4 ms·
> Parking in the wrong spot also doesn't lead to any of that, but it's still a criminal case. It is not, it is an administrative offence.
by erAck 9y ago
> Parking in the wrong spot also doesn't lead to any of that, but it's still a criminal case.
It is not, it is an administrative offence.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoWhich is, in the broad sense, a subcategory of criminal law (as opposed to civil law).
- geococcyxc 9y agoThis is at least wrong in Germany, they are handled by different courts, will not show up on criminal record etc., it's more like a civil case, but with the government. Though of course you could park your car so horribly that it might get to be one, there's criminal neglect.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoErm ... in which sense exactly is an Ordnungswidrigkeitenverfahren like a Zivilprozess? How are the courts different? Also, yes, "but with the government" is exactly what makes it a criminal case!? See also: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnungswidrigkeit https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnungswidrigkeit https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafrecht_(Deutschland) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafrecht_(Deutschland)
- geococcyxc 9y agoSorry, I was wrong about the courts, but at first it is not even handled by a court or prosecutor at all, only by the administration. If the potential fine is not accepted it then indeed goes to criminal court.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoWell, yes, Ordnungswidrkeiten are "Straftaten light", if you will, so consequences are generally less severe, the process has a shortcut for undisputed cases, ... but the essence is still that the state makes a member of society experience some consequences for not following the law, and thus in particular the same constitutional protections apply.