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Article 6:

Any person who commits any of the following cybercrimes shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding 3,000,000 riyals, or either penalty:

1- The production, preparation, transmission, or storage of material impinging on public order, religious values, public morals, or privacy, through an information network or computer.

2- The construction or publication of a website on an information network or computer to promote or facilitate human trafficking.

3- The preparation, publication, or promotion of material for pornographic networks or gambling activities which violates public morals.

4- The construction or publication of a website on an information network or computer to trade, distribute, demonstrate methods of use, or facilitate dealing in narcotic and psychotropic drugs.

The sentence may provide for the publication of its summary at the expense of the convicted person in one or more local newspapers or in any other appropriate medium, depending on the type, gravity, and impact of the crime committed, provided that such publication is executed after the judgment becomes final.

Amended in accordance with Royal Decree No. (M/54) dated 22/7/1436 AH