Article 420bis Dutch Criminal Code

Artikel 420 bis Wetboek van Strafrecht (Sr) – unofficial English translation

Book Two · Title XXXA. Money laundering

Paragraph 1

The following persons are liable, as guilty of money laundering, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six years or a fine of the fifth category:

  1. any person who hides or conceals the true nature, the origin, the location, the alienation or the movement of an object, or hides or conceals who is the person entitled to an object or has it in their possession, while knowing that the object derives – directly or indirectly – from any serious offence (misdrijf);

  2. any person who acquires, possesses, transfers or converts an object or makes use of an object, while knowing that the object derives – directly or indirectly – from any serious offence.

Paragraph 2

‘Objects’ means all things and all property rights.

Unofficial translation. This English text is an unofficial translation provided for information only. Only the Dutch text is legally authentic: Artikel 420 bis Wetboek van Strafrecht. Checked against the Dutch text in force on 12 October 2026.

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