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• Financial orders (Public Prosecutor) are least common for Opium Act offences. The<br />

median amount was €250 in 2007 – in line with previous years (table 9.8).<br />

• In 2007, nearly 1,600 fines were imposed by the courts. This number has been declining<br />

since 2004. The median amount of a fine was 400 euro in 2007, which was less<br />

than in previous years (table 9.8).<br />

Figure 9.6 Penalties in Opium Act cases, 2002-2007 I<br />

7500<br />

Number<br />

6000<br />

4500<br />

3000<br />

1500<br />

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />

Community service order<br />

Uncond. custodial sentence<br />

Financial order<br />

Fine<br />

3052 3869 4390 5133 5656 4598<br />

5766 6406 5394 4840 4771 4165<br />

993 1118 1316 1176 1064 988<br />

1813 1864 2110 1832 1799 1597<br />

Source: OMDATA. Data processing: WODC.<br />

Table 9.7 Average duration (days) of community service orders <strong>and</strong> unconditional custodial sentences<br />

imposed for Opium Act violations, 2002-2008<br />

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />

Community service order 120 128 117 112 113 106<br />

Unconditional custodial sentence 431 389 376 335 311 340<br />

Source: OMDATA, data processing, WODC.<br />

Table 9.8 Amount (median, in euros) of fines <strong>and</strong> financial orders in Opium Act cases, 2000-2008<br />

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />

Financial orders 220 250 250 270 250 250<br />

Fines 500 500 480 500 495 400<br />

Source: OMDATA, Data processing: WODC.<br />

210 <strong>Netherl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Monitor</strong> - NDM Annual Report 2009

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