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Is it possible that one is accused of a criminal offence in Germany and ask to pay a fine and it was also mentioned that if the fine is paid in within the time limit the case will be discontinued and no public lawsuit will be filled and there will be no criminal record against the person name.
Let assume that the person pays the fine then in this case the person will be convicted or not? Or the case becomes null and void.
Germany has several criminal records.
Technically, all convictions lead to a criminal record in that there is a record in the Federal Central Register. However, in common usage, a “criminal record” means a crime that appears on a Certificate of Good Conduct.
Which crimes do appear is complicated but basically, if you only have one conviction and the fine was less than a specific amount or had a suspended sentenced less than 3 months that conviction won’t appear.
