Dutch Legislation

Title VIII

in force

Verval van het recht tot strafvordering en van de straf

Criminal Code (Sr) (Wetboek van Strafrecht) · Articles: 64

68 Article 68

Except in cases where judicial decisions are subject to revision, no person may be prosecuted again for an act in respect of which a final and…

69 Article 69

The right to institute criminal proceedings lapses upon the death of the suspect.

70 Article 70

The right to criminal prosecution shall be extinguished by lapse of time:

71 Article 71

The limitation period commences on the day following the day on which the act was committed, except in the following cases:

72 Article 72

Any act of prosecution interrupts the prescription period, also with regard to persons other than the one prosecuted.

73 Article 73

The suspension of criminal proceedings on account of a preliminary dispute suspends the limitation period.

74 Article 74

Prior to the commencement of the court hearing, the public prosecutor may impose one or more conditions to prevent criminal prosecution for offences…

74a Article 74a

If the statutory definition of the criminal offence provides for no principal penalty other than a fine, and the suspect offers to pay the maximum…

74b Article 74b

An order as referred to in Article 12k of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall, upon compliance with the conditions set in accordance with Article…

74c Article 74c

By Order in Council, investigative officers to be designated for that purpose may, in matters designated by that Order in Council concerning offences…

75 Article 75

The right to execute the sentence or measure shall lapse upon the death of the convicted person, with the exception of the measure for the forfeiture…

76 Article 76

The right to execute the sentence or measure shall be extinguished by lapse of time.

76a Article 76a

The limitation period commences on the day following the day on which the judicial decision or the criminal order may be enforced.

77 Article 77

The right to criminal prosecution and the right to execute the sentence shall lapse upon the transfer of criminal proceedings to a foreign state in…

177 Article 177

Shall be punished with a term of imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine of the fifth category:

177a Article 177a

A term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine of the fifth category shall be imposed on:

178 Article 178

Any person who gives or promises a gift to a judge, or grants or offers a service with the intent to influence the decision of a case subject to…

178a Article 178a

For the purposes of Articles 177 and 177a, persons in the public service of a foreign state or of an international organisation are equated with…

179 Article 179

Any person who, by violence or any other act or by threat of violence or any other act, compels a public official to perform an official act or to…

180 Article 180

Any person who, by violence or threat of violence, resists a public official acting in the lawful performance of their duties, or persons who provide…

181 Article 181

The coercion and the resistance described in Articles 179 and 180 shall be punished:

182 Article 182

Coercion and insubordination as described in Articles 179 and 180, committed by two or more persons acting in concert, shall be punished by a term of…

183 Article 183

For the purposes of Articles 179 up to and including 182, the master of a vessel or the commander of an aircraft who exercises a power or performs an…

184 Article 184

Any person who intentionally fails to comply with an order or a demand made pursuant to a statutory provision by an official charged with the…

184a Article 184a

Any person who intentionally acts in violation of a behavioural instruction, issued pursuant to Article 509hh, paragraph 1, point (b), of the Code of…

185 Article 185

Any person who causes a disturbance at a court hearing or at a place where a public official is performing their duties in the lawful exercise of…

185a Article 185a

For the purposes of Articles 179 up to and including 182, 184 and 185, persons in the public service of a foreign state or of an international…

186 Article 186

Any person who, on the occasion of a public gathering, intentionally fails to disperse immediately after the third order given by or on behalf of the…

187 Article 187

Any person who unlawfully tears down, renders illegible, or damages a public notice issued by the competent authority, with the intent to prevent or…

188 Article 188

Any person who files a report or complaint stating that a criminal offence has been committed, knowing that it has not been committed, shall be…

189 Article 189

A term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine of the third category shall be imposed on:

190 Article 190

Any person who intentionally prevents, obstructs or frustrates a judicial post-mortem examination shall be punished by a term of imprisonment not…

191 Article 191

Any person who intentionally liberates someone who has been deprived of their liberty by public authority or by virtue of a judicial decision or…

192 Article 192

Any person who, having been lawfully summoned as a witness, expert or interpreter, intentionally fails to comply with any legal obligation which he…

192a Article 192a

Any person who intentionally fails to comply with a demand from a parliamentary committee of inquiry to provide access to, to take copies of, or to…

192b Article 192b

Any person who intentionally fails to comply with a demand from a parliamentary committee of inquiry to provide written information shall be punished…

192c Article 192c

Any person who intentionally obstructs, hinders or prevents a parliamentary committee of inquiry or persons designated by it from entering a location…

192d Article 192d

The offences referred to in Articles 192 up to and including 192c shall not be prosecuted if they have been committed by a member of the States…

193 Article 193

Any person who intentionally fails to comply with a lawful order to produce a document which is alleged to be false or forged, or which is to serve…

194 Article 194

Any person who, having been declared in a state of bankruptcy, or as the spouse of a bankrupt with whom they are married in a community of property…

195 Article 195

Any person who exercises a right, knowing that they have been deprived thereof by a judicial decision, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term…

196 Article 196

Any person who intentionally wears insignia or performs an act pertaining to an office which they do not hold or in which they are suspended, shall…

197 Article 197

A foreign national who resides in the Netherlands, while knowing or having serious reason to suspect that he has been declared an undesirable foreign…

197a Article 197a

Any person who assists another in obtaining access to or transit through the Netherlands, another Member State of the European Union, Iceland…

197b Article 197b

Any person who, by virtue of an agreement or appointment, causes another person, who has obtained unlawful entry into or residence in the…

197c Article 197c

Any person who makes a profession or habit of the act described in Article 197b shall be punished by a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years…

197d Article 197d

If the offender commits the acts described in Articles 197b or 197c in the exercise of any office or profession, the court may also pronounce…

198 Article 198

Any person who intentionally removes any property from an attachment levied thereon by operation of law or from judicial custody, or who, knowing…

199 Article 199

Any person who intentionally breaks, removes, or damages seals with which objects have been sealed by or on behalf of the competent public authority…

200 Article 200

Any person who intentionally destroys, damages, renders unusable, or conceals objects intended to serve as evidence or proof for the competent…

201 Article 201

Any person who intentionally removes from their destination, opens, or damages letters or other documents that have been delivered to a post or…

202 Article 202

If the perpetrator of one of the offences described in Articles 198-201 gains access to the place of the offence or brings the property within their…

203 Article 203

Any person who, in time of peace, intentionally induces desertion by a serviceman in the service of the State by means of one of the methods…

204 Article 204

Any person who, in time of peace, intentionally incites riot or mutiny among military personnel in the service of the State by means of any of the…

205 Article 205

Any person who, without the consent of the King, recruits another for foreign military service or armed conflict, shall be punished by a term of…

206 Article 206

Any person who commits the following shall be punished with a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine of the fourth category:

462 Article 462

The official authorized to issue copies or extracts of judgments who issues such a copy or extract before the judgment has been duly signed, shall be…

463 Article 463

A public official who, without permission from the competent authority, makes a copy or takes an extract of secret government documents, or who makes…

464 Article 464

The head of an institution intended for the confinement of convicted persons, persons in pre-trial detention or persons held in custody, or of a…

465 Article 465

The registrar of civil status who fails to obtain the supporting documents or declarations required by any statutory provision prior to the…

466 Article 466

The registrar of civil status who acts in violation of any statutory provision concerning the registers or the deeds of civil status or concerning…

467 Article 467

The registrar of civil status who fails to record a deed in the registers shall be punished with a fine of the second category.

468 Article 468

A fine of the first category shall be imposed on:

468a Article 468a

For the purposes of Articles 466-468, a registrar of civil status shall be understood to mean any person who, pursuant to any statutory provision, is…