This check establishes if an individual has a criminal record.
This check provides what is referred to as a Registry Notice. The certificate includes:
- A list of convictions or a statement that the individual has not been entered on the register;
- Individual’s given name and surname;
- Personal ID code or date and place of birth;
- Sex;
- Name of the court which made the judgment etc.;
- Section, subsection and clause of the Penal Code or other Act which is the basis for the judgment etc; and
- The date on which the judgment etc. enters into force (from Punishment Act).
Any request made by a third party for notices is logged and available for the individual to view. All criminal convictions are listed on the certificate except:
- Misdemeanour cases where the person has only one valid misdemeanour record with the main punishment being less than 200€"This check provides what is referred to as a Registry Notice.
The certificate includes:
- A list of convictions or a statement that the individual has not been entered on the register;
- Individual’s given name and surname;
- Personal ID code or date and place of birth;
- Sex;
- Name of the court which made the judgment etc.;
- Section, subsection and clause of the Penal Code or other Act which is the basis for the judgment etc; and
- The date on which the judgment etc. enters into force (from Punishment Act).
Any request made by a third party for notices is logged and available for the individual to view.
All criminal convictions are listed on the certificate except:
- Misdemeanour cases where the person has only one valid misdemeanour record with the main punishment being less than 200€ (50 fine units) and with no additional punishment; and
- Details of the punishment of minors.
Convictions stay on the register until:
- 1 year:
- After enforcement of a fine, service of detention or completion of community service or service of suspension of driving licence (as main punishment) imposed for a misdemeanour.
- 2 years:
- After payment of a fine or service of detention imposed for a misdemeanour concerning tax
- After coercive psychiatric punishment of an individual or application of a sanction to a person under 18 years old
- After the termination of the administration of addiction treatment of drug addicts or complex treatment of sex offenders
- 3 years
- After the enforcement of pecuniary punishment or judgment for compulsory dissolution imposed for a criminal offence;
- After the end of the probationary period determined upon release on parole or conditional release from a pecuniary punishment; and
- After the performance of community service.
- 5 years
- After an imprisonment of up to 3 to 5 years was served.
- 10 years
- After an imprisonment of 5 to 20 years was served.
- 15 yearsAfter an imprisonment of more than 20 years was served.
- The limitation period for the execution of judgment has expired (under s82 of the Penal Code)
- A supplementary punishment shall be deleted after service of the supplementary punishment
- The individual has been pardoned
If a person was a minor during the offence then these convictions stay on the register for:
- 1 year
- After enforcement of a fine, service of detention or completion of community service or service of suspension of driving licence (as main punishment) imposed for a misdemeanour
- After coercive psychiatric punishment of an individual;
- After the termination of the administration of addiction treatment of drug addicts
- 2 years
- After the enforcement of a pecuniary punishment imposed for a criminal offence
- After the end of the probationary period determined upon release on parole or conditional release from a pecuniary punishment
- After the performance of community service
- 3 years
- After an imprisonment of up to 5 years was served
- 5 years
- After an imprisonment of 5 to 10 years was served
Old convictions are not listed on Notices of the Criminal Records Database.