Any person who lends his assistance or support for the accomplishment of the acts referred to above shall be punished by imprisonment of two years to five years and by a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 dirhams, where he exercises a command of the public forces or is a member thereof, or is entrusted with a control mission, or where th…
Law relating to the entry and stay of foreigners in the Kingdom of Morocco, and to irregular emigration and immigration
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Whoever organizes or facilitates the clandestine entry into or exit from Moroccan territory of nationals or foreigners by any of the means referred to in the two preceding articles, in particular by transporting them, free of charge or for consideration, shall be liable to imprisonment of six months to three years and a fine of…
In the event of conviction for any of the offences provided for in this Title, the court shall order the confiscation of the means of transport used to commit the offence, whether they are used for private, public or rental transport, provided that these means of transport are the property of the perpetrators of the offence, the…
A legal person found guilty of any of the offences provided for in this Title shall be liable to a fine of 10.000 to 1.000.000 dirhams. In addition, the legal person shall be sentenced to the confiscation provided for in Article 53 above.
The court may order the publication of extracts of its conviction decision in three newspapers expressly designated by that court. It may also order the posting of that decision outside the offices of the convicted person or the premises occupied by that person, at that person's expense.
The courts of the Kingdom shall have jurisdiction to rule on any offence provided for in this Title, even where the offence or certain constituent elements of that offence were committed abroad. The jurisdiction of the courts of the Kingdom shall extend to all acts of participation or concealment, even where such acts were committed outside Moroccan territory by foreigners. TITLE III: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Persons holding a residence permit must apply for its renewal within a period of 6 months from the date of entry into force of this law. Persons who reside in Morocco in violation of the provisions of this law must apply for the regularization of their situation within a period of two months from the date of its entry into force. After that date, the penalties provided for above shall be applicable to them.
This law shall enter into force as from the date of its publication in the Bulletin Officiel. It repeals all provisions relating to the same matters, in particular those of: Dahir of 7 chaabane 1353 (15 November 1934) regulating immigration in the French zone of Morocco; Dahir of 21 kaada 1358 (2 January 1940) regulating the res…