Muscat – Offenders face a fine of RO 100 and imprisonment for three years, with penalties doubled if the offender is identified as the minor’s guardian, trustee, or entrusted person responsible for their care or supervision.

Furthermore, soliciting charity, offering trivial goods, engaging in exhibition games or other acts that do not serve as a source of subsistence is considered begging as per Article 44 of the Child Law. The Public Prosecution warns against such activities, which are punishable by law.

Begging in mosques, roads, stores, and public areas is deemed unacceptable by society and is strictly prohibited under Omani law. Offenders will face legal consequences for engaging in this behavior.
It is pertinent to note that the act of begging has been criminalized in the Penal Code promulgated by Royal Decree No. 7/2018. Article 297 pertains to the criminalization of begging and stipulates as follows:

“Any individual found engaging in begging within mosques, streets, public or private areas or shops, shall be subject to legal sanctions, encompassing a prison term ranging from a minimum of one month to a maximum of one year, and/or a fine amounting to no less than 50 Omani Rial and not exceeding 100 Omani Rial.”