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Mandatory Allowance of Work-Off for Fines

Case Number OG 1994 55
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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The appellate court addressed a case concerning the enforcement of a fine where the convicted person requested to work off the fine instead of paying it; the court reasoned that under the relevant statute, the magistrate is obligated to grant the request to work off the fine upon application by the convicted person and is explicitly barred from independently investigating the applicant's willingness or physical capacity to perform the work, nor can the magistrate demand proof thereof.

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Art. 49 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 StGB. Beantragt der Verurteilte das Abarbeiten seiner Busse, so hat der Amtsstatthalter diesem Antrag stattzugeben und nicht von Amtes wegen zu prüfen, ob der Verurteilte tatsächlich arbeitswillig und körperlich dazu in der Lage ist. Ebensowenig kann er von ihm einen solchen Nachweis verlangen. | Strafrecht

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enforcement magistrate payment of the fine capacity to work release from obligation to work exemption from punishment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 49 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 StGB
Leitsatz: · Art. 49 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 StGB.
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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Strafrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 24.10.1994

Fallnummer: · OG 1994 55

LGVE: · 1994 I Nr. 55

Leitsatz: · Art. 49 Ziff. 1 Abs. 2 StGB. Beantragt der Verurteilte das Abarbeiten seiner Busse, so hat der Amtsstatthalter diesem Antrag stattzugeben und nicht von Amtes wegen zu prüfen, ob der Verurteilte tatsächlich arbeitswillig und körperlich dazu in der Lage ist. Ebensowenig kann er von ihm einen solchen Nachweis verlangen.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.

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