SECTION VI: BREACH F TRUST AND RELATED ACTS OF FRAUD PARAGRAPH 1: BREACH OF TRUST ARTICLE 282: Breach of trust shall refer to any misappropriation, committed against the owner or possessor of a sum of money, document or movable item whatsoever, entrusted by the said owner or possessor to the perpetrator of the misappropriation, for the latter to return it to him/her or act on his/her behalf. Whoever commits breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of between six months to three years, and optionally a fine of between 120,000 to 1,220,000. If the breach of trust provided for herein above is committed by a housekeeper, student, clerk, assistant, worker or apprentice, against his/her master, the penalty shall be imprisonment of between one to five years. If the breach of trust is committed by a judicial officer or a civil servant as meant in article 77of this code, acting in performance or while performing his/her duties, the penalty shall be imprisonment of between five to ten years, and optionally, a fine that shall be 6,000,000 francs at most. 49