Code of Criminal Procedure

Type

Law

Number

328

Date of the text

02/08/2001

Official Gazette

published in 2001

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

431

What it provides

This law sets out the organization of criminal courts, their jurisdiction, the procedures for investigation and trial, and the ways to appeal their rulings. It also defines the types of ordinary criminal courts and separates public prosecution, handled by the public prosecutor, from private claims for compensation.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Unspecified act No. 65/2017, articles 24
• Amended by Law No. 711/2005 of 09/12/2005, articles 328, 329, 366
• Partly repealed by Law No. 711/2005 of 09/12/2005, articles 328, 329, 366
• Amended by Law No. 251/2014 of 15/04/2014, articles 11, 38, 51
• Amended by Law No. 359/2001 of 16/08/2001, articles 13, 14, 32, 42, 47
• Amended by Law No. 191/2020 of 16/10/2020, articles 32, 41, 47, 49
• Amended by Law No. 65/2017 of 20/10/2017, articles 10
• Amended by Law No. 321/2023 of 22/12/2023, articles 73
• Amended by Law No. 164/2011 of 24/08/2011
• Amended by Law No. 111/2010 of 26/06/2010, articles 108

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2001. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.