Measure Implementation

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

A decision determining the application of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty shall be executed if a person has a permanent place of residence in Latvia and the person has agreed to return to Latvia and if any of the following prohibitions or duties has been indicated in a certification of a special form: 1) a duty to inform the competent authority of Latvia regarding change of the place of residence; 2) a prohibition to visit certain areas, places or territories in the European Union Member State, in which the decision determining the application of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty was taken, or in Latvia; 3) a duty to be in a specific place at a specific time; 4) a prohibition to leave Latvia; 5) a duty to report to the indicated authority at a specific time; 6) a prohibition to contact specific persons in relation to a potential offence; 7) a prohibition to perform certain activities that are related to a potential offence and that may concern work in a specific profession or field of employment; 8) a prohibition to drive a vehicle.

Legal Framework

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

Section 866-875 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

Competent Authority

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

General Prosecutors office - during pre-trial investigation until submitting the case to the court; O. Kalpaka blvd 6, Riga, LV - 1801, Latvia Fax: +371 67212231 Tel.: +371 67320085

Accepted languages

Accepted languages for the request/decision

English/Latvian

Execution deadline

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

Section 870 of the Criminal Procedure Law. - Having received a decision determining the application of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty and a certification of a special form, the Office of the Prosecutor General shall, within 20 working days, examine the documents and take one of the decisions.

Concise legal practical information

Special requirements

The grounds for the execution of a decision of a European Union Member State determining the application of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty shall be: 1) a decision taken by the competent authority of the European Union Member State determining the application of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty or a certified copy thereof and a certification completed in a special form; 2) a decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office to recognise and execute in Latvia the decision of the European Union Member State determining the application of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty.

Last reviewed on 23 May 2022 by EJN Secretariat

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