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Law

Penal Law, 5737-1977

חוק העונשין

Section C: Stamps

Definitions

485.

In this Division, "maker" – one who makes, fixes, begins to make, to fix or to use, or prepares to make or to fix.

Making a Device for Producing Stamps

486.

One who does any of the following, and is unable to prove lawful authorization or justification, is liable to imprisonment of seven years:

(1)Knowingly possesses, transfers, or makes a die or other device, or prepares them for use, and an impression can be produced therewith resembling the impression produced by such instruments in the printing or stamping of revenue stamps or adhesive or impressed postage stamps used for the purposes of the State of Israel or for the purposes of a foreign state, or words, digits, letters, marks or lines resembling those found in special paper for the said purposes supplied by the authority designated for that purpose can be produced therewith;

(2)Knowingly possesses or transfers paper or other material bearing an impression of a die or device as referred to in paragraph (1), or paper bearing words, digits, letters, marks or lines as referred to therein.

Making and Preparing Forged Postage Stamps

487.

(a)One who does any of the following, and is unable to prove lawful authorization or justification, is liable to imprisonment of one year:

(b)Any thing referred to in sub-section (a) found in the possession of the offender shall be forfeited.

(c)A stamp indicating the rate of postage charges in a particular country shall be regarded, for the purposes of this Section, as a stamp used for postal purposes in that country, as long as the contrary has not been proved.

Device for Making Seals

488.

One who does any of the following, and is unable to prove lawful authorization or justification, is liable to imprisonment of one year:

(1)Knowingly possesses, transfers, or makes a device with which an impression can be produced resembling the impression produced by a device used to make an impressed or adhesive seal used for the purposes of a public service or for the purposes of a person authorized by law to use a seal, or with which words, digits, letters, marks or lines on paper resembling those found in special paper for the said purposes supplied by the authority designated for that purpose can be produced;

(2)Knowingly possesses or transfers paper or other material bearing an impression of a device as referred to in paragraph (1), or paper bearing an impression as referred to in paragraph (1).

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Chapter XIII: Minor Offenses

Refusal to Accept Currency at Face Value

489.

[Amendment: [1966]|other=[a/370]]

Any person who refuses to accept a coin or banknote that is legal tender in Israel at its face value — the penalty is Imprisonment for three months.

Street Offences

490.

[Amendment: [1966], 1980-7|other=[a/380]]

Any person who does any of the following without lawful excuse — the penalty is Imprisonment for one month, and in respect of offences under paragraphs (1), (4), (5) or (9) — also payment of the expenses involved in removing the obstruction or repairing the damage:

(1)obstructs free passage on a public road by placing or leaving any thing thereon, or by placing or permitting to be placed any thing projecting over it so as to interfere with the safety and freedom of passage, or by digging excavations therein or by otherwise encroaching upon it;

(2)after lawfully digging excavations or erecting structures or placing any thing on a public road — fails to display a lamp or light over a mound of earth, stones or other material, or over a trench, pipe or excavation, or otherwise fails to protect or warn passers-by;

(3)extinguishes a lamp or lantern used to illuminate a public road, or removes or extinguishes a light displayed to indicate the presence of an excavation or any other thing on a public road;

(4)places or leaves on a public road any filth, garbage, refuse or any other offensive matter;

(5)brings out onto a public road garbage or other matter in a manner likely to cause injury or inconvenience to passers-by;

(6)abandons or tethers an animal in a manner likely to cause obstruction on a public road, or allows an animal used for draught, burden or riding to stray on a public road, or allows a vehicle to remain in a position likely to cause obstruction on a public road for a longer time than is necessary for loading or unloading or for taking on or setting down passengers;

(7)fails to repair or demolish a building or structure that is in a dangerous or dilapidated condition, after receiving written instructions from the local authority to do so;

(8)fails to clean or repair a furnace or chimney flue of a house, workshop or factory;

(9)sets off fireworks on a public road when they are liable to cause damage or inconvenience;

(10)creates noise or disturbance that disrupts the peace of the public.

Refusal to Render Assistance

491.

[Amendment: [1966]|other=[a/381]]

Any person who refuses to render assistance which it is within his power to render, when called upon to do so by a public servant in the presence of an offence being committed, or in the presence of a shipwreck, fire, flood, earthquake or any other public disaster — the penalty is Imprisonment for one month.

Offences by Innkeepers

492.

[Amendment: [1966]|other=[a/383]]

The owner of a hotel or inn who fails to display at night a lantern or light on his premises in accordance with the regulations in force at that time, or who fails to maintain a register of guests or lodgers, or who fails to show the register to a police officer for inspection upon his demand — the penalty is Imprisonment for one month.

Cultivation of Land Adjacent to a Public Road

493.

[Amendment: [1966]|other=[a/384]]

Any person who sows, plants or cultivates land situated within seventy-five centimetres of the outer edge of a public road without authorisation — the penalty is Imprisonment for one month; for the purposes of this Section, the boundary of a public road shall be deemed to extend to the outer edge of any ditch, drain or embankment alongside it.

Entry onto Agricultural Land

494.

[Amendment: [1944], [1968], 2014|other=[a/385, a/385a]]

(a)Any person who does any of the following and is unable to prove authorisation or lawful justification — the penalty is Imprisonment for six months or a Fine as referred to in Section 61(a)(2):

(b)Where an animal has entered land prepared for crops or in which crops are growing and has caused damage to the land, the crops or anything prepared for the purposes of cultivation, or has entered an area held for grazing and grazed thereon — the owner of the animal or the person in possession of it — the penalty is Imprisonment for three months or a Fine as referred to in Section 61(a)(2), unless he has proved to the satisfaction of the Court that he took reasonable measures to prevent such entry.

495.

[Amendment: 1978-6, 1994|other=[a/386]]

[(Repealed).]

Disclosure of Professional Secret

496.

[Amendment: [1966]|other=[a/387]]

Any person who discloses confidential information communicated to him in the course of his profession or trade, which does not constitute an official secret within the meaning of Division E of Chapter VII, and who is not required to disclose it by law — the penalty is Imprisonment for six months.

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Chapter XIV: Preparatory Offenses and Conspiracy

Preparation of an Offence Using Dangerous Materials

497.

A person who makes, or knowingly possesses, an explosive substance, or a machine, instrument, or any thing that is dangerous or harmful, with intent to commit a felony or misdemeanour therewith, or to enable another to commit a felony or misdemeanour therewith, is liable to imprisonment for three years.

Provision of Means for the Commission of a Felony

498.

[Amendment: [5733] | other: [a/33a]]

(a)A person who gives to another tools, materials, money, information, or any other means, knowing that such thing may serve, directly or indirectly, for the commission of a felony or for facilitating its commission, is liable to imprisonment for three years.

(b)For the purposes of this Section, it is immaterial whether the thing is given permanently or temporarily, with or without consideration, and whether or not a felony was committed.

(c)Nothing in the provisions of this Section shall derogate from the provisions of the other Sections of this Chapter and from the provisions of Chapters IV and V and Sections 260 to 262, but shall be in addition thereto.

Conspiracy to Commit a Felony or Misdemeanour

499.

[Amendment: 5754-3 | other: [a/34, a/35]]

(a)A person who conspires with another to commit a felony or misdemeanour, or to commit outside Israel an act that would constitute a felony or misdemeanour had it been done in Israel and that is also an offence under the laws of that place, is liable —

(b)A conspirator shall bear criminal liability also for an offence for which the conspiracy was formed or which was committed in furtherance of its purpose, only if he was a party to its commission pursuant to Division B of Chapter V.

Conspiracy for Other Purposes

500.

A person who conspires with another for any of the following purposes is liable to imprisonment for two years:

(1)to prevent or frustrate the execution or enforcement of any law;

(2)to cause harm to a person's body or reputation;

(3)to bring about a depreciation in the value of a person's property;

(4)to prevent or obstruct a person from freely and lawfully transferring his property at its proper value;

(5)to injure a person in his trade or profession;

(6)to prevent or obstruct a person from freely and lawfully engaging in his trade, profession, or occupation, provided that the act would have constituted an offence had it been done by an individual;

(7)to achieve an unlawful purpose;

(8)to achieve a lawful purpose by unlawful means.

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Chapter XV: Miscellaneous Provisions

501.

[Amendment: [5732], [5733], 5738-4, 5740-7, 5742-3 | other=[a/66a(f), h/20a]]

[(Repealed).]

Order Regarding Possession of Real Property

502.

[Amendment: [1946], 5738-4 | other=[a/388a]]

(a)Where a person has been convicted under Sections 189 or 447 and the court is of the opinion that the commission of the offence has dispossessed a person of real property, the court may issue an order to remove the offender from such real property, or an order to restore possession of the real property to the person who was dispossessed thereof or to another person whom the court considers entitled thereto, or both orders together; an order as aforesaid shall be executed in the manner in which a judgment given in civil proceedings is executed.

(b)For the purposes of subsection (a) –

Supervision of a Child Whose Guardian Has Been Convicted or Charged

503.

[Amendment: [5720], 5738-4 | other=[a/389]]

(a)Where a person having supervision over a child who has not yet reached the age of sixteen years has been convicted of, or has been brought to trial for, an offence against the child under Divisions H or J of Chapter VIII or Divisions B, E or F of Chapter X, or under Section 2 of the Marriage Age Law, 5710–1950, the court that convicted such person, or before which such person was brought to trial, may, if it sees fit to do so, order that the child be transferred to the supervision of a relative or of a suitable person or institution, to be specified in the order and who have undertaken, to the satisfaction of the court, to assume such supervision, until the child reaches the age of sixteen years or for a shorter period, all with regard to the religion of the child's parents.

(b)Where the child has a parent or legal guardian, an order under subsection (a) shall not be made unless the parent or guardian has been convicted of, or has been brought to trial for, an offence under the provisions referred to in subsection (a), or unless it has been proved to the satisfaction of the court that such parent or guardian was party to the offence by act or by thought, or that such person cannot be found.

(c)Where a person is acquitted of the charge by reason of which the order was made, or where the charge is dismissed due to discontinuation of the prosecution, the order shall immediately become void in all respects except as regards what has already been lawfully done thereunder.

(d)For the purposes of the Youth (Care and Supervision) Law, 5720–1960, an order under this section shall have the same effect as a decision under that Law; where the court is of the opinion that the making of an order under this section admits of no delay, it shall refer the matter to the court competent under that Law.

Commencement

504.

[Amendment: 5737]

This version shall come into force on the 24th of Adar 5738 (2 April 1978).

Special Provision

505.

[Amendment: [5737] | other=[yg/12]]

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 504, Division B of Chapter X shall come into force on the 2nd of Adar I 5738 (9 February 1978) or on an earlier date as may be set by the Minister of Health by notice in the Official Gazette, and until such commencement, the provisions of Sections 175 and 177 of the Criminal Code Ordinance, 1936, shall continue to apply.

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First Schedule [Repealed]

Second Schedule (Section 186(b) and (c))

Educational institutions: kindergarten, elementary school, Talmud Torah, middle school, secondary school, supplementary education institution, children's summer camp, youth culture and sports center, boarding school, institution of higher education, and any other institution in which education is provided.

Eating establishment: restaurant, café, pub, and any similar place.

Club or discotheque.

A place where games are conducted by means of machines, billiards, cards, dice, and the like.

Sports fields, stadiums, and any other place where sports competitions are held.

A place where theatre, cinema, music, dance, and similar performances are held.

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