Acquittal and compensation for seized driving licence

4 Cs 763 Js 993/07-150/07Court of First InstanceJul 22, 2008Criminal lawAcquitted

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Omnilex summary

The District Court of Altena acquitted the accused in criminal proceedings. It ordered the State Treasury to bear the procedural costs and the accused’s necessary expenses. The court also declared the accused entitled to compensation for the period during which the driving licence was seized, citing section 2(2), no. 5, StrEG. The available text does not identify the charge, provide reasons for the acquittal, or state the amount of compensation.

Omnilex headnote

Under § 2 Abs. 2 Nr. 5 StrEG, compensation is available for the duration of a seizure of a driving licence where the statutory requirements are met. In this case, following the accused’s acquittal, the court recognised an entitlement to compensation for the period of seizure. The judgment does not set out further reasoning on the requirements or calculation of that entitlement.

Full text

Amtsgericht Altena — 4 Cs 763 Js 993/07-150/07 — Urteil

Entscheidungsdatum: 2008-07-22

Aktenzeichen: 4 Cs 763 Js 993/07-150/07

ECLI: ECLI:DE:AGAL:2008:0722.4CS763JS993.07.15.00

Dokumenttyp: Urteil

Spruchkörper: Strafabteilung

Tenor

Der Angeklagte wird freigesprochen.

Die Verfahrenskosten und notwendigen Auslagen des

Angeklagten trägt die Staatskasse.

Für die Dauer der Beschlagnahme des Führerscheins

steht dem Angeklagten eine Entschädigung zu (§ 2 Abs. 2 Nr. 5 StrEG).

Keywords

acquittaldriving licence seizurecompensationprocedural costs

Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Whether the accused should be found guilty of the charged offense.

The accused was acquitted.

Allocation of procedural costs and the accused’s necessary expenses.

The State Treasury must bear the procedural costs and the accused’s necessary expenses.

Entitlement to compensation for the period of seizure of the driving licence.

The accused is entitled to compensation for the duration of the seizure.

The judgment states that compensation is due under section 2(2), no. 5, StrEG.

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