Key legal question
Whether the upper court could order that the fine not be notified to VOSTRA after finality.
Extracted holding
The registration exemption was unlawful; under the ordinance the decisive criteria are a fine above CHF 5,000 or community service above 180 hours, and the lower court could not replace these criteria with the alternative of substitute imprisonment.
Extracted reasoning
The ordinance text and history do not support using substitute imprisonment as a registration trigger. The fine is a lump-sum sanction; substitute imprisonment is only relevant if the fine is unpaid and would create uncertainty and inconsistent treatment, especially for administrative fines.