Time of the offence (Section 8, German Criminal Code)

Definition

An offence is deemed to have been committed at the time when the principal or the secondary participants acted, or, in the case of an omission, should have acted. The time when the result occurs is irrelevant.

Related terms:

Parent term:

FIRST TITLE - APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS (German Criminal Code)

Sibling terms:

No punishment without law (Section 1, German Criminal Code)
Jurisdiction ratione temporis; lex mitior (Section 2, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (Section 3, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed on German ships and aircraft (Section 4, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed abroad against domestic legal interests (Section 5, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed abroad against internationally protected legal interests (Section 6, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed abroad—other cases (Section 7, German Criminal Code)
Place of the offence (Section 9, German Criminal Code)
Special provisions for juveniles and young adults (Section 10, German Criminal Code)