Fines for people and companies living or based abroad can be sent abroad for enforcement instead of being collected in Denmark
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om fuldbyrdelse af straf m.v. (Fuldbyrdelse af bødekrav over for skyldnere med fast bopæl eller hjemsted i udlandet)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- When a person living or based abroad receives a fine in Denmark, the fine does not have to be sent to the debt collection authority.
- Instead, the authorities in the country where the person lives can be asked to enforce the fine.
- Who: The act applies to people and companies with a permanent residence or registered base abroad who have received or been issued a fine in Denmark.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget indeholder en ændring af straffuldbyrdelsesloven, der har til formål at sikre, at udenlandske skyldnere oplever en konsekvens af bl.a. færdselsrelaterede lovovertrædelser i Danmark. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 11 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet