IMPRISONMENT FOR UNPAID FINES IN EUROPEAN LEGISLATIONS

Abstract

This paper analyzes the imprisonment for debtors to pay a fine for a felony or misdemeanor. Legal nature imprisonment for unpaid fine is debatable. Unclear criminal-political reasons for default. The author compares the imprisonment for unpaid fines in German and French law, and the experience in practice in Germany, Sweden, England and Wales and Scotland. Cultural differences between societies affect the commitment of citizens to pay a fine, but in general it can be concluded that that the effective enforced collection (from the earnings or assets of the debtor) or replacement work in the public interest rather than mandatory use of imprisonment for unpaid fines.