Criminal
The Criminal Code with prosecutor-led investigation and settlement options
The Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Act govern offences and process, with a state prosecutor directing investigation and an investigating judge authorising coercive measures. Diversion and settlement are available for lesser offences.
Key rules
- The state prosecutor directs the investigation, with judicial authorisation for intrusive measures.
- Deferred prosecution and victim-offender settlement are available for less serious offences.
- There is no life imprisonment for most offences; long-term sentences apply instead.
Governing law
- Criminal Code (Kazenski zakonik)
- Criminal Procedure Act (Zakon o kazenskem postopku)
Penalties and consequences
- Imprisonment, with life imprisonment reserved for the gravest offences such as genocide.
- Fines in daily units, community work and suspended sentences.
In practice
Legal persons are criminally liable under a separate act, and compliance failures can found corporate liability.