Regional Court of Linz

Regional Court Linz - LG Linz -
State level	Federation
position	ordinary court
Headquarters	Linz , Fadingerstraße 2
president	Andre Starlinger
Website	www.justiz.gv.at

The Linz Regional Court ( LG Linz for short ) is one of 20 regional courts in Austria . Today it is located in the Fadingerstraße 2 building, which also houses the Linz Public Prosecutor's Office and the Linz District Court. At the time of the corporate state and National Socialism, the Linz Regional Court had its seat at Museumstrasse 12.

As a regional court, it is responsible for dealing with appeals against decisions of the district courts in the second instance . In principle, it is responsible for civil matters in the event of a value in dispute exceeding € 15,000. However, certain cases fall within the jurisdiction of the district courts regardless of the amount in dispute. It is responsible for criminal matters in the first instance if the threat of punishment is more than a year. Certain criminal cases fall under his jurisdiction even if the threat of punishment is lower.

The court of appeal for decisions by the Linz Regional Court is the  Linz Higher Regional Court .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Regional Court of Linz. Building signpost. Federal Ministry of Justice, accessed on October 31, 2017 (Austrian German). 
2. ↑ Regional Court of Linz. Jurisdiction. Federal Ministry of Justice, accessed on October 27, 2017 (Austrian German). 

Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 19.7 ″  N , 14 ° 17 ′ 34.6 ″  E