Public Prosecutor Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Public Prosecutor's Office Act (StAG) of December 15, 2010 |
| Short title: | Public Prosecutor Act |
| Abbreviation: | StAG |
| Type: | law |
| Scope: | Liechtenstein |
| Legal matter: | public law |
| Issued on: | December 15, 2010 |
| Entry into force on: | February 1, 2011 |
| Last change by: | LGBl. 2011 No. 49 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Public Prosecutor's Office Act (StAG) of December 15, 2011 regulates the tasks and organization as well as the service law of public prosecutors and non-public prosecutor employees of the Liechtenstein Public Prosecutor's Office (StA) (Art 1 StAG).
Special statutory provisions on the service law of non-public prosecutor employees in accordance with the State Personnel Act are not changed by the StAG. These provisions continue to take precedence over the StAG (Art 25 StAG).
Purpose of the scheme
The StAG serves in particular to regulate:
- the tasks, organization and training of public prosecutors;
- the right to issue instructions;
- the reporting requirements;
- of service law;
- the prosecution's relationship with the courts.
The two main focuses of the StAG are in Sections II (Organization, Art 4 to 24 StAG) and III. (Service law, Art 25 to 51 StAG). The StAG is supplemented by the Liechtenstein Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO) and other special legal provisions.
Structure of the StAG
- I. General provisions
Art 1 subject
Art 2 tasks of the public prosecutor's office
Art 3 terms and designations
- II. Organization
- A. Structure and organs of the public prosecutor's office
Art 4 prosecutors
Art 5 Head of the Public Prosecutor's Office
Art 6 departments
Art 7 office
- B. Instructions
Art 8 principle
Art 9 right of remonstration, protection of conscience, disclosure of instructions
- C. Business allocation, auditing, attendance and reporting
Art 10 Business Distribution
Art 11 revision
Art 12 Presence in office and on-call duty
Art 13 reports
Art 14 annual reports
- D. Documentation and registration
Art 15 diary
Art 16 register
Art 17 Access to diaries and documents
Art 18 data processing
- E. Relationship with the courts
Art 19 Performing acts in the courts
- F. Supervision
Art 20 Supervision
Art 21 Administrative complaint
- G. Exclusion and Rejection of Prosecutors
Art 22 exclusion
Art 23 rejection
Art 24 exclusion and rejection procedure
- III. Service law
- A. General
Art 25 Applicable Law
- B. Public prosecutor's preparatory service
1. Establishment and termination of the employment relationship
Art 26 Establishment of the employment relationship
Art 27 Period of Service
Art 28 Termination of employment
2. Training of trainee prosecutors
Art 29 Duration and course of the preparatory service
Art 30 Design and management of the preparatory service
Art 31 Assessment of the level of training
- C. Establishment of the employment relationship
Art 32 Advertisement and employment
Art 33 Employment Requirements
Art 34 Duration of the employment relationship
Art 35 Oath of Service
- D. Rights and duties of public prosecutors
Art 36 General Obligations
Art 37 Obligation to follow instructions
Art 38 Confidentiality
Art 39 Release from the duty of confidentiality
Art 40 Prohibition of accepting gifts
Art 41 Excluded activities
Art 42 Secondary employment of public prosecutors
Art 43 Salary and Compensation
Art 44 Official expenses
Art 45 Holidays
Art 46 Holidays and days off
Art 47 data protection
- E. Change of usage
Art 48 Temporary assignment of duties
- F. Termination of employment
Art 49 principle
Art 50 termination
- G. Disciplinary Law
Art 51 principle
- IV. Transitional and final provisions
Art 52 Transitional Provisions
Art 53 Repeal of previous law
Art 54 entry into force
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The StAG was significantly changed in the course of the legislative process. Compare, for example, the proposals in: Government consultation report on the creation of a law on the public prosecutor's office (Public Prosecutor's Office Act; StAG) of March 9, 2010, RA 2010 / 238-1622.
