Law on Compensation for Honorary Judges

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Basic data
Title: Law on Compensation
for Honorary Judges
Previous title: Law on the compensation
of honorary assessors
in the courts
Abbreviation: EaRiEG
Type: Federal law
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Legal matter: Cost law
References : 366-1 aF
Original version from: July 26, 1957
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 861, 900 )
Entry into force on: October 1, 1957
New announcement from: October 1, 1969
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1753 )
Last change by: Art. 1 para. 4 G of February 22, 2002
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 981 )
Effective date of the
last change:
March 1, 2002
(Art. 2 G of February 22, 2002)
Expiry: July 1, 2004
(Art. 6 No. 3 G of May 5, 2004,
Federal Law Gazette I p. 718, 850 )
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The law on the compensation of honorary judges (EhrRiEG) regulated in Germany from 1957 to 2004 the compensation of honorary judges at the courts . With the cost law modernization law, the law expired in 2004.

Compensation could be made according to the law on compensation for honorary judges

  • the missed time
  • the travel expenses
  • the effort

The time lost was most recently reimbursed with four euros, an additional loss of earnings with up to 16 euros per hour. In exceptional cases, the amount increased to 41 euros.

The travel costs were reimbursed with 27 cents per kilometer driven. The travel costs by public transport or the train are full. If the journey was started from a place other than the place of residence, the costs for fictitious journeys to and from the place of residence will be reimbursed.

Reimbursement of expenses was reimbursed for other accommodation and other expenses in accordance with Section 4 EStG . This was also necessary for accompanying persons.

With the new Judicial Remuneration and Compensation Act , the rates have been increased and the compensation has been extended to other points (housekeeping).