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- Section 1 — Statutory definitions
- Section 2 — No punishment without law
- Section 3 — More favourable subsequent law
- Section 4 — Offences within the Kingdom
- Section 5 — Offences partly in the Kingdom
- Section 6 — Participants acting from abroad
- Section 7 — Extraterritorial offences
- Section 8 — Extraterritorial offences on request
- Section 9 — Official misconduct committed abroad
- Section 10 — Effect of a foreign judgment
- Section 11 — Foreign judgment for offences abroad
- Section 12 — Legality of safety measures
- Section 13 — Revocation of an abolished safety measure
- Section 14 — Change of safety measure conditions
- Section 15 — Penalty converted into a safety measure
- Section 16 — Revocation of measures of safety
- Section 17 — General provisions apply to other laws
- Section 18 — Types of punishment
- Section 19 — Execution by lethal injection
- Section 20 — Discretion to impose imprisonment only
- Section 21 — Calculation of imprisonment term
- Section 22 — Commencement and deduction of detention
- Section 23 — Confinement in lieu of imprisonment
- Section 24 — Place of confinement
- Section 25 — Rights of confined persons
- Section 26 — Confinement at own residence
- Section 27 — Converting confinement to imprisonment
- Section 28 — Payment of fine to court
- Section 29 — Default of fine payment
- Section 30 — Detention in lieu of a fine
- Section 30/1 — Community service in lieu of fine
- Section 30/2 — Revocation of community service order
- Section 30/3 — Finality of fine-service orders
- Section 31 — Fines imposed per offender
- Section 32 — Forfeiture of unlawful property
- Section 33 — Forfeiture of crime instruments and proceeds
- Section 34 — Forfeiture of bribes and rewards
- Section 35 — Forfeited property vests in State
- Section 36 — Return of forfeited property to owner
- Section 37 — Enforcement of forfeiture orders
- Section 38 — Death extinguishes punishment
- Section 39 — Measures of safety listed
- Section 40 — Definition of detention
- Section 41 — Habitual offender detention criteria
- Section 42 — Calculation of detention period
- Section 43 — Filing for preventive detention
- Section 44 — Prohibition from designated zone
- Section 45 — Post-release zone prohibition
- Section 46 — Bond to keep the peace
- Section 47 — Breach of bond
- Section 48 — Custody in a medical facility
- Section 49 — Ban on liquor or drugs
- Section 50 — Prohibition of occupation
- Section 51 — Ceiling on increased punishment
- Section 52 — Reduction of the death penalty
- Section 53 — Reduction of life imprisonment
- Section 54 — Order of increase and reduction
- Section 55 — Short imprisonment of three months or less
- Section 56 — Suspension of punishment and probation
- Section 57 — Breach of probation conditions
- Section 58 — Activation of suspended punishment on reoffending
- Section 59 — Intention, negligence and criminal act
- Section 60 — Transferred intent by aberration
- Section 61 — Mistake as to the person
- Section 62 — Mistake of fact and knowledge for aggravation
- Section 63 — Aggravating result must be ordinary
- Section 64 — Ignorance of law is no excuse
- Section 65 — Insanity and mental incapacity
- Section 66 — Intoxication as an excuse
- Section 67 — Necessity
- Section 68 — Lawful self-defence
- Section 69 — Excess of necessity or defence
- Section 70 — Acting under an official's order
- Section 71 — Property offences within the family
- Section 72 — Provocation (heat of passion)
- Section 73 — Child under 12 not punishable
- Section 74 — Child 12 to 15: measures without punishment
- Section 75 — Offender 15 to 18: discretion and half reduction
- Section 76 — Young adult 18 to 20: discretionary reduction
- Section 77 — Enforcing the guardian supervision bond
- Section 78 — Mitigating circumstances
- Section 79 — Case ended by paying maximum fine
- Section 80 — Attempt to commit an offence
- Section 81 — Impossible attempt
- Section 82 — Voluntary desistance from attempt
- Section 83 — Co-principals in an offence
- Section 84 — Instigating an offence
- Section 85 — Public advertisement to commit an offence
- Section 86 — Supporter or accessory to an offence
- Section 87 — Liability for excess by the offender
- Section 88 — Instigator or supporter preventing the result
- Section 89 — Personal grounds versus offence-nature grounds
- Section 90 — Single act violating several laws
- Section 91 — Punishment for multiple offences
- Section 92 — General recidivism, one-third increase
- Section 93 — Same-category recidivism, one-half increase
- Section 94 — Offences excluded from penalty increase
- Section 95 — Prescription for criminal prosecution
- Section 96 — Three-month complaint window
- Section 97 — Prescription for preventive detention
- Section 98 — Prescription of punishment enforcement
- Section 99 — Time limit for enforcing a fine
- Section 100 — Prescription of preventive detention
- Section 101 — Prescription for enforcing a bond
- Section 102 — Definition of a petty offence
- Section 103 — General rules apply to petty offences
- Section 104 — Petty offences require no intention
- Section 105 — Attempted petty offence not punishable
- Section 106 — Supporter of petty offence not punished
- Section 107 — Act of violence against the King
- Section 108 — Violence against Queen or Heir-apparent
- Section 109 — Attempt against King, Queen or Heir
- Section 110 — Act of violence against the Regent
- Section 111 — Attempt against the Regent
- Section 112 — Lese-majeste: defaming the monarch
- Section 113 — Insurrection against the State
- Section 114 — Preparation for insurrection
- Section 115 — Inciting soldiers or police to desert
- Section 116 — Sedition and incitement of unrest
- Section 117 — Strikes and boycotts against State security
- Section 118 — Foreign-assisted internal security offences
- Section 119 — Ceding territory or impairing independence
- Section 120 — Thai person waging war against Thailand
- Section 121 — Provoking war against Thailand
- Section 122 — Aiding the enemy in war
- Section 123 — Conspiring with a foreign state
- Section 124 — Obtaining national security secrets
- Section 125 — Disclosing national security secrets
- Section 126 — Security secrets for a foreign state
- Section 127 — Espionage for a foreign state
- Section 128 — Wartime security-secret offences
- Section 129 — Sabotage of war or defence assets
- Section 130 — Assault on a foreign head of state
- Section 131 — Defaming a foreign head of state
- Section 132 — Assault on a foreign envoy
- Section 133 — Insulting a foreign State representative
- Section 134 — Insulting a foreign State's flag
- Section 135 — Prosecution condition for foreign-relations offences
- Section 135/1 — Terrorism offence
- Section 135/2 — Supporting or conspiring in terrorism
- Section 135/3 — Threatening to commit terrorism
- Section 135/4 — Voluntary withdrawal from terrorism conspiracy
- Section 136 — Insulting an official
- Section 137 — False statement to an official
- Section 138 — Resisting or obstructing an official
- Section 139 — Coercing an official
- Section 140 — Aggravated resisting or coercing an official
- Section 141 — Tampering with an official seal
- Section 142 — Interfering with seized property
- Section 143 — Trading in influence
- Section 144 — Bribery of officials (offering a bribe)
- Section 145 — Impersonating an official
- Section 146 — Unauthorized use of uniform, rank or insignia
- Section 147 — Embezzlement by an official
- Section 148 — Extortion by an official (abuse of power)
- Section 149 — Bribery of an official (taking a bribe)
- Section 150 — Acting on a benefit taken before appointment
- Section 151 — Dishonest use of office over property
- Section 152 — Official's conflict of interest in an undertaking
- Section 153 — Official over-disbursing public money
- Section 154 — Dishonest tax or fee collection by an official
- Section 155 — Dishonest valuation for tax purposes
- Section 156 — Dishonest account auditing for tax
- Section 157 — Malfeasance or dereliction of duty by an official
- Section 158 — Damaging property or documents in official's care
- Section 159 — Officer damaging affixed official seals
- Section 160 — Officer misusing an official seal
- Section 161 — Official forgery of documents
- Section 162 — Official false certification in documents
- Section 163 — Postal officer tampering with mail
- Section 164 — Officer disclosing official secrets
- Section 165 — Officer obstructing enforcement of law
- Section 166 — Officers jointly abandoning public work
- Section 167 — Bribing judicial and inquiry officials
- Section 168 — Disobeying summons to give statement
- Section 169 — Disobeying order to deliver or testify
- Section 170 — Disobeying a court summons or order
- Section 171 — Disobeying a court order to testify
- Section 172 — False report of a criminal offence
- Section 173 — False report that a crime occurred
- Section 174 — Aggravated false accusation to officials
- Section 175 — Bringing a false criminal charge
- Section 176 — Repentance for a false charge
- Section 177 — Perjury before a court
- Section 178 — False interpretation for officials
- Section 179 — Fabricating criminal evidence
- Section 180 — Presenting false evidence in court
- Section 181 — Aggravated penalties for false justice offences
- Section 182 — Retraction before testimony ends
- Section 183 — Retraction before judgment
- Section 184 — Destroying evidence to help an offender
- Section 185 — Tampering with court exhibits
- Section 186 — Tampering with forfeited property
- Section 187 — Tampering with seized or attached property
- Section 188 — Destroying a will or another's document
- Section 189 — Harboring an offender to avoid arrest
- Section 190 — Escape from lawful custody
- Section 191 — Freeing a person from custody
- Section 192 — Harboring an escapee from custody
- Section 193 — Family exemption for aiding an offender
- Section 194 — Breach of court zone ban
- Section 195 — Escape from court-ordered medical confinement
- Section 196 — Breach of court prohibition order
- Section 197 — Obstructing a court-ordered auction
- Section 198 — Insulting a court or judge
- Section 199 — Removing a detainee from official control
- Section 200 — Judicial officer favoring an accused
- Section 201 — Judicial officer framing a person
- Section 202 — Judge deciding a case improperly
- Section 203 — Improper execution of a court order
- Section 204 — Malfeasance over court-ordered property
- Section 205 — Bribery of a judicial officer
- Section 206 — Insulting a religious object or place
- Section 207 — Disturbing a religious ceremony
- Section 208 — Falsely impersonating a monk or priest
- Section 209 — Membership of a secret society (angyi)
- Section 210 — Criminal association (song chon)
- Section 211 — Liability once the conspiracy is carried out
- Section 212 — Unlawful assembly causing disorder
- Section 213 — Failure to disperse when ordered
- Section 214 — Being a member of a robber gang
- Section 215 — Armed unlawful assembly causing disorder
- Section 216 — Leader of an armed unlawful assembly
- Section 217 — Arson of another person's property
- Section 218 — Aggravated arson of listed property
- Section 219 — Arson endangering life
- Section 220 — Causing a dangerous explosion
- Section 221 — Aggravated explosion damaging protected property
- Section 222 — Causing a dangerous flood
- Section 223 — Aggravated flood damaging protected property
- Section 224 — Fire, explosion or flood causing death
- Section 225 — Endangering railways or tramways
- Section 226 — Damaging land traffic signals
- Section 227 — Endangering land traffic
- Section 228 — Endangering water traffic
- Section 229 — Damaging a public way, bridge or dam
- Section 230 — Endangering air traffic signals
- Section 231 — Endangering an aircraft in flight
- Section 232 — Unlawful seizure of an aircraft
- Section 233 — Disrupting essential public utilities
- Section 234 — Damaging public communication systems
- Section 235 — Endangering water traffic
- Section 236 — Adulterating food or drugs
- Section 237 — Poisoning public food or water
- Section 238 — Public danger offence causing death
- Section 239 — Negligent public danger offences
- Section 240 — Counterfeiting currency
- Section 241 — Altering genuine currency
- Section 242 — Importing counterfeit currency
- Section 243 — Possessing counterfeit currency to circulate
- Section 244 — Passing on known counterfeit currency
- Section 245 — Debasing coins
- Section 246 — Circulating debased coins
- Section 247 — Counterfeiting foreign currency
- Section 248 — Circulating counterfeit foreign currency
- Section 249 — Tools for counterfeiting currency
- Section 250 — Forging the Royal or State Seal
- Section 251 — Using a forged Royal or State Seal
- Section 252 — Forging official or state seals
- Section 253 — Using a forged official seal
- Section 254 — Misuse of a genuine state seal
- Section 255 — Forging government stamps
- Section 256 — Using forged government stamps
- Section 257 — Misuse of used government stamps
- Section 258 — Forging tickets
- Section 259 — Altering genuine tickets
- Section 260 — Using forged or altered tickets
- Section 261 — Misuse of used tickets
- Section 262 — Tools for forging seals, stamps or tickets
- Section 263 — Aggravated penalty for damaging the State
- Section 264 — Forgery of a document
- Section 265 — Forgery of a right or official document
- Section 266 — Forgery of special documents
- Section 267 — False statement in an official record
- Section 268 — Using a forged document
- Section 269/1 — Definition of electronic card
- Section 269/2 — Forging an electronic card
- Section 269/3 — Forging a payment or cash card
- Section 269/4 — Using or holding a forged card
- Section 269/5 — Import or export of forged cards
- Section 269/6 — Tools for forging electronic cards
- Section 269/7 — Unlawful use of another's card
- Section 270 — False weights and measures
- Section 271 — Deceptive sale of goods
- Section 272 — Trading in counterfeit goods
- Section 273 — Counterfeiting a registered trademark
- Section 274 — Imitating a registered trademark
- Section 275 — Dealing in counterfeit-marked goods
- Section 276 — Rape by coercion
- Section 276/2 — Sexual intercourse with consenting child 13 to 15
- Section 277 — Sexual intercourse with a child under 15
- Section 277/1 — Rape causing grievous harm or death
- Section 277/2 — Aggravated rape causing grievous harm or death
- Section 277/3 — Consensual child intercourse causing harm or death
- Section 277/4 — Definition of sexual intercourse
- Section 278 — Indecent act by coercion
- Section 279 — Indecent act against a child under 15
- Section 280 — Aggravated indecent act
- Section 281 — Compoundability of certain sexual offences
- Section 282 — Procuring a person for indecency
- Section 283 — Procuring for indecency by coercion
- Section 284 — Taking a minor for indecency
- Section 284/1 — Sexual harassment
- Section 284/2 — Sexual harassment of a child
- Section 284/3 — Restraining order for harassment
- Section 284/4 — Removal of harassing online data
- Section 285 — Aggravated sexual offences by relationship
- Section 286 — Living on earnings of prostitution
- Section 287 — Obscene materials offence
- Section 287/1 — Child obscene material offence
- Section 287/2 — Possession of child obscene material
- Section 288 — Murder
- Section 289 — Aggravated murder
- Section 290 — Assault causing death
- Section 291 — Negligence causing death
- Section 292 — Driving a person to suicide by cruelty
- Section 293 — Aiding suicide of a child or incapacitated person
- Section 294 — Affray causing death
- Section 295 — Causing bodily harm
- Section 296 — Aggravated bodily harm
- Section 297 — Grievous bodily harm
- Section 298 — Aggravated grievous bodily harm
- Section 299 — Affray causing grievous harm
- Section 300 — Negligence causing grievous harm
- Section 301 — Self-induced abortion after twelve weeks
- Section 302 — Causing abortion with consent
- Section 303 — Causing abortion without consent
- Section 304 — Attempted abortion offence
- Section 305 — Lawful medical abortion
- Section 306 — Abandonment of a dependent person
- Section 307 — Abandonment causing grievous bodily harm
- Section 308 — Abandonment causing death
- Section 309 — Coercion by threat or force
- Section 310 — Unlawful deprivation of liberty
- Section 311 — Aggravated confinement causing harm
- Section 312 — Kidnapping for ransom
- Section 313 — Abduction to gratify sexual desire
- Section 314 — Abduction for an indecent act
- Section 315 — Taking a consenting minor 15 to 18
- Section 316 — Taking a child not over fifteen
- Section 317 — Abduction for labour or trafficking
- Section 318 — Taking a person outside the Kingdom
- Section 319 — Concealing an abducted person
- Section 320 — Sentence reduction for safe return
- Section 321 — Compoundable liberty offences
- Section 322 — Opening another's sealed correspondence
- Section 323 — Breach of professional confidence
- Section 324 — Disclosing a secret obtained from correspondence
- Section 325 — Secrecy offences are compoundable
- Section 326 — Criminal defamation
- Section 327 — Defamation of a deceased person
- Section 328 — Defamation by publication
- Section 329 — Good faith defences to defamation
- Section 330 — Truth as a defence to defamation
- Section 331 — Court statements privilege
- Section 332 — Time limit to prosecute defamation
- Section 333 — Defamation offences are compoundable
- Section 334 — Theft of property
- Section 335 — Aggravated theft
- Section 335/2 — Theft of religious property
- Section 336 — Snatching of property
- Section 336/2 — Aggravated theft and snatching
- Section 337 — Extortion
- Section 338 — Blackmail
- Section 339 — Robbery
- Section 339/2 — Robbery of religious property
- Section 340 — Gang-robbery
- Section 340/2 — Gang-robbery of religious property
- Section 340/3 — Aggravated robbery and gang-robbery
- Section 341 — Cheating and fraud
- Section 342 — Aggravated fraud
- Section 343 — Fraud on an insurer
- Section 343/1 — Online public fraud
- Section 344 — Fraud on labour
- Section 345 — Fraud inducing disposal of property
- Section 345/1 — Fraud by electronic transfer
- Section 346 — Fraud is compoundable
- Section 347 — Insurance property fraud
- Section 348 — Aggravated fraud enhancement
- Section 349 — Damaging one's own pledged property
- Section 350 — Defrauding creditors
- Section 351 — Cheating against creditors compoundable
- Section 352 — Misappropriation of property
- Section 353 — Breach of trust in managing property
- Section 354 — Aggravated misappropriation by trusted persons
- Section 355 — Converting hidden found property
- Section 356 — Misappropriation compoundable
- Section 357 — Receiving stolen property
- Section 358 — Mischief, damaging property
- Section 359 — Aggravated mischief, specific property
- Section 360 — Damaging public-benefit property
- Section 361 — Mischief compoundable
- Section 362 — Trespass on immovable property
- Section 363 — Trespass into dwelling or premises
- Section 364 — Trespass into a dwelling at night
- Section 365 — Aggravated trespass
- Section 366 — Trespass offences are compoundable
- Section 366/1 — Sexual penetration of a corpse
- Section 366/2 — Indecent act against a corpse
- Section 366/3 — Damaging or moving a corpse
- Section 366/4 — Insulting a corpse
- Section 367 — Refusing or falsifying name to an official
- Section 368 — Disobeying a lawful official order
- Section 369 — Obstructing a public way or waterway
- Section 370 — Making a public nuisance by noise
- Section 371 — Carrying a weapon in public
- Section 372 — Drunk and disorderly in public
- Section 373 — Letting a dangerous animal roam
- Section 374 — Inciting an animal to attack
- Section 375 — Public indecency and obscene acts
- Section 376 — Fouling public-use water sources
- Section 377 — Polluting public water (health hazard)
- Section 378 — Dumping animal carcasses in public
- Section 379 — Failing to dispose of dead animals
- Section 380 — Maintaining dangerous machinery
- Section 381 — Cruelty to animals
- Section 382 — Firing a gun in a community
- Section 383 — Failure to render aid
- Section 384 — Petty fraud (up to 1,000 baht)
- Section 385 — Petty dishonest taking of property
- Section 386 — Petty mischief (damage to property)
- Section 387 — Petty misappropriation
- Section 388 — Petty receiving of stolen property
- Section 389 — Petty trespass to immovable property
- Section 390 — Negligent bodily or mental injury
- Section 391 — Use of force without injury
- Section 392 — Causing fear by threat
- Section 393 — Insult in presence or by publication
- Section 394 — Continuous harassment of another
- Section 395 — Compoundable petty offences (391 to 394)
- Section 396 — Petty coercion by force or threat
- Section 397 — Bullying, harassment or nuisance
- Section 398 — Compoundable offences (396 and 397)
