(2) The conviction shall be understood to mean any final judgement as well as
any modification of such a judgement by means of amnesty or pardon.
(3) The conviction shall be removed from the criminal record within the
prescribed period of time from the day the sentence was served, remitted or barred,
unless in this period the offender commits a further criminal offence.
(4)Time limits under the preceding paragraph shall be as follows:
1) one year from the final judgement, in which a judicial admonition was administered to
the offender or his sentence was remitted;
2) one year from the expiry of the term of suspension if the sentence was suspended;
3) three years for a fine, accessory sentence, or a prison sentence not exceeding one
year;
4) five years for a prison sentence of between one and three years;
5) eight years for a prison sentence of between three and five years;
6) ten years for a prison sentence of between five and ten years;
7) fifteen years for a prison sentence of between ten and fifteen years.
(5) A prison sentence of over fifteen years shall not be removed from the
criminal record.
(6) The conviction may not be removed from the criminal record as long as
safety measures apply to the offender.
Judicial Rehabilitation
Article 83
Upon a request by the offender, the court may rule that the conviction be
removed from the criminal record and the offender be deemed never to have been
convicted, provided that half of the statutory prescribed period has elapsed, by expiry of
which the conviction is removed, and with the further proviso that during this period the
offender has not committed any further criminal offence. In deciding whether to remove
the conviction, the court shall consider the offender's behaviour after he has served the
sentence, the nature of the offence he committed, and other circumstances relevant to
the removal of the conviction.
Release of Information from the Criminal Record
Article 84
(1) The information on judgements shall be kept in a criminal record. The extent
of information and release of information from the criminal record before the removal
shall be determined by the statute.
(2) On the basis of a request by institutions or associations justified by law, to
which the children or minor were entrusted to be educated, schooled, protected and