Based on the amendments made to the Legislation governing out-of-court settlement and which were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic on 31/03/2025 (Annex I, Part I), the following is announced:
Regarding extrajudicial fines for traffic offenses, which are issued from March 31, 2025, the following regulations apply:
Criminal prosecution against a person who was served with an extrajudicial fine, which was not paid, may be brought after the lapse of 105 days from the date of service of the fine, instead of 45 days, which was previously in force and concerned the date of issue.
For purposes of calculating the time to initiate criminal prosecution, the date of service of the extrajudicial fine is important and not the date of its issuance.
A surcharge for an out-of-court fine that has not been paid, i.e. an increase in the fine by half, is imposed when the out-of-court fine is not paid within 90 days instead of 30 days, which was previously applicable.
Extrajudicial fines issued for offenses other than traffic offenses (minor violations), the period of 15 days remains, after which if the extrajudicial fine is not paid, then the amount provided is increased by half.
Citizens who are issued an extrajudicial fine for traffic offenses are urged to take seriously the new time limit for the repayment of extrajudicial fines, so as to promptly settle any outstanding matters, in case they wish to repay the extrajudicial fine that may have been issued and concerns them.
The Police are already making all the technical arrangements, so that relevant information is provided to persons who are issued an extrajudicial fine, through a note that will be written on the extrajudicial fine.
