CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
PART THREE – SPECIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter XXX - PROCEDURE FOR COMPENSATION OF DAMAGES, REHABILITATION AND OTHER RIGHTS OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO UNJUST CONVICTION AND GROUNDLESS APPREHENSION
Article 433 - Statute of Limitation of Claims for Compensation of Damages
The statute of limitation of claims for compensation of damages shall be applicable three (3) years from the day of effectiveness of the verdict acquitting the accused or dismissing the charges, or the effectiveness of the decision of the Prosecutor or the Court suspending the proceedings, and if, in case of a request for extraordinary remedy, an appeal was filed to the Panel of the Appellate Division, from the day of receipt of that Panel’s decision.
Before submitting a claim for compensation of damages to the Court, the damaged person shall be obliged to file his claim with the competent Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the purpose of agreeing on existence of damages and the kind and amount of compensation.
In the case referred to in Article 434(1) of this Code, a claim may be decided upon only if the authorized Prosecutor did not institute prosecution before a competent Court within three (3) months from the day of receipt of the legally binding verdict.
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