Changes in thresholds of damage caused for classification of criminal offenses
26.11.2020
Amendment to Criminal Code of the Czech Republic (Trestní zákoník ČR), effective from 1st of October 2020, changes the thresholds of damage caused for classification of criminal offenses.
Newly property crimes which cause 10 000 CZK or more worth of damage are classified as criminal offenses as opposed to previous 5 000 CZK threshold. Property crimes, which cause less than 10 000 CZK worth of damage, are subject to infraction proceedings. Thresholds for determination of severity of property crimes were also doubled. Repercussion of this change is the most visible in the 10 000 CZK or less category mentioned above, as criminal proceedings in this category are to be stopped and transferred to infraction proceedings.
Extent of the damage |
until 30/09/2020 |
from 1/10/2020 |
damage not negligible |
At least 5 000 CZK |
At least 10 000 CZK |
damage not small |
At least 25 000 CZK |
Al least 50 000 CZK |
larger damage |
At least 50 000 CZK |
At least 100 000 CZK |
substantial damage |
At least 500 000 CZK |
At least 1 000 000 CZK |
large-scale damage |
At least 5 000 000 CZK |
At least 10 000 000 CZK |