แก้ไขเพิ่มเติม/เพิ่มเติม:Added by Criminal Code Amendment Act (No. 30), B.E. 2568 (2025) - New sexual harassment offence framework replacing former Section 397 sexual harassment provisionsเพิ่มเติมโดยพระราชบัญญัติแก้ไขเพิ่มเติมประมวลกฎหมายอาญา (ฉบับที่ ๓๐) พ.ศ. ๒๕๖๘ (ค.ศ. 2025)
Whoever commits sexual harassment against another person by words, gestures, communications, obscene material, or by any other means shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding one year, or fined not exceeding twenty thousand Baht, or both.
If the offence under paragraph one is a repeated offence, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding two years, or fined not exceeding forty thousand Baht, or both.
If the offence under paragraph one is committed by dissemination to the public or through a computer system, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding three years, or fined not exceeding sixty thousand Baht, or both.
Sexual HarassmentคุกคามทางเพศNew Provisionบทบัญญัติใหม่การแก้ไขเพิ่มเติม พ.ศ. 2568แก้ไข 2568
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Section 284/1 is a brand-new provision introduced by Amendment Act No. 30 (B.E. 2568/2025), creating Thailand's first dedicated sexual harassment offense in the Criminal Code. Previously, sexual harassment could only be prosecuted under the broader Section 397 (harassment/annoyance).
Created by Act No. 30 (B.E. 2568), gazetted 28 January 2025. This is part of a comprehensive package including Sections 284/1-284/4 establishing a tiered penalty framework for sexual harassment.
Basic sexual harassment: up to 1 year/20,000 Baht. Public or online harassment: up to 3 years/60,000 Baht. Against children under 15: up to 5 years/100,000 Baht.
