Court costs in criminal cases are not collected from certain convicted persons
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om ændring af bødebekendtgørelsen
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The executive order on fines gets a new subsection on court costs.
- Court costs imposed by a judgment must not be collected from certain convicted persons.
- Who: The rule applies to convicted persons who were between 15 and 25 years old, and convicted persons who were 25 years or older when the offence was committed. There are exceptions for both groups.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 24 October 2025.
- Parts of the executive order apply to court costs imposed by a judgment that became final after the date of entry into force.
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A new subsection is added to section 3 of the executive order on fines. Court costs imposed by a judgment must not be collected from certain convicted persons.
The rule applies to convicted persons who were at least 15 years old but younger than 25 when the offence was committed. However, it does not apply if the young person in the judgment was only given a fine, was convicted of a violation of section 245 of the Criminal Code, or was sentenced to a prison term set under section 81 a of the Criminal Code. It also does not apply to a prison sentence of 6 months or more, or to preventive detention.
The rule also covers convicted persons who were 25 years old or older at the time of the offence. Here, it does not apply if the person has previously been sentenced to a prison term, preventive detention, a youth sanction, or a measure (arrangement) under section 68 of the Criminal Code with a maximum duration of 5 years or with no maximum duration.
The rule has effect for court costs in judgments that became final after entry into force.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 21 October 2025
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 23 October 2025
- In force · 24 October 2025