Article 422 — Abuse of the Right of Search or Seizure.

(1) Any public servant who, without legal authority, executes acts of search, seizure or sequestration of a person's property, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding seven years. (2) Any public servant who, even when lawfully authorized to carry out searches or to effect seizure, enters another person's house or premises by using excessive force, or who executes acts of search, seizure or sequestration other than those authorized by law or without due regard for the conditions and forms thereby prescribed, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding five years and fine.