... Act amending the Criminal Code – Strengthening criminal-law protection against so-called knockout drops
Original: ... Gesetz zur Änderung des Strafgesetzbuches - Stärkung des strafrechtlichen Schutzes vor sogenannten K.-o.-Tropfen
- Crime and law enforcement
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor
- Passed3. Beratung: Annahme in Ausschussfassung
- Law
Latest action
3. Beratung: Annahme in Ausschussfassung
Summary
From the official record · GermanIncluding dangerous substances in the qualifying circumstances for particularly serious sexual assault and particularly serious robbery, so that the higher sentencing range (minimum prison sentence of five years) also applies when narcotic substances are administered; amendment of §§ 177 and 250 of the Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch) Reference: Federal Court of Justice decision of 08 October 2024 that the use of knockout drops (K.O.-Tropfen) does not constitute use of a “dangerous instrument” (5 StR 382/244) Committee recommendation: clarification of the scope of application of the qualifying circumstance; further amendment of §177 of the Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)
Sources & documents
8- Plenarprotokoll BR-PlPr. 1067 (PDF)dserver.bundestag.de
- Plenarprotokoll BT-PlPr. 21/95 (PDF)dserver.bundestag.de
- Plenarprotokoll BT-PlPr. 21/95 (XML)dserver.bundestag.de
- Plenarprotokoll BT-PlPr. 21/106 (PDF)dserver.bundestag.de
- Beschlussempfehlung und Bericht (BT-Drs. 21/8947)dserver.bundestag.de
- Änderungsantrag (BT-Drs. 21/8971)dserver.bundestag.de
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