Bosnia and Herzegovina

Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART ONE - BASIC PROVISIONS

CHAPTER XV - EXECUTION OF DECISIONS

Article 180 - Execution of an Order Concerning the Costs of Proceedings and Forfeiture of Items

With respect to the costs of criminal proceedings, forfeiture of property gain and claims under property law, the verdict shall be executed by the Court under the provisions that apply to judicial enforcement procedure and that apply on the territory where the delivery of order is to be carried out.

Forcible collection of the costs of criminal proceedings credited to the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be done ex officio. The costs of forcible collection shall be credited first from the Court budgetary appropriations.

If the verdict pronounces the security measure of forfeiture of items, the Court shall decide whether it wishes those articles to be sold under the provisions applicable to judicial enforcement procedure, turned over to the criminology museum or some other institution, or destroyed. The proceeds obtained from sale of such articles shall be credited to the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The provision of Paragraph 3 of this Article shall also be applied accordingly when a decision is made to forfeit property on the basis of Article 391 of this Code.

Aside from the case of retrial of the criminal case, a final order to forfeit items may be amended in a civil action if a dispute arises as to the ownership of the items forfeited.

Keywords

Enforcement of forfeiture orders
Enforcement of sentences imposed
Enforcement of national penalties - forfeiture orders



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