Chapter 2
Offence of Disclosure of Secrets

Section 322 Whoever opens or takes away the closed letter, telegram, or any document belonging to another person so as to ascertain or to disclose its contents, if such act is likely to cause damage to any person, shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined more than of ten thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 323 Whoever, knows or acquires a private secret of another person by his duty as a competent official or his profession as a medical practitioner, pharmacist, chemist, midwife, nursing attendant, priest, advocate, lawyer or auditor, or by reason of being an assistant in such profession, and then discloses such secret in a manner likely to cause damage to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment, not more than six months or fined not more than ten thousand baht or both.

A person undergoing training and instruction in the profession mentioned in the first paragraph has known or acquired the secret of another person in the training and instruction in the such profession and discloses such secret in a manner likely to cause damage to any person, shall be liable to the same punishment. [Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 324 Whoever has the duty, profession, or job based on trust, has known or acquired the secret according to industry, discovery, or scientific invention, disclosing or using such secret for the benefit of himself or another person, shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than ten thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 325 The offences in this Chapter are compoundable offences.