation of the cameras at the day care centre and their right to object to the operation of cameras as referred to in section 11(3), contrary to the provisions of section 4(d);
(5)enabling real-time viewing or periodic viewing and failing to indicate this on the sign referred to in section 4(a) that was placed at the day care centre, including during the registration period for the day care centre, contrary to the provisions of the opening passage of section 4(e);
(6)failing to inform, in writing and orally, all day care centre employees and all candidates for employment at the day care centre, as well as all persons providing a service at the day care centre and regularly visiting it, even if no employment relationship exists with them, of the possibility of real-time viewing or periodic viewing and of the intention to enable such viewing subject to obtaining the consent of the parents of the toddlers, where such consent is required under this Law, contrary to the provisions of the closing passage of section 4(e);
(7)failing to retain recordings for 30 days from the date of recording, or for a longer period prescribed in Regulations made under section 10(b)(4), contrary to the provisions of section 6(a);
(8)failing to take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised access to the recordings, including preventing the connection of the cameras and any computer or device on which the recordings are stored to a communications network, contrary to the provisions of section 6(b);
(9)viewing the recordings, copying them, transferring them or information enabling another person to view them, enabling another person to view them, or making use of information revealed to the operator therefrom, all contrary to the provisions of section 7(a);
(10)enabling real-time viewing or remote viewing without notifying the Commissioner thereof, contrary to the provisions of section 7d(a);
(11)enabling real-time viewing or remote viewing without having transmitted a system administrator's approval, contrary to the provisions of section 7d(b).
(b)Where a person has contravened a provision of the Regulations made under section 10, listed in Column A of the Schedule, the Commissioner may impose upon that person a financial sanction under the provisions of this Chapter, in the amount prescribed alongside that provision in Column B, Column C or Column D, as the case may be; the Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice, may, by Order, amend the Schedule, provided that the amount of the financial sanction to be prescribed in Column B of the Schedule shall not exceed NIS 2,250 for a small day care centre, NIS 4,500 for a medium day care centre and NIS 5,400 for a large day care centre.
Notice of Intention to Charge§
7h.
(a)Where the Supervisor has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened a provision of the provisions under this Law, as referred to in section 7g (in this Chapter — the contravener), and the Supervisor intends to impose a financial sanction on that person under the provisions of that section, the Supervisor shall deliver to that person a written notice of the intention to impose a financial sanction (in this Chapter — notice of intention to charge).
(b)In the notice of intention to charge, the Supervisor shall specify, among other things, the following:
(1)the act or omission (in this Chapter — the act) constituting the contravention and the date of its commission;
(2)the amount of the financial sanction and the period for its payment;
(3)the contravener's right to state submissions before the Supervisor in accordance with the provisions of section 7i, and that the notice of intention to charge shall be deemed a payment demand if the contravener does not exercise that right, as provided in section 7j;
(4)the authority to add to the amount of the financial sanction on account of a continuing contravention or a repeated contravention in accordance with the provisions of section 7k, and the rate of the addition.
Right to Be Heard§
7i.
A contravener to whom a notice of intention to charge has been delivered in accordance with the provisions of section 7h may state submissions, in writing, before the Supervisor, regarding the intention to impose a financial sanction on that person and regarding its amount, within 45 days of the date of delivery of the notice; the Supervisor may extend that period by an additional period not exceeding 45 days, by a reasoned decision.
Decision of the Supervisor and Payment Demand§
7j.
(a)The Supervisor shall decide, after having considered the submissions stated in accordance with section 7i, whether to impose a financial sanction on the contravener, and may reduce the amount of the financial sanction in accordance with the provisions of section 7l.
(b)Where the Supervisor has decided in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) —
(1)to impose a financial sanction on the contravener — the Supervisor shall deliver to that person a written demand to pay the financial sanction (in this Chapter — payment demand), in which the Supervisor shall specify, among other things, the updated amount of the financial sanction and the period for its payment;
(2)not to impose a financial sanction on the contravener — the Supervisor shall deliver to that person written notice to that effect.
(c)In the payment demand or in the notice under subsection (b), the Supervisor shall set out the reasons for the decision.
(d)Where the contravener did not state submissions in accordance with the provisions of section 7i within the period referred to in that section, the notice of intention to charge shall, upon the expiry of that period, be deemed a payment demand delivered to the contravener on that date.
Continuing Contravention and Repeated Contravention§
7k.
(a)In the case of a continuing contravention, two per cent of the amount of the financial sanction imposed shall be added to the financial sanction prescribed for that contravention for each day on which the contravention continues; for this purpose, "continuing contravention" means the contravention of a provision of the provisions under this Law, as referred to in section 7g, after a payment demand has been delivered to the contravener in respect of the contravention of that provision.
(b)In the case of a repeated contravention, an amount equal to the financial sanction referred to in that provision shall be added to the financial sanction prescribed for that contravention; for this purpose, "repeated contravention" means the contravention of a provision of the provisions under this Law as referred to in section 7g, within two years of a prior contravention of that provision in respect of which a financial sanction was imposed on the contravener or in respect of which the contravener was convicted.
Reduced Amounts§
7l.
(a)The Supervisor is not authorised to impose a financial sanction in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in this Chapter, unless the circumstances and considerations referred to in subsection (b) are present.
(b)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice, may prescribe, by Order, circumstances and considerations by virtue of which a financial sanction may be imposed in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in section 7g and at the rates to be prescribed.
Updated Amount of the Financial Sanction§
7m.
(a)The financial sanction shall be in accordance with its updated amount on the date of delivery of the payment demand, and in respect of a contravener who did not state submissions before the Supervisor as provided in section 7i — on the date of delivery of the notice of intention to charge; where an appeal has been submitted to a court under section 7v and payment of the financial sanction has been stayed by the Supervisor or by the court, the financial sanction shall be in accordance with its updated amount on the date of the decision on the appeal.
(b)The amounts of the financial sanction in this Chapter shall be updated on 1 January of each year (in this subsection — the update date), in accordance with the rate of change in the index known on the update date compared with the index that was known on 1 January of the preceding year; the said amount shall be rounded to the nearest amount that is a multiple of NIS 10; the first update under this subsection shall be in January 2026; for this purpose, "index" means the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
(c)The Supervisor shall publish in Reshumot (Official Gazette) and on the internet website a notice of the updated amounts of the financial sanction in accordance with subsection (b).
Time for Payment of the Financial Sanction§
7n.
The contravener shall pay the financial sanction within 30 days of the date of delivery of the payment demand as provided in section 7j.
Shekel Interest and Arrears Charges§
7o.
Where a contravener has not paid a financial sanction by the due date, shekel interest and arrears charges shall be added to the financial sanction for the period of arrears, until its payment, and the provisions of the Interest and Linkage Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications; in this Chapter —
"arrears charges" and "shekel interest" — as defined in the Interest and Linkage Law;
"Interest and Linkage Law" — the Interest and Linkage Law, 5721-1961.
Instalment of Payment of the Financial Sanction§
7p.
(a)The Supervisor may, at the request of the contravener, decide to spread the payment of the financial sanction in instalments, having regard to the amount of the financial sanction imposed on the contravener and to other special circumstances justifying such spreading, provided that the number of instalments does not exceed 12 monthly instalments.
(b)Where the contravener has not paid an instalment by its due date, the Supervisor's decision to spread the payment as provided in subsection (a) shall be deemed void, the outstanding debt shall become immediately payable and the provisions of section 7o shall apply.
Collection§
7q.
A financial sanction shall be collected for the State Treasury, and the Fines, Fees and Costs Collection Authority Law, 5755-1995, shall apply to its collection.
Financial Sanction in respect of Contravention of Several Provisions under This Law and under Another Law§
7r.
In respect of a single act constituting a contravention of several provisions under this Law or under another law, no more than one financial sanction shall be imposed.
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Administrative Warning§
7s.
(a)Where the Supervisor has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened a provision of the provisions under this Law and the circumstances prescribed by the Supervisor in a procedure, with the approval of the Attorney General, are present, the Supervisor may, instead of imposing a financial sanction on that person, deliver to that person a written administrative warning in accordance with the provisions of this Section (in this Chapter — administrative warning); in this subsection, "Attorney General" includes a Deputy Attorney General whom the Attorney General has authorised for this purpose.
(b)In the administrative warning the Supervisor shall specify the act constituting the contravention, shall notify the contravener that the contravener is required to cease the contravention and that if the contravener continues or repeats the contravention, the contravener will be liable to a financial sanction in respect of a continuing contravention or a repeated contravention, as the case may be, as provided in section 7u, and shall also specify the contravener's right to request the cancellation of the warning in accordance with the provisions of section 7t.
Request for Cancellation of an Administrative Warning§
7t.
(a)Where an administrative warning has been delivered to a contravener, the contravener may apply in writing to the Supervisor within 30 days, requesting cancellation of the warning on one of the following grounds:
(1)the contravener did not commit the contravention;
(2)the act committed by the contravener, as detailed in the warning, does not constitute a contravention.
(b)Where the Supervisor has received a request for cancellation of an administrative warning in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a), the Supervisor may cancel the warning or reject the request and leave the warning in place; the Supervisor's decision shall be given in writing and delivered to the contravener together with reasons.
Continuing Contravention and Repeated Contravention Following a Warning§
7u.
(a)Where an administrative warning has been delivered to a contravener in accordance with the provisions of this Section and the contravener has continued to contravene the provision in respect of which the warning was delivered, that contravention shall be deemed a continuing contravention for the purposes of section 7k(a), and the Supervisor shall deliver to the contravener a notice of intention to charge in respect of the continuing contravention, in accordance with the provisions of section 7h, with the necessary modifications.
(b)Where an administrative warning has been delivered to a contravener in accordance with the provisions of this Section and the contravener has again contravened the provision in respect of which the warning was delivered, within two years of the date of delivery of the warning, that further contravention shall be deemed a repeated contravention for the purposes of section 7k(b), and the Supervisor shall deliver to the contravener a notice of intention to charge in respect of the repeated contravention, in accordance with the provisions of section 7h, with the necessary modifications.
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