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Ordinance On Notification Of Municipality Of Interrogations Of The Accused Under The Age Of 18

Original Language Title: Bekendtgørelse om underretning af kommunen om afhøringer af sigtede under 18 år

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Publication of the notification of the municipality on the interrogation of the accused under 18 years of age

According to section 752, paragraph 1. 2, in the law of the court's care, cf. Law Order no. 1053 of 29. In October 2009, and after the authority of the Minister for Justice,

§ 1. The police shall inform the municipality of the case when an intentional less than 18 years is to be questioned, and the charge is concerned ;

1) Violation of common-law criminal law ; or

2) the conditions under which the law may lead to freedom of imprisonment.

Paragraph 2. However, the course of action may be omitted for consultations carried out in direct connection with the fact that the accused of the police is made under or in the immediate attachment to the exercise of a criminal offence, for which no higher penalty than any other than that may be ; fine.

§ 2. The notification takes place to the municipality where the defendant lives. If the place of residence is not enlightened or, because of the distance from here, the place shall be notified to the place of the local authority.

Paragraph 2. If the information referred to in section 1 has not been written in writing, then the notification shall also be made in writing of the municipality.

§ 3. A representative from the municipality shall, as far as possible, have access to be held to interrogations as referred to in section 1 being carried out by the police or in the courts.

§ 4. The announcement shall enter into force on 1. July, 2010.

Paragraph 2. Publication no. 786 of 21. September 1992 on the notification of the municipal board on the interrogations of the accused under the age of 18 shall be repealed.

The Attorney General, the 28th. June 2010

Jørgen Steen Sørensen

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