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(1) The total amount of the fine is equal to the number of day fines times the
amount of a day fine.
(2) It may be provided by Decree that the total amount of the fine imposed for given offences is to be increased in order to equal the maximum summary penal fee
payable for the same type of offence.
(3) Chapter 7, section 3(a) contains provisions on the increase in the total amount
when setting a joint punishment for offences punishable by a fine and a summary
penal fee. (755/2010)
Conversion sentence
Section 4 - Passing a conversion sentence (578/2008)
(1) A person who has been sentenced to a fine and from whom the collection of
the fine has failed, shall be ordered to imprisonment in lieu of the unpaid fine. A
conversion sentence shall be passed for an unpaid threat of a fine, the collection
of which has failed, if the court has imposed it in order to ensure the conduct of
court proceedings or pursuant to the Enforcement Code (705/2007). Any other
threat of fine may not be converted into imprisonment.
[subsection 2 enters into force on a date to be set by an Act:
(2) Notwithstanding the above, a fine shall not be converted into imprisonment if:
(1) the fine has been imposed in the procedure provided in the Act on the Imposing of Fines and Summary Penal Fines;
(2) fewer than 20 day fines are unpaid;
(3) the offence resulting in a fine had been committed below the age of 18
years.
(731/2015)]
Section 5 - Duration of the conversion sentence (983/2005)
(1) A conversion sentence for a fine is imposed so that three unpaid day fines correspond to imprisonment for one day. If the number of day fines to be converted
is not divisible by three, the remainder shall be left unconverted. If only a part of
a day fine has been paid, the day fine shall be deemed unpaid.
(2) When passing a conversion sentence for a threat of a fine, imposed as a lump
sum in euros, every full 30 euros correspond to imprisonment for one day.
(971/2001)
(3) However, a conversion sentence shall be passed for at least four days and at
most 60 days. A conversion sentence shall not be passed without a special reason
if the unpaid number of day fines is less than 12 or the unpaid amount of the day
fines is less than 120 euros.
(4) If two or more fines are to be converted at the same time, only one conversion
sentence shall be passed, in accordance with subsection 3. In this event, a threat
of a fine corresponds to a fine.