Assault
| Clause | Definition | Article |
| Simple assault | Simple assault includes spitting, pulling hair, or clothes, or spraying with water; as well as physical beating that does not leave a mark | Article 163 of the Penal Code |
| Actual Bodily Harm | Mild beating includes beating that leaves a mark or results in a wound | Article 160 of the Penal Code |
| Grievous Bodily Harm | Severe beating includes beating with dangerous items such as knives, firearms, substances that cause burning, etc.; as well as beating that leads to permanent disability | Article 161 of the Penal Code
Article 162 of the Penal Code |
| Sanction | Report to | Evidence |
| Misdemeanour punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months and a fine not exceeding 300 K.D., or either of these two punishments | Local police station where the incident occurred | Witnesses |
| Misdemeanour punished by two years’ imprisonment and a fine not exceeding 2,000 K.D., or either of these two punishments | Local police station where the incident occurred | Witnesses
Preliminary medical report from the domestic worker’s local hospital, with the request for referral to the forensic medical expert (If the investigating officer refuses to refer a claimant to the forensic expert, then he/she should not sign the record unless it states that they requested a referral to the forensic expert)Code |
| Felony punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a possibility of an added fine (payable to the state) that does not exceed 10,000 K.D. | Local police station where the incident occurred | Witnesses
Preliminary medical report from the domestic worker’s local hospital, with the request for referral to the forensic medical expert (If the investigating officer refuses to refer a claimant to the forensic expert, then he/she should not sign the record unless it states that they requested a referral to the forensic expert)Code |