ISK 210,000–239,999 16 days ISK 240,000–269,999 18 days ISK 270,000–300,000 20 days ] The legal basis of the alternative punishment and the length [of the imprisonment term] shall be stated in a settlement with the commissioner of police and the offender shall accept the alternative punishment, and other penalties, in writing.] 4) 1) 5) L. 82/1998, 10. gr. L. 92/1991, 23. gr. L. 81/2005, 7. gr. L. 21/2005, 1. gr. L. 57/1997, 2. gr. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Art. 55 [Terms of imprisonment shall be served in lieu of fines and other obligatory payments which are required by law and are determined in ways other than provided for in Article 54. Prison terms shall be served in lieu of per diem fines and the district commissioner shall determine their length. The provisions of the Enforcement Measures Act on the right of appeal to district courts against district commissioners’ decisions on the execution of enforcement measures shall apply regarding the right to appeal to the courts against these decisions. Lengths of prison terms to be served in lieu of fines and payments under this Article shall be determined as not less than 2 days and not longer than 1 year. If part of a fine has been paid, the length of the prison term shall be correspondingly reduced; this shall be done in such a way that it will not shorter than 2 days. A full day shall be served in prison in lieu of a debt corresponding to a part of a day.] 1) 1) L. 82/1998, 11. gr. Chapter VI. [Conditional deferment of indictment and conditional sentences.] 1) 1) L. 22/1955, 2. gr. Art. 56 [When a person has confessed to an offence, the [prosecutor] may defer for a specific period an indictment for punishment on account of it as follows. 1. On account of offences committed by young people aged 15–21 years. 2. When the defendant’s condition is such that supervision or other measures under the third paragraph of Article 57 may be considered more likely than punishment to produce results, providing that the offence is not of such a nature that the public interest demands prosecution. The period of suspension may not be shorter than 1 year or longer than 5 years. In general, it shall be determined as 2–3 years. [The prosecutor] shall specify in each individual case when the period begins. When an indictment is deferred, the conditions enumerated in the third paragraph of Article 57 may be imposed on the person as considered appropriate. These conditions may be changed during the suspension period; this authorisation shall include a lengthening of the period, though not to a total of more than 5 years. 1) 1)