(1) The spouse who, outside any judicial proceedings and without a
valid reason, evicts the other from the matrimonial home shall be punished
with imprisonment for from 3 (three) months to 1 (one) year and with fine of
from CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) to CFAF 500 000 (five hundred thousand).
(2) The penalty shall be imprisonment for from 2 (two) to 5 (five) years
where:
a) the victim is a pregnant woman ;
b) the eviction is accompanied or preceded by physical or psychological
violence, confiscation or destruction of the personal effects of the victim
; or
c) the eviction is caused by a person other than the spouse of the victim.
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In force from 12-07-2016
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