Central fines Office

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In Germany, central fines are responsible for punishing traffic offenses for a larger administrative unit (mostly at state level ).

It is common practice to punish such administrative offenses at city, district and local level. The central fine offices are an exception here.

Nationwide central fine offices are set up in:

Nationwide central fine office:

  • Federal Government: The Federal Police has set up a central fines office for the punishment and prosecution of administrative offenses at the Federal Police Headquarters in Potsdam . In Department 7 of the Federal Police Headquarters, administrative offense proceedings are initiated at the Schwandorf and Halle (Saale) duty stations and procedures submitted by the Federal Police Directorates and inspections are processed further. The Federal Police prosecute and punish in accordance with Section 13 (1) of the Federal Police Act , etc. a. Administrative offenses according to Residence Act , PassG , EBO and OWiG .