Editing Fine (penalty) (section)

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Before 1 September 1990, all traffic violations were punished via the criminal law. The suspects were first offered a sort of plea bargain. This mostly contains a fine. If the suspect didn't pay the fine of this plea bargain, the public prosecutor had to open a criminal case. Otherwise, he wasn't authorized to collect the penalty through force. The case had to be withdrawn when the capacity of the courts or the prosecutor's office didn't allow the start of a criminal case for a traffic violation. This was the case very often. This situation led to a negative spiral because traffic offenders hoped and expected their case to be withdrawn and not pay the plea bargain fine. This led to growing pressure on the capacity of the courts, which caused more sepots (decisions not to prosecute). This encouraged more offenders not to pay, etc.

To stop this spiral, the secretary general of the justice department (at that time), Dr. Albert Mulder, designed a new law enforcement system. Under this new system, the government acquired the right of summary foreclosure. The summary foreclosure means that the CJIB can execute the fine directly unless the fined subject goes to appeal.

The Administrative Enforcement of Traffic Rules Act ''(Dutch: Wet administratiefrechtelijke handhaving verkeersvoorschriften (WAHV))'' regulates the system regarding frequently committed traffic violations. According to the WAHV, the maximum sum of the administrative fine is the same as the maximum amount of the first category (Art. 2 section 3 WvSr Criminal Code).<ref>[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004581/2016-01-01#HoofdstukII_Artikel2 Art. 2 section 3 WAHV]</ref> The exact fine per violation is determined by an annex of the WAHV.<ref>[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004581/2016-01-01#HoofdstukII_Artikel2 Art. 2 section 1 WAHV]</ref> In addition to the fine, the fined subject will also have to pay €9<ref name="auto"/> administration costs as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0006847/2014-06-07#Paragraaf5a_Artikel11a|title=wetten.nl - Regeling - Besluit administratiefrechtelijke handhaving verkeersvoorschriften 1994 - BWBR0006847|website=wetten.overheid.nl}}</ref> The amount of the administration costs will also be determined by the minister.<ref name="auto"/>