Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022) This document has been produced for informational purposes only. Crediting pre-trial detention, criminal supervision and infraction penalties Section 92 (1) The entire period of a pre-trial detention or of a criminal supervision during which, as prescribed by the court, the defendant was not allowed to leave a home, other premises, an institute or a fenced area of it without permission, shall be credited to the term of imprisonment, confinement, community service or to the financial penalty. (2) For the purpose of crediting, one day served in pre-trial detention shall be considered equivalent to one day of imprisonment, one day of confinement, one daily unit of financial penalty, or four hours of community service. (3) The time served under criminal supervision under paragraph (1) shall be credited as follows: a) five days shall be considered equivalent to one day of imprisonment if served in a highsecurity penal institution, four days as one day of imprisonment if served in a mediumsecurity penal institution, and three days as one day of imprisonment if served in a lowsecurity penal institution, b) two days shall be considered equivalent to one day of confinement, c) one day shall be considered equivalent to four hours of community service, d) one day shall be considered equivalent to one daily unit of financial penalty. (4) Any period remaining after crediting under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be considered equivalent to one day of imprisonment. Section 92/A (1) The entire period of a confinement or community service sentence, or a spot fine or fine imposed and enforced in infraction proceedings shall be credited to the term of imprisonment, confinement, community service, financial penalty or special education in a juvenile correctional institution imposed in criminal proceedings for an act subject to prosecutorial compliance reminder, review or retrial, following the prosecutorial compliance reminder or the review or retrial proceeding according to the Act on infractions. (2) For the purpose of crediting, one day served in confinement for an infraction shall be considered equivalent to one day of imprisonment or confinement, four hours of community service, one daily unit of financial penalty, or one day of special education in a juvenile correctional institution. (3) For spot fines and fines imposed for infractions, five thousand forints shall be considered equivalent to one day of imprisonment or confinement, four hours of community service, to an equal amount of financial penalty, or to one day of special education in a juvenile correctional institution. (4) Community service imposed in infraction proceedings shall be considered equivalent to community service of the same duration, and six hours of community service imposed in infraction proceedings shall be considered equivalent to one day of imprisonment or confinement, one daily unit of financial penalty, or one day of special education in a juvenile correctional institution. Rules on crediting penalties and measures already enforced Section 92/B (1) If the judgment passed as a result of a retrial, review, legal remedy submitted on the ground of legality or a repeated procedure amends the decision passed in the underlying case, the penalty or measure imposed and enforced in the underlying case shall be credited. If the type of such penalties or measures is different, the provisions laid down in paragraph (2) shall apply to their crediting. (2) For the purpose of crediting, a) one day of imprisonment shall be considered equivalent to one day of confinement, four hours of community service, one daily unit of financial penalty, six hours of reparation work or one day of special education in a juvenile correctional institution, 28 Contact: eu-forditas@im.gov.hu