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Erm ... in which sense exactly is an Ordnungswidrigkeitenverfahren like a Zivilprozess? How are the courts different? Also, yes, "but with the government" is e
by zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y ago
Erm ... 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.