What does Bußgeldbescheid mean?
With a Bußgeldbescheid, an office demands a fine from you, for example because you drove too fast.
der Bußgeldbescheid · die Bußgeldbescheide (plural)
It is about an Ordnungswidrigkeit, a minor offence. For traffic offences, points in Flensburg (the driver register) or a driving ban can be added.
If you disagree, you can file an Einspruch. You only have two weeks from the Zustellung (formal delivery). Send the Einspruch to the office that sent you the Bescheid.
The Bescheid usually comes in a yellow envelope. The date on the envelope is the day of Zustellung.
When the deadline has passed, the Bescheid becomes final. Then you have to pay.
Example sentence
Wegen dieser Ordnungswidrigkeit wird gegen Sie eine Geldbuße von 70,00 Euro festgesetzt.
For this Ordnungswidrigkeit, a fine of 70,00 euros is imposed on you.
What you can do
Keep the yellow envelope. It shows from when the two weeks run.
Related words
- Einspruch With an Einspruch, you challenge certain decisions, for example from the Finanzamt (tax office) or a Bußgeldbescheid (fine).
- Zustellung Zustellung means: an office or court delivers a letter to you in a way it can prove later.
- Postzustellungsurkunde With a Postzustellungsurkunde (certificate of service), the post proves on which day it formally delivered a letter to you.
- Frist A Frist is the time within which you must do something, for example reply or file a Widerspruch.