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Part XIII. Serious Offences against Civil Status 
Section 236 

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1.  Any person who, by any act, intentionally renders the facts of another person's ancestry uncertain 
shall be guilty of concealment of status and shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 
five years or a fine of the fourth category. 
2.   Disqualification from the rights listed in section 28(1)(1°),( 2°) and (4°) may be imposed. 
3.  Prosecution shall not take place until an application to claim or to contest the status has been filed 
and the civil court has rendered a final judgment. However, if there is insufficient progress in the 
civil action by reason of the non-activity of the parties, prosecution may also take place after the 
civil court has established that there is prima facie evidence.