Day-fine

When determining a monetary amount of the daily rate per day is the scheduled calculation unit. The term is used in various fields.

• 3.1 Daily rates in different countries

Costs, fees

Fees and cost rates for services which are not remunerated but a flat rate according to time are usually calculated on an hourly or daily rates. The daily rate is the price of a persons day. The hourly rate is usually one-eighth of the daily rate.

Daily rates for business trips

For business trips workers in the extra effort will be refunded in the form of flat-rate daily rates. The amount of the daily rate is based on the average cost in the relevant travel the country and partly - particularly in the public service - even after the official position of the person concerned.

Daily rates in the non- sedentary Help

Not sedentary Help is paid by some cities, municipalities or authorities on a daily basis as financial support in the form of daily rates.

Daily rates in the criminal justice

In Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Swiss criminal fines are calculated and imposed on a daily rate.

The aim is to punish people with different income relatively equally hard. For this purpose, the monthly or annual income and possibly absolutely necessary expenses are identified and calculated the average income per day. Then the number and amount of the daily rates are specified in the judgment. Installments can be granted. Where the claim by means bailiff uncollectible, a custodial sentence is imposed. A fine can not be voluntarily serving as a substitute imprisonment. In case of subsequent payment of the remainder of the term of imprisonment is not required.

Daily rates in different countries

• In Austria, the daily rate in § 19 is regulated by the Criminal Code. A fine is at least 2 daily rates. This should be fixed each with 4 euros to 5,000 euros. The design is performed at the time of the judgment in the first instance, but may be re-measured at themselves through no fault of changing financial conditions according to § 31a of the German Criminal Code. Non-recoverable one days imprisonment is calculated for two daily rates.
• In Liechtenstein, the provision in § 19 of the Criminal Code is the same wording. Only the height is set at CHF 1,000 and a maximum of at least CHF 10.
• In Germany, the daily rate for fines in § 40 is regulated by the Criminal Code. There are at least 5 and, unless otherwise stated in the law to impose a maximum of 360 daily rates. The height is between 1 euro and 30,000 euro. In § 43 of the Criminal Code Imprisonment is defined, with a daily rate equal to one days ' imprisonment. The daily rates are usually set at 1 of 30 (1/ 30 or 3.33 %) of net monthly income.
• In Switzerland, in Article 34Vorlage: Art / Maintenance / ch- Search Criminal Code rules on the assessment. . Unless otherwise specified in the Act, the maximum 360 daily rates. The height is probably at least 10 francs as herauszulesen of a supreme court judgment. , And a maximum of 3,000 francs. According to Art 36Vorlage. Kind / Maintenance / ch- Search Criminal Code on a daily rate equal to one days ' imprisonment. Through no fault of mass decisive change in financial circumstances, the payment period may be extended, changed the daily rate or community service be arranged.