Title IVa
in forceProsecution by means of a criminal order (strafbeschikking)
Section 1
The penalty order
The public prosecutor may, if he determines that an offence has been committed or a crime for which the statutory definition provides for a term of…
Section 2
Imposition by investigative officers and bodies or persons charged with a public task
By Order in Council, investigative officers to be designated for that purpose may be granted the authority, in matters concerning offences designated…
By Order in Council, bodies or persons charged with a public task designated for that purpose may be granted the authority to issue a criminal order…
Section 3
Safeguards regarding the imposition
A penalty order (strafbeschikking) imposing a community service order, a disqualification from driving motor vehicles, or an instruction concerning…
Section 4
Service and transmission of the penalty order
A copy of the penalty order shall be served upon the suspect in person as much as possible. A refusal by the suspect to accept the copy shall be…
Section 5
Lodging an objection
The suspect may lodge an objection against a penalty order within fourteen days after the copy has been served upon him in person, or after another…
Section 6
The handling of the opposition
The public prosecutor shall, unless they withdraw the penalty order, submit the objection and the case documents to the court. They shall summon the…
Section 7
Publicity
By Order in Council, categories of penalty orders (strafbeschikkingen) in respect of criminal offences may be designated, which shall be made public…