Salzburg Regional Court

	Regional Court Salzburg; - LG Salzburg -
State level	Federation
position	ordinary court
Headquarters	Salzburg , Weiserstraße 22
president	Hans Rathgeb
Website	www.justiz.gv.at

Office building of the Salzburg Regional Court

The Salzburg Regional Court (in short: LG Salzburg ) is one of 20 regional courts in Austria . Its district coincides with the area of the state of Salzburg . 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 Salzburg Regional Court is the Linz Higher Regional Court .

history

The foundation stone for the court structure was laid by the March constitution of 1849 , in which the jurisdiction of the State of Salzburg was divided into district courts and a regional court. For the time being, the Salzburg Regional Court was subordinated to the Vienna Higher Regional Court , later to the Innsbruck Higher Regional Court and finally to the Linz Higher Regional Court .

Individual evidence

^ Salzburg Regional Court. Jurisdiction. Federal Ministry of Justice, accessed on October 27, 2017 (Austrian German).
^ Salzburg Regional Court - Salzburgwiki. Retrieved October 27, 2017 .

47.810671 13.046638Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 38.4 " N , 13 ° 2 ′ 47.9" E

[1] Salzburg Regional Court. Jurisdiction. Federal Ministry of Justice, accessed on October 27, 2017 (Austrian German).

[2] Salzburg Regional Court - Salzburgwiki. Retrieved October 27, 2017 .