(1) In cases under section 201(1) and (2) and sections 201a to 204 the offence may only be prosecuted upon request.

(2) If the victim dies the right to file a request shall pass to the relatives pursuant to section 77(2); this shall not apply to offences under section 202a or section 202b. If the secret does not relate to the sphere of the personal privacy of the victim the right to file a request for offences under section 203 and section 204 shall pass to the heirs. If the offender discloses or exploits the secret after the death of the person in cases under section 203and section 204, the 1st and 2nd sentences above shall apply mutatis mutandis.