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Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

Original: Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

Translated from German

enactedGermany· German Bundestag· DE

Introduced

19 December 1986

Last action

19 December 1986 · Beschlussdrucksache

Status

Verkündet

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Summary

<strong>Content:</strong> Relieving the burden on the criminal justice system through changes to the law in criminal procedure law, taking into account constitutional guarantees, including bringing forward the rejection of a judge due to bias, simple communication of unappealable judgments, extension of public service in appeal proceedings, restriction of the public prosecutor's obligation to be present at corpse openings, selection of the public defender by the accused, extension of the defense's powers in the absence of the accused in the main hearing, restriction of the ban on Multiple defense, expanded options for interrupting the main hearing and waiving the reading of documents, reference to the indictment in final fine judgments from regional and higher regional courts, sole decision by the presiding judge on requests for recording, restriction of complaints against decisions of the investigating judge at the higher regional court, loss of the appeal court's power to remit due to procedural errors, limitation of the jump revision to the violation of substantive law, unsuccessful attempt at atonement as a prerequisite for private prosecution against dangerous bodily harm, improvement of the effectiveness of the penalty order procedure, simplification of criminal procedural costs law, approval of single judges for the small criminal chamber outside the main hearing, expansion of the jurisdiction of the small criminal execution chamber<br /> <br /> Amendments and additions to various sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure, amendments to Section 77b of the Criminal Code, Sections 51, 60, 67, 87 and 108 OWiG, Section 55 JGG, Section 29 StVollzG, Section 37 BtMG and Section 406 AO. Federal, state and local governments are not burdened with costs. Savings are created for the federal states' judicial budgets.<br /> <br /> <strong>Changes due to the committee recommendation:</strong> The change to the Youth Court Act is no longer applicable. The Federal Minister of Justice is authorized to revise the Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure.<br /> <br /> <strong>Secondary keywords:</strong> Criminal process/relief of the criminal justice system through various changes in criminal procedure law * Tax code/amendment to § 406 AO regarding relief of the criminal justice system * Judge/advancement of the rejection of a judge due to concerns about bias, restriction of complaints against decisions of the investigating judge at the higher regional court, single judge decisions of the small criminal chamber outside the main hearing * Criminal judgment/simple notification of incontestable judgments instead of formal service * Appeal (appeal)/expansion of the possibilities for public service in appeal proceedings, loss of the appeal court's power to remit due to a procedural error * Public prosecutor/conversion of the public prosecutor's obligation to be present at corpse openings into a power of presence * Corpse/conversion of the public prosecutor's obligation to be present at corpse openings into a power of presence * Autopsy/conversion of the public prosecutor's obligation to be present at Mortuary openings in a power of attendance * Public defender/selection of the public defender by the Accused, extension of his powers in the absence of the accused in the main hearing * Document/expansion of the scope of a waiver of the reading of documents in the main hearing * Fine/possibility of justifying a fine judgment with reference to the indictment by regional and higher regional courts * Judgment/possibility of justifying a fine judgment with reference to the indictment by regional and higher regional courts * Regional court/possibility of justifying a fine judgment with reference to the indictment by regional and higher regional courts Higher regional courts * Higher regional court/possibility of justifying a fine judgment with reference to the indictment by regional and higher regional courts, restriction of the appeal against decisions of the investigating judge at the higher regional court * Minutes (reproduction)/decision on the rejection of the application for verbatim recording by the chairman of the main hearing * Complaint (appeal)/restriction of the appeal against decisions of the investigating judge at the higher regional court * Revision (appeal)/restriction of the jump revision to the Violation of substantive law * Bodily injury/unsuccessful attempt at atonement as a prerequisite for the prosecution of dangerous bodily harm in private prosecution proceedings * Private prosecution/unsuccessful attempt at atonement as a prerequisite for the prosecution of dangerous bodily harm in private prosecution proceedings * Costs law/simplification of criminal procedural cost law * Code of Criminal Procedure/amendments and additions to various §§ StPO regarding. Relieving the burden on the criminal justice system * Court Constitution Act/amending Sections 76,78b and 120 GVG regarding relieving the burden on the criminal justice system * Criminal Code/amending Section 77b StGB regarding relieving the burden on the criminal justice system * Administrative offense/amending Sections 51,60,67,87 and 108 OWiG regarding Relieving the burden on the criminal justice system * Youth Court Act/amendment to Section 55 JGG regarding relief from the criminal justice system * Penal Enforcement Act/amending Section 29 StVollzG regarding relief from the criminal justice system * Narcotics Act/amending Section 37 BtMG regarding relief from the criminal justice system

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Timeline

  1. 23 December 1983

    Gesetzentwurf

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  2. 19 January 1984

    Gesetzentwurf

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  3. 23 January 1984

    Empfehlungen der Ausschüsse

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  4. 1 February 1984

    Plenarantrag

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  5. 1 February 1984

    Plenarantrag

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  6. 3 February 1984

    1. Durchgang

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  7. 3 February 1984

    Beschlussdrucksache

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  8. 13 April 1984

    Gesetzentwurf

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BT

  9. 28 June 1984

    1. Beratung

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BT

  10. 28 November 1986

    Beschlussempfehlung und Bericht

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BT

  11. 4 December 1986

    2. Beratung

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BT

  12. 4 December 1986

    3. Beratung

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BT

  13. 5 December 1986

    Unterrichtung über Gesetzesbeschluss des BT

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  14. 19 December 1986

    2. Durchgang

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

  15. 19 December 1986

    Beschlussdrucksache

    Strafverfahrensänderungsgesetz 1984 (StVÄG 1984) (G-SIG: 10020148)

    Source: BR

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