Section 107: Impersonating prisoner
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107. Impersonating prisoner
(1) Any person who falsely represents himself to be a person upon whom
a sentence of imprisonment has been passed and who serves any portion of
such sentence shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to
penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years.
(2) Any person upon whom a sentence of imprisonment has been passed
who allows, induces or attempts to induce any person falsely to represent
himself to be the person upon whom such sentence of imprisonment has
been passed, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to
penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years.
(3) In this section, “sentence of imprisonment” includes a period of imprisonment to be served in default of payment of a fine or costs.
[S. 107 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008
w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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