THE GERMAN CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
StPO

Auf der Grundlage der Übersetzung von Brian Duffett und Monika Ebinger

Aktualisierung der Übersetzung durch Kathleen Müller-Rostin

Original translation by Brian Duffett and Monika Ebinger

Translation updated by Kathleen Müller-Rostin

Redaktionelle Koordination (Coordinating Editor of the Translation) Mrs. Mahdi

© 2011 juris GmbH, Saarbrücken

PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I SUBSTANTIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
Section 1[Substantive Jurisdiction]
Section 2[Joinder and Severance of Connected Cases]
Section 3[Definition of Connection]
Section 4[Subsequent Joinder or Severance]
Section 5[Jurisdiction over Connected Cases]
Section 6[Examination Proprio Motu]
Section 6a[Jurisdiction of Particular Criminal Divisions]
CHAPTER II VENUE
Section 7[Place Where the Act Was Committed]
Section 8[Domicile, Place of Residence]
Section 9[Place of Apprehension]
Section 10[Home Port]
Section 10a[Environmental Criminal Offences]
Section 11[German Officials Abroad]
Section 12[Concurrence of More than One Venue]
Section 13[Venue for Connected Cases]
Section 13a[Determination of the Competent Court by the Federal Court of Justice]
Section 14[Dispute Regarding Jurisdiction]
Section 15[Impediment of the Competent Court]
Section 16[Objection of Lack of Jurisdiction]
Sections 17 and 18(Deleted)
Section 19[Dispute Regarding Lack of Jurisdiction]
Section 20[Individual Acts By a Court Lacking Jurisdiction]
Section 21[Exigent Circumstances]
CHAPTER III EXCLUSION AND CHALLENGE OF COURT PERSONNEL
Section 22[Disqualification of a Judge]
Section 23[Disqualification of Judges Who Participated in Previous Proceedings]
Section 24[Challenge of a Judge]
Section 25[Final Date for Challenge]
Section 26[Procedure Concerning Challenge]
Section 26a[Inadmissible Challenge]
Section 27[Decision on the Challenge]
Section 28[Appellate Remedy]
Section 29[Non-Deferrable Acts of the Challenged Person]
Section 30[Self-Disqualification; Ex Officio Challenge]
Section 31[Lay Judges and Registry Clerks]
Section 32(Deleted)
CHAPTER IV COURT DECISIONS AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANTS
Section 33[Hearing the Participants]
Section 33a[Subsequent Hearing]
Section 34[Reasons for the Decision]
Section 34a[Entry into Force by Virtue of an Order]
Section 35[Notification of the Decision]
Section 35a[Instructions on Appellate Remedy]
Section 36[Service and Execution of Decisions]
Section 37[Procedure Concerning Service]
Section 38[Direct Summons]
Section 39(Deleted)
Section 40[Service by Publication]
Section 41[Service on the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 41a[Electronic Document]
CHAPTER V TIME LIMITS AND RESTORATION OF THE STATUS QUO ANTE
Section 42[Time Limits Determined in Days]
Section 43[Time Limits Determined in Weeks and Months]
Section 44[Restoration of the Status Quo Ante]
Section 45[Application for Restoration of the Status Quo Ante]
Section 46[Decision and Appellate Remedy]
Section 47[No Suspension of Execution]
CHAPTER VI WITNESSES
Section 48[Summons of Witnesses]
Section 49[Examination of the Federal President]
Section 50[Examination of Members of Parliament or Government Ministers]
Section 51[Consequences of Non-Appearance]
Section 52[Right to Refuse Testimony on Personal Grounds]
Section 53[Right to Refuse Testimony on Professional Grounds]
Section 53a[Right of Professional Assistants to Refuse Testimony]
Section 54[Authorization for Judges and Officials to Testify]
Section 55[Refusal of Information]
Section 56[Substantiation of the Grounds for Refusal to Testify]
Section 57[Instruction Regarding Oath]
Section 58[Examination; Confrontation]
Section 58a[Examination by Audio-Visual Medium]
Section 59[Oath]
Section 60[Prohibition of Oath]
Section 61[Right to Refuse to Give Testimony under Oath]
Section 62[Oath in Preparatory Proceedings]
Section 63[Oath on Examination by Commission]
Section 64[Form of Oath]
Section 65[Affirmation Equivalent to an Oath]
Section 66[Hearing or Speech Impaired Persons]
Section 67[Reliance on the Prior Oath]
Section 68[Examination as to Witness’ Identity]
Section 68a[Questions Concerning Degrading Facts and Previous Convictions]
Section 68b[Assignment of Legal Counsel]
Section 69[Examination as to Subject Matter]
Section 70[Refusal Without Reason to Testify or Take the Oath]
Section 71[Witness’ Expenses]
CHAPTER VII EXPERTS AND INSPECTION
Section 72[Application of Provisions Concerning Witnesses]
Section 73[Selection of Experts]
Section 74[Challenge]
Section 75[Duty to Render Opinion]
Section 76[Privilege of Refusing to Render Opinion]
Section 77[Consequences of Non-Appearance or Refusal]
Section 78[Judicial Direction]
Section 79[Oath Administered to an Expert]
Section 80[Preparation of an Opinion]
Section 80a[Consultations During the Preliminary Proceedings]
Section 81[Committal for Observation of the Accused]
Section 81a[Physical Examination; Blood Test]
Section 81b[Photographs and Fingerprints]
Section 81c[Examination of Other Persons]
Section 81d[Physical Examination]
Section 81e[Molecular and Genetic Examinations]
Section 81f[Ordering and Carrying Out Molecular and Genetic Examinations]
Section 81g[DNA Analysis]
Section 81h[Serial Molecular and Genetic Examination]
Section 82[Rendering Opinion in Preliminary Proceedings]
Section 83[Rendering a New Opinion]
Section 84[Fees for Experts]
Section 85[Expert Witnesses]
Section 86[Judicial Inspection]
Section 87[Post Mortem Examination; Autopsy]
Section 88[Identification]
Section 89[Extent of Autopsies]
Section 90[Autopsies of New-Born Children]
Section 91[Suspected Poisoning]
Section 92[Opinions in Counterfeiting Cases]
Section 93[Handwriting Analysis]
CHAPTER VIII SEIZURE, INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED SEARCH, USE OF TECHNICAL DEVICES, USE OF UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATORS AND SEARCH
Section 94[Objects Which May Be Seized]
Section 95[Obligation to Surrender]
Section 96[Official Documents]
Section 97[Objects Not Subject to Seizure]
Section 98[Order of Seizure]
Section 98a[Automated Comparison and Transmission of Personal Data]
Section 98b[Competence; Return and Deletion of Data]
Section 98c[Comparison of Data to Clear Up a Criminal Offence]
Section 99[Seizure of Postal Items]
Section 100[Jurisdiction]
Section 100a[Conditions Regarding Interception of Telecommunications]
Section 100b[Order to Intercept Telecommunications]
Section 100c[Measures Implemented Without the Knowledge of the Person Concerned]
Section 100d[Jurisdiction]
Section 100e[Duty to Report]
Section 100f[Use of Technical Means]
Section 100g[Information on Telecommunications Connections]
Section 100h[Taking of Photographs; Technical Devices for Surveillance]
Section 100i[IMS I-Catcher]
Section 101[Notification]
Section 102[Search in Respect of the Suspect]
Section 103[Searches in Respect of Other Persons]
Section 104[Searches During the Night]
Section 105[Search Order; Execution]
Section 106[Calling In the Occupant]
Section 107[Notification; Inventory]
Section 108[Seizure of Other Objects]
Section 109[Marking Seized Objects]
Section 110[Examination of Papers]
Section 110a[Undercover Investigators]
Section 110b[Consent of the Public Prosecution Office; Consent of the Court; Non-Disclosure of Identity]
Section 110c[Entering Private Premises]
Section 110d(Deleted)
Section 110e(Deleted)
Section 111[Road Traffic Controls]
Section 111a[Provisional Withdrawal of Permission to Drive]
Section 111b[Securing of Objects]
Section 111c[Effecting Seizure]
Section 111d[Attachment for Equivalent Value; Fine or Costs]
Section 111e[Order for Seizure or Attachment]
Section 111f[Effecting Seizure and Enforcing Attachment]
Section 111g[Compulsory Execution; Enforcement of Attachment by the Aggrieved Person]
Section 111h[Prior Satisfaction of Claims of the Aggrieved Person on Attachment]
Section 111i[Maintenance of Seizure]
Section 111k[Return of Moveable Assets to the Aggrieved Person]
Section 111l[Emergency Sale]
Section 111m[Writings and Printing Devices]
Section 111n[Seizure Order; Time Restriction]
Section 111o[Attachment in Rem for a Property Fine]
Section 111p[Seizure of Property]
CHAPTER IX ARREST AND PROVISIONAL APPREHENSION
Section 112[Admissibility of Remand Detention; Grounds for Arrest]
Section 112a[Further Grounds for Arrest]
Section 113[Restrictions Applying to Remand Detention]
Section 114[Warrant of Arrest]
Section 114a[Notification of Accused]
Section 114b[Instruction of Arrested Accused; Rights]
Section 114c[Notification of Relatives]
Section 114d[Communication of Information to the Penal Institution]
Section 114e[Communication of Information by the Penal Institution]
Section 115[Examination by the Court]
Section 115a[Examination by the Nearest Local Court]
Section 116[Suspension of Execution]
Section 116a[Type of Bail; Authorization to Receive Service]
Section 116b[Execution of Detention; Precedence]
Section 117[Review of Detention]
Section 118[Oral Hearing]
Section 118a[Conducting the Oral Hearing]
Section 118b[Persons Entitled to File Applications]
Section 119[Decisions and Measures in Execution of Detention]
Section 119a[Applications in Respect of Decisions and Measures]
Section 120[Revocation of the Warrant of Arrest]
Section 121[Remand Detention Exceeding Six Months]
Section 122[Special Review of Detention by the Higher Regional Court]
Section 122a[Maximum Detention Period Pursuant to Article 112a]
Section 123[Revoking Less Severe Measures]
Section 124[Forfeiture of Security]
Section 125[Competence for Issuing the Arrest Warrant]
Section 126[Competence for Subsequent Decisions]
Section 126a[Provisional Committal]
Section 127[Provisional Arrest]
Section 127a[Dispensing with Arrest]
Section 127b[Arrest in Connection with the Main Hearing]
Section 128[Appearance Before the Judge]
Section 129[Appearance After Preferment of Public Charges]
Section 130[Arrest Warrant for Offences Prosecuted on Application]
CHAPTER IXa FURTHER MEASURES TO SECURE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND EXECUTION OF SENTENCE
Section 131[Arrest Notice]
Section 131a[Notice to Determine Whereabouts]
Section 131b[Publication of Pictures]
Section 131c[Order and Confirmation of Searches]
Section 132[Provision of Security and Address for Service]
CHAPTER IXb PROVISIONAL PROHIBITION OF PURSUIT OF AN OCCUPATION
Section 132a[Provisional Prohibition of Pursuit of an Occupation]
CHAPTER X EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED
Section 133[Written Summons]
Section 134[Bringing the Accused Before the Court]
Section 135[Immediate Examination]
Section 136[First Examination]
Section 136a[Prohibited Methods of Examination]
CHAPTER XI DEFENCE
Section 137[Defence Counsel]
Section 138[Choice of Defence Counsel]
Section 138a[Exclusion of Defence Counsel]
Section 138b[Exclusion of Defence Counsel for Endangering National Security]
Section 138c[Procedure for Excluding Defence Counsel]
Section 138d[Oral Hearing; Immediate Complaint]
Section 139[Trainee Jurist as Defence Counsel]
Section 140[Mandatory Defence]
Section 141[Appointment of Defence Counsel]
Section 142[Choice of Defence Counsel]
Section 143[Revocation of Appointment]
Section 144(Deleted)
Section 145[Absence of Defence Counsel]
Section 145a[Service of Documents on Defence Counsel]
Section 146[Joint Defence Counsel]
Section 146a[Rejection of Defence Counsel of the Accused’s Own Choice]
Section 147[Inspection of the Files]
Section 148[Defence Counsel-Client Communication]
Section 148a[Implementing Monitoring Measures]
Section 149[Admission of Assistance]
Section 150(Deleted)
PART TWO PROCEEDINGS AT FIRST INSTANCE
CHAPTER I PUBLIC CHARGES
Section 151[Principle of Indictment]
Section 152[Indicting Authority; Principle of Mandatory Prosecution]
Section 152a[Prosecution of Elected Public Representatives]
Section 153[Non-Prosecution of Petty Offences]
Section 153a[Provisional Dispensing with Court Action; Provisional Termination of Proceedings]
Section 153b[Dispensing with Court Action; Termination]
Section 153c[Non-Prosecution of Offences Committed Abroad]
Section 153d[Dispensing with Court Action on Political Grounds]
Section 153e[Dispensing with Court Action in National Security Cases]
Section 153f[Dispensing with Prosecution of Criminal Offences under the Code of Crimes against International Law]
Section 154[Insignificant Secondary Penalties]
Section 154a[Limitation of Prosecution]
Section 154b[Extradition and Expulsion]
Section 154c[Victim of Coercion or Extortion]
Section 154d[Decision of a Prior Issue Involving Civil Law or Administrative Law]
Section 154e[Criminal or Disciplinary Proceedings Concerning Erroneous Suspicion or Insult]
Section 154f[Provisional Termination Prior to Main Proceedings]
Section 155[Scope of the Investigation]
Section 155a[Perpetrator-Victim Mediation]
Section 155b[Transmission of Personal Data]
Section 156[No Withdrawal of the Indictment]
Section 157[Definition of the Terms “Indicted Accused” and “Defendant”]
CHAPTER II PREPARATION OF THE PUBLIC CHARGES
Section 158[Criminal Informations; Applications for Prosecution]
Section 159[Unnatural Death; Discovery of a Corpse]
Section 160[Investigation Proceedings]
Section 160a[Investigation Measures Where Person Has Right to Refuse Testimony]
Section 160b[Discussion of the Status of Proceedings]
Section 161[Information and Investigations]
Section 161a[Witnesses and Experts Before the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 162[Court Investigations]
Section 163[Duties of the Police]
Section 163a[Examination of the Accused]
Section 163b[Establishing Identity]
Section 163c[Duration of Custody; Judicial Review]
Section 163d[Computer-Assisted Search]
Section 163e[Police Observation]
Section 163f[Longer-Term Observation]
Section 164[Apprehension of Persons Disrupting Official Activities]
Section 165[Judicial Action in an Emergency]
Section 166[Applications by the Accused to Obtain Evidence]
Section 167[Further Directions by the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 168[Recording Clerk]
Section 168a[Recording of Judicial Investigatory Acts]
Section 168b[Recording of Investigatory Acts of the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 168c[Presence During Judicial Examination]
Section 168d[Presence During Judicial Inspection]
Section 168e[Separate Examination]
Section 169[Investigating Judges of the Higher Regional Courts and the Federal Court of Justice]
Section 169a[Conclusion of Investigation]
Section 170[Conclusion of the Investigation Proceedings]
Section 171[Notification of the Applicant]
Section 172[Proceedings to Compel Public Charges]
Section 173[Procedure by the Court]
Section 174[Dismissal of Application]
Section 175[Order to Prefer Public Charges]
Section 176[Furnishing Security]
Section 177[Costs]
CHAPTER III (Deleted)
Sections 178 to 197(Deleted)
CHAPTER IV DECISION CONCERNING THE OPENING OF THE MAIN PROCEEDINGS
Section 198(Deleted)
Section 199[Decision to Open the Main Proceedings]
Section 200[Contents of the Bill of Indictment]
Section 201[Communication of the Bill of Indictment]
Section 202[Supplementary Investigations]
Section 202a
[Discussion of the Status of Proceedings]
Section 203[Condition for Opening Main Proceedings]
Section 204[Refusal to Open Main Proceedings]
Section 205[Provisional Termination]
Section 206[Applications Not Binding]
Section 206a[Termination in the Case of Impediments]
Section 206b[Termination on Amendment of the Law]
Section 207[Order Opening Main Proceedings]
Section 208(Deleted)
Section 209[Competent Court]
Section 209a[Special Functional Jurisdictions]
Section 210[Appellate Remedies]
Section 211[Effect of the Order Refusing to Open Main Proceedings]
CHAPTER V PREPARATION OF THE MAIN HEARING
Section 212[Applicability of Section 202a]
Sections 212a and 212b(Deleted)
Section 213[Setting the Date for the Main Hearing]
Section 214[Summonses]
Section 215[Service of the Order Opening the Main Proceedings]
Section 216[Summoning the Defendant]
Section 217[Time Limit for Summons]
Section 218[Summoning Defence Counsel]
Section 219[Defendant’s Applications to Take Evidence]
Section 220[Summons by the Defendant]
Section 221[Taking of Evidence Ex Officio]
Section 222[Naming Witnesses]
Section 222a[Information as to Composition of the Court]
Section 222b[Objections Concerning Composition of the Court]
Section 223[Witness Examination on Commission or By Request]
Section 224[Notification of Participants]
Section 225[Judicial Inspection on Commission]
Section 225a[Change of Jurisdiction Prior to the Main Hearing]
CHAPTER VI MAIN HEARING
Section 226[Uninterrupted Presence]
Section 227[More Than One Public Prosecutor and Defence Counsel]
Section 228[Suspension and Interruption]
Section 229[Maximum Duration of an Interruption]
Section 230[Failure of the Defendant to Appear]
Section 231[Defendant’s Duty to Be Present]
Section 231a[Unfitness to Stand Trial Caused with Intent]
Section 231b[Absence Because of Disorderly Conduct]
Section 231c[Absence During Parts of the Proceedings]
Section 232[Main Hearing Despite the Defendant’s Failure to Appear]
Section 233[Releasing the Defendant from the Duty to Appear]
Section 234[Representation of Absent Defendant]
Section 234a[Defence Counsel’s Rights of Information and Consent]
Section 235[Restoration of the Status Quo Ante]
Section 236[Ordering the Defendant’s Personal Appearance]
Section 237[Joinder of More Than One Criminal Case]
Section 238[Conduct of the Hearing]
Section 239[Cross-Examination]
Section 240[Right to Ask Questions]
Section 241[Rejection of Questions]
Section 241a[Examination of Witnesses under 18 Years of Age]
Section 242[Doubts Concerning Admissibility of Questions]
Section 243[Course of the Main Hearing]
Section 244[Taking of Evidence]
Section 245[Extent of Evidence Taken]
Section 246[Belated Applications to Take Evidence]
Section 246a[Medical Expert]
Section 247[Removal of the Defendant from the Courtroom]
Section 247a[Witness Examination in Another Place]
Section 248[Dismissal of Witnesses and Experts]
Section 249[Reading Out Documents]
Section 250[Principle of Examination in Person]
Section 251[Reading Out Records]
Section 252[Prohibition of Reading Out of Statement Following Refusal to Testify]
Section 253[Reading Out a Statement to Refresh Memory]
Section 254[Reading Out Confessions; Contradictions]
Section 255[Recording of Statements Read Out]
Section 255a[Showing Audio-Visual Recordings]
Section 256[Reading Out Official and Medical Statements]
Section 257[Questioning the Defendant, the Public Prosecutor and Defence Counsel]
Section 257a[Written Form]
Section 257b
[Discussion of the Status of Proceedings]
Section 257c
[Negotiated Agreement]
Section 258[Closing Speeches]
Section 259[Interpreter]
Section 260[Judgment]
Section 261[Free Evaluation of Evidence]
Section 262[Preliminary Civil Law Questions]
Section 263[Voting]
Section 264[Subject Matter of the Judgment]
Section 265[Change in Legal Reference]
Section 265a[Conditions; Instructions]
Section 266[Supplementary Charges]
Section 267[Reasons for the Judgment]
Section 268[Pronouncement of the Judgment]
Section 268a[Probationary Suspension of Sentence; Warning with Sentence Reserved]
Section 268b[Continuation of Remand Detention]
Section 268c[Information on a Driving Ban]
Section 268d[Instruction Where Preventive Detention Is Reserved]
Section 269[Lack of Substantive Jurisdiction]
Section 270[Referral to a Higher Competent Court]
Section 271[Record of Proceedings]
Section 272[Content of the Record]
Section 273[Additional Contents of the Record]
Section 274[Probative Value of the Record]
Section 275[Written Judgment; Official Copy]
CHAPTER VII DECISION CONCERNING AN ORDER OF PREVENTIVE DETENTION RESERVED IN THE JUDGMENT OR A SUBSEQUENT ORDER OF PREVENTIVE DETENTION
Section 275a[Decision Concerning Reserved or Subsequent Orders of Preventive Detention]
CHAPTER VIII PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ABSENT ACCUSED
Section 276[Definition]
Sections 277 to 284(Deleted)
Section 285[Securing Evidence]
Section 286[Defence Counsel]
Section 287[Notification of the Absent Accused]
Section 288[Request to Appear]
Section 289[Reception of Evidence]
Section 290[Seizure Instead of Warrant of Arrest]
Section 291[Publication of Seizure Order]
Section 292[Effect of Publication]
Section 293[Revocation of Seizure]
Section 294[Proceedings After Preferment of Charges]
Section 295[Safe Conduct]
PART THREE APPELLATE REMEDIES
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 296[Persons Entitled to Appellate Remedy]
Section 297[Defence Counsel]
Section 298[Statutory Representative]
Section 299[Arrested Accused]
Section 300[Incorrect Designation]
Section 301[Public Prosecution Office’s Power of Appellate Remedy]
Section 302[Withdrawal; Waiver]
Section 303[Opponent’s Consent]
CHAPTER II COMPLAINT
Section 304[Admissibility]
Section 305[Inadmissibility]
Section 305a[Complaint Against Order Suspending Sentence]
Section 306[Filing; Redress or Submission]
Section 307[No Obstacle to Enforcement]
Section 308[Powers of the Court Hearing the Complaint]
Section 309[Decision]
Section 310[Further Complaint]
Section 311[Immediate Complaint]
Section 311a[Subsequent Hearing of the Opponent]
CHAPTER III APPEAL ON POINTS OF FACT AND LAW
Section 312[Admissibility]
Section 313[Acceptance of Appeal on Fact and Law]
Section 314[Form and Time Limits]
Section 315[Appeal on Fact and Law and Application for Restoration of the Status Quo Ante]
Section 316[Obstacle to Entry into Force]
Section 317[Grounds for an Appeal on Fact and Law]
Section 318[Restriction of Appeal on Fact and Law]
Section 319[Filing Too Late]
Section 320[Submitting Files to the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 321[Transmission of Files to the Court Hearing the Appeal]
Section 322[Dismissal Without Main Hearing]
Section 322a[Ruling by the Court Hearing the Appeal]
Section 323[Preparation of the Main Hearing]
Section 324[Course of the Main Hearing]
Section 325[Reading Out Documents]
Section 326[Closing Speeches]
Section 327[Extent of Review of the Judgment]
Section 328[Content of the Appellate Decision]
Section 329[Defendant’s Non-Appearance]
Section 330[Appeal on Fact and Law by Statutory Representative]
Section 331[Prohibition of Reformatio in Peius]
Section 332[Procedural Provisions]
CHAPTER IV APPEAL ON POINTS OF LAW ONLY
Section 333[Admissibility]
Section 334(Deleted)
Section 335[Immediate Appeal on Law in Lieu of an Appeal on Fact and Law]
Section 336[Review of Decisions Preceding the Judgment]
Section 337[Grounds for Appeal on Law]
Section 338[Absolute Grounds for Appeal on Law]
Section 339[Legal Norms for the Defendant’s Benefit]
Section 340(Deleted)
Section 341[Form and Time Limits]
Section 342[Appeal on Law and Application for Restoration of the Status Quo Ante]
Section 343[Obstacle to Entry into Force]
Section 344[Grounds for an Appeal on Law]
Section 345[Time Limit for Stating Grounds]
Section 346[Late and Improper Filing]
Section 347[Service; Response; Submission of Files]
Section 348[Lack of Jurisdiction]
Section 349[Dismissal Without Main Hearing]
Section 350[Main Hearing]
Section 351[Course of the Main Hearing]
Section 352[Extent of Review]
Section 353[Content of the Appellate Judgment on Law]
Section 354[Decision on the Merits; Referral to a Lower Court]
Section 354a[Decision in the Event of Amendment of the Law]
Section 355[Referral to the Competent Court]
Section 356[Pronouncement of Judgment]
Section 356a[Violation of the Right To Be Heard]
Section 357[Effect on Persons Convicted in the Same Proceedings]
Section 358[Binding Effect on Lower Court; Prohibition of Reformatio in Peius]
PART FOUR REOPENING OF PROCEEDINGS CONCLUDED BY A FINAL JUDGMENT
Section 359[Reopening for the Convicted Person’s Benefit]
Section 360[No Obstacle to Execution]
Section 361[Execution or Death No Bar to Reopening]
Section 362[Reopening to the Defendant’s Detriment]
Section 363[Inadmissibility]
Section 364[Allegation of a Criminal Offence]
Section 364a[Appointment of Defence Counsel]
Section 364b[Appointment of Defence Counsel to Prepare Proceedings]
Section 365[General Provisions on the Application]
Section 366[Content and Form of the Application]
Section 367[Court Jurisdiction; Procedure]
Section 368[Dismissal for Inadmissibility]
Section 369[Taking Evidence]
Section 370[Decision on Well-Foundedness]
Section 371[Acquittal With No Main Hearing]
Section 372[Immediate Complaint]
Section 373[Judgment After New Main Hearing; No Reformatio in Peius]
Section 373a[Procedure for a Penal Order]
PART FIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON IN THE PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER I PRIVATE PROSECUTION
Section 374[Admissibility; Persons Entitled to Prosecute]
Section 375[More Than One Person Entitled]
Section 376[Preferring Public Charges]
Section 377[Participation of the Public Prosecutor; Taking Over the Proceedings]
Section 378[Assistance and Representation of the Private Prosecutor]
Section 379[Furnishing Security; Legal Aid]
Section 379a[Advance for Fees]
Section 380[Conciliation Attempt]
Section 381[Preferring the Charges]
Section 382[Communication of the Charges]
Section 383[Order Opening the Main Hearing; Dismissal; Termination]
Section 384[Further Procedure]
Section 385[Status of the Private Prosecutor; Summonses; Inspection of the Files]
Section 386[Summoning Witnesses and Experts]
Section 387[Representation at the Main Hearing]
Section 388[Countercharges]
Section 389[Judgment Terminating Proceedings]
Section 390[Appellate Remedy for Private Prosecutor]
Section 391[Withdrawal of Charges; Restoration of the Status Quo Ante]
Section 392[Effect of Withdrawal]
Section 393[Death of the Private Prosecutor]
Section 394[Notification to the Accused]
CHAPTER II PRIVATE ACCESSORY PROSECUTION
Section 395[Right to Join as a Private Accessory Prosecutor]
Section 396[Declaration of Joinder]
Section 397[Rights of the Private Accessory Prosecutor]
Section 397a[Appointment of an Attorney as Counsel]
Section 398[Procedure]
Section 399[Notification of Previous Decisions]
Section 400[Private Accessory Prosecutor’s Right to Appellate Remedy]
Section 401[Appellate Remedy for Private Accessory Prosecutor]
Section 402[Revocation; Death of Private Accessory Prosecutor]
CHAPTER III COMPENSATION FOR THE AGGRIEVED PERSON
Section 403[Conditions]
Section 404[Application by the Aggrieved Person]
Section 405[Dispensing with a Decision]
Section 406[Decision]
Section 406a[Appellate Remedy]
Section 406b[Execution]
Section 406c[Reopening]
CHAPTER IV OTHER RIGHTS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON
Section 406d[Notification of the Aggrieved Person]
Section 406e[Inspection of Files]
Section 406f[Assistance and Representation of the Aggrieved Person]
Section 406g[Assistance for an Aggrieved Person Entitled to Private Accessory Prosecution]
Section 406h[Information as to Rights]
PART SIX SPECIAL TYPES OF PROCEDURE
CHAPTER I PROCEDURE FOR PENAL ORDERS
Section 407[Admissibility]
Section 408[Judicial Decisions]
Section 408a[Application for Penal Order After Opening of the Main Proceedings]
Section 408b[Appointment of Defence Counsel]
Section 409[Content of the Penal Order]
Section 410[Time Limit for Lodging Objections; Entry into Force]
Section 411[Dismissal for Inadmissibility; Date of Main Hearing]
Section 412[Non-Appearance of the Defendant]
CHAPTER II PROCEDURE FOR PREVENTIVE DETENTION
Section 413[Conditions]
Section 414[Proceedings]
Section 415[Main Hearing Without the Accused]
Section 416[Transition to Criminal Proceedings]
CHAPTER IIa ACCELERATED PROCEDURE
Section 417[Application by the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 418[Main Hearing]
Section 419[Maximum Sentence; Decision]
Section 420[Taking of Evidence]
Sections 421 to 429(Deleted)
CHAPTER III PROCEDURE CONCERNING CONFISCATION AND SEIZURE OF PROPERTY
Section 430[Waiver of Confiscation]
Section 431[Participation of Third Persons in Proceedings]
Section 432[Hearing a Person with an Interest in Confiscation]
Section 433[Rights and Duties of a Person with an Interest in Confiscation]
Section 434[Representation by Defence Counsel]
Section 435[Summons to the Main Hearing]
Section 436[Non-Appearance at the Main Hearing]
Section 437[Appellate Proceedings]
Section 438[Confiscation by Penal Order]
Section 439[Subsequent Proceedings]
Section 440[Independent Confiscation Proceedings]
Section 441[Jurisdiction in Subsequent and in Independent Confiscation Proceedings]
Section 442[Forfeiture; Destruction; Rendering Unusable]
Section 443[Seizure of Property]
CHAPTER IV PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSING A REGULATORY FINE AGAINST LEGAL PERSONS AND AGAINST ASSOCIATIONS
Section 444
Sections 445 to 448(Deleted)
PART SEVEN EXECUTION OF SENTENCE AND COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER I EXECUTION OF SENTENCE
Section 449[Execution]
Section 450[Crediting Remand Detention and Withdrawal of Driver’s Licence]
Section 450a[Crediting Detention Pending Extradition]
Section 451[Executing Authorities]
Section 452[Pardoning Power]
Section 453[Subsequent Decision on Probationary Suspension of Sentence or Warning with Sentence Reserved]
Section 453a[Instruction on Suspension of Sentence or Warning with Sentence Reserved]
Section 453b[Supervision of the Convicted Person]
Section 453c[Warrant of Arrest on Revocation]
Section 454[Suspension of Remainder of Sentence]
Section 454a[Extension of Probation Period; Revocation of Suspension of Remainder of Sentence]
Section 454b[Execution of Prison Sentences and of Default Imprisonment]
Section 455[Postponement of Execution of a Prison Sentence]
Section 455a[Postponement or Interruption on Grounds of Institutional Organization]
Section 456[Temporary Postponement]
Section 456a[Dispensing With Execution in the Case of Extradition or Expulsion]
Section 456b(Deleted)
Section 456c[Postponement and Suspension of Prohibition of Pursuit of an Occupation]
Section 457[Arrest Warrant]
Section 458[Court Decisions on Execution of Sentence]
Section 459[Execution of Fine]
Section 459a[Facilitating Payment]
Section 459b[Setting Off Instalments]
Section 459c[Recovery of Fine]
Section 459d[No Execution]
Section 459e[Execution of Default Imprisonment]
Section 459f[Dispensing with Execution of Default Imprisonment]
Section 459g[Execution of Incidental Consequences]
Section 459h[Legal Remedy]
Section 459i[Execution of Property Fine]
Section 460[Subsequent Aggregate Penalty]
Section 461[Credit for Confinement in Hospital]
Section 462[Procedure in the Case of Court Decision]
Section 462a[Jurisdiction]
Section 463[Execution of Measures of Reform and Prevention]
Section 463a[Powers and Jurisdiction of the Supervisory Agencies]
Section 463b[Seizure of Driver’s Licence]
Section 463c[Public Announcement]
Section 463d[Court Assistance Agency]
CHAPTER II COSTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS
Section 464[Decision on Costs]
Section 464a[Definition of Costs]
Section 464b[Assessment of Costs]
Section 464c[Costs of Interpreters]
Section 464d[Distribution of Expenses]
Section 465[Duty of Convicted Person to Pay Costs]
Section 466[Liability of Co-Offenders]
Section 467[Costs on Acquittal]
Section 467a[Withdrawal of Charges or Termination by the Public Prosecution Office]
Section 468[Defendants Not Liable to Punishment]
Section 469[Costs Charged to Person Laying Criminal Information]
Section 470[Costs on Withdrawal of Application for Prosecution]
Section 471[Costs of Private Prosecution]
Section 472[Costs of Private Accessory Prosecution]
Section 472a[Aggrieved Person’s Expenses]
Section 472b[Costs of Other Persons Involved]
Section 473[Costs of Unsuccessful Appellate Remedy]
Section 473a[Costs of Separate Decisions]
PART EIGHT PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND INSPECTION OF FILES, OTHER USE OF INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES TRANSCENDING PROCEEDINGS, PROVISIONS ON DATA FILES, NATIONAL REGISTER OF PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTION OFFICES
CHAPTER I PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND INSPECTION OF FILES, OTHER USE OF INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES TRANSCENDING PROCEEDINGS
Section 474[Provision of File Information and Other Information to Judicial Authorities and Other Public Institutions]
Section 475[Information and File Inspection for Private Individuals and Other Institutions]
Section 476[Transmission of Personal Data for Research Purposes]
Section 477[Admissibility of the Transfer of Information]
Section 478[Competence, Requested Files, Appellate Remedies]
Section 479[Transmission of Information Ex Officio]
Section 480[Special Statutory Provisions Excepted]
Section 481[Personal Information from Criminal Proceedings for the Police]
Section 482[Notification of Police of the Outcome of Criminal Proceedings]
CHAPTER II PROVISIONS ON DATA FILES
Section 483[Data Files for Criminal Proceedings]
Section 484[Use of Data in Future Criminal Proceedings]
Section 485[Administration of Proceedings]
Section 486[Common Data Files]
Section 487[Transmission of Stored Data]
Section 488[Automated Retrieval Procedure]
Section 489[Correction, Deletion or Blocking]
Section 490[Establishing Order]
Section 491[Informing the Affected Person]
CHAPTER III NATIONAL REGISTER OF PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTION OFFICES
Section 492[National Register of Proceedings Conducted by Public Prosecution Offices]
Section 493[Automated Inquiry and Disclosure Procedure]
Section 494[Correction and Deletion of the Data]
Section 495[Information]