Estonia

Code of Criminal Procedure

Chapter 10
COURT PROCEDURE IN COUNTY COURTS

Division 2
General Conditions for Court Hearing

ยง 267. Measures applicable to persons who violate order in court session

(1) If an accused violates order in a court session and fails to comply with the orders of a judge, the following measures may be applied on the basis of a court ruling :

1) removal of the accused from the courtroom temporarily or for the duration of the whole session ;
2) imposition of detention for up to ten days or a fine on the accused.
[RT I, 23.02.2011, 1 - entry into force 01.09.2011]

(2) When an accused is asked to return to the courtroom, he or she shall be notified of the court activities performed in his or her absence.

(3) If an accused is removed from the courtroom for the duration of a whole session due to violation of order, a copy of the court judgment or, in the case provided for in subsection 315 (4) of this Code, of the conclusion of the court judgment shall be served on the accused immediately after pronouncement of the court judgment.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Trials in absentia
Disruption of trial - removal of the accused



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