Official offences
0059-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
Actual misdemeanours are, as genuine special offences, those offences which are only punishable if committed by an official or which can in principle only be committed by officials.
Deutsch
Amtsdelikte 0059-de
Eigentliche Amtsdelikte sind als echte Sonderdelikte solche Vergehen, die nur dann strafbar sind, wenn ein Beamter sie verübt oder welche grundsätzlich nur von Beamten verübt werden können.
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