ATA/259/1997•Administrative fine for unauthorized bike shelter and pond
ATA/259/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberApr 22, 1997Confirmed
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The case concerns a builder who erected a bicycle shelter and a pond without authorization. The only legal questions mentioned are the penal nature of the administrative fine and prescription. The court held that the fine is administrative in form but penal in nature, that the limitation period had not expired, and it confirmed the CHF 500 fine.
LCI. 1 al. 1 let. a; administrative fines of penal nature and prescription: an administrative fine that has penal characteristics is subject to limitation rules, but prescription must be examined on the relevant procedural and material dates. Where the limitation period has not run, the sanction may be maintained if the unauthorized work is established and no other bar to punishment exists.
Descripteurs
CONSTRUCTION ET INSTALLATION; VILLA; ETANG; AMENDE; PRINCIPE JURIDIQUE; PRESCRIPTION; TPE
Normes
LCI.1 al.1 litt.a
Résumé
- Nature pénale des amendes administratives.
- Prescription de l'amende non atteinte.
- Confirmation d'une amende de Frs 500.- pour le constructeur d'un couvert à vélos et d'un étang sans autorisation.
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Whether the administrative fine is of criminal/penal nature
The fine is of administrative but penal nature.
The court characterizes the sanction as an administrative fine with penal characteristics, which is relevant for applying limitation rules.
Whether the fine was time-barred
The limitation period had not expired.
The court held that prescription was not reached on the relevant dates, so enforcement of the fine remained possible.
Whether the CHF 500 fine for building without authorization should be upheld
The fine is confirmed.
Because the unauthorized construction of the bicycle shelter and pond was established and no bar to punishment existed, the sanction stands.
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