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25th Knesset · outgoing

Penal Law (Amendment – Offense against an Elderly or Helpless Person) Bill, 2022

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - עבירה כלפי קשיש או חסר ישע), התשפ"ג- 2022

TL;DRThe bill toughens penalties for offenses of fraud and deception against the elderly and the helpless, and sets mandatory imprisonment with no fine as an alternative.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill changes the Penal Law in three sections: it sets that an offense against an elderly or helpless person through fraud or deception will be considered an offense under aggravating circumstances; it imposes a mandatory prison sentence (without the possibility of an alternative fine) on anyone convicted of these offenses; and it sets harsher penalties when the offense was committed under aggravating circumstances. The bill aims to deter and to protect the elderly and helpless population from financial exploitation.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 1, 2023
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed35 for · 0 against · 1 abstained · 84 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 12 · Absent 20
ShasFor 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Absent 5
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 5 · Abstained 1 · Absent 18
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborAbsent 4

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