הצעת חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (תיקון מס' 78), התשע"ז-2017Bill on Criminal Procedure Law (Amendment No. 78), 2017 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

What was put to the vote

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Bill: חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (תיקון מס' 78), התשע"ז-2017Law of Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 78), 2017auto

About the law and the debate

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

Prior to the amendment of the law, fine offenses were divided into two types, differing in the default option they set: offenses of the 'optional fine' type and offenses of the 'optional trial' type. In offenses of the 'optional fine' type, a person would receive a summons to trial, but had the option of paying a set fine instead of undergoing trial. If the person took no action, a trial would be held in his case, even if he did not dispute having committed the offense. In offenses of the 'optional trial' type, a person would receive a notice to pay a fine, but had the option to stand trial for the offense, provided he explicitly requested it; otherwise, the fine would be transferred for collection. The amendment to the law abolished the 'optional fine' arrangement (with one exception in the Prevention of Sea Pollution by Oil Ordinance [New Version], 1980), so that all fine offenses are now of the 'optional trial' type.

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