Legal overview for impacted people

Want to know what your rights are? Here you will find an easy-to-understand introduction to important legal basics—regardless of whether you have already been involved in legal proceedings or simply want to find out more.

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In this document, you will find a legal overview of the following topics:

• Contact with the police (how to behave when dealing with the police, if you are arrested, or if you are summoned to the police station)
• Important mail (important deadlines, appealing a penalty order or fine, summons and indictment)
• Defense, yes or no? (When do I need a lawyer, can I change lawyers?)
• Court proceedings
• Explanations of the respective judgments (what is an acquittal, a dismissal, a fine, or a prison sentence)
• Appealing a judgment (appeal, application for payment in installments, and more)
• Consequences of a conviction (job, criminal record, social benefits, health insurance)

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions:

• by phone: 0176 41061559 or
• by email: info@justice-collective.org