Court fines
Court fines have been determined by a judgment from a District Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court.
How to pay
Payment shall be made within 30 days of the judgment gaining legal force. Judgments from a District Court or Court of Appeal gain legal force when the period for appeal has expired; after 21 and 28 days respectively from the date of judgment
Payment shall be made to:
The Swedish Police Authority's bankgiro 520-0910.
Remember to state the Swedish Police Authority's reference number or personal identity number and name. When making payment via the internet, the reference number should be stated as the OCR number.
Payment from another country shall be made to:
The Swedish Police Authority's IBAN number:
SE50 1200 0000 0128 1010 9869.
BIC-adress: DABASESX
Danske Bank, Norrmalmstorg 1, 103 92 Stockholm, Sweden
Remember to state the Swedish Police Authority's reference number or personal identity number and name. When making payment via the internet, the reference number should be stated as the OCR number.
Pay the fines on time
If you do not pay the fine on time, you will be sent a payment reminder. The fine amount shall be paid within 14 days of the reminder, no reminder fee is imposed. The Swedish Police Authority may not approve any instalment plan.
If you do not pay your fines
If, despite the reminder, you do not pay the fines, the matter is turned over to the Swedish Enforcement Authority. This will include a fee of SEK 600. When the matter has been transferred, the Swedish Police Authority's involvement is concluded. Any questions should be addressed directly to the Enforcement Authority.
Damages
If the summary imposition of a fine/judgment refers to damages, this is to be paid to the injured party. If you do not pay voluntarily, the injured party can recover the amount with the help of the Swedish Enforcement Authority, resulting in a cost increase. Note that the Swedish Police Authority does not send out an inpayment form with regard to damages.
There are two types of fines
Fines proportional to the offender's daily income
Fines proportional to the offender's daily income are used for more serious crimes. The size of the fine depends on your income, while the number of fines relates to the severity of the offense
One-time monetary fines
One-time monetary fines are mostly used for minor offenses. The size of the fine depends on the seriousness of the offense. Your income has no impact on the size of the fine.
Charges for the Fund for Victims of Crime Act
The Crime Victim Fund fee is 1 000 SEK, which every person convicted of a crime that is punishable by a fine sentence has to pay. The Fund for Victims of Crime Act charge is included in the sum stated on the inpayment form administered by the Swedish Police Authority.