Most of the time as a suspect in case of an acquittal or a dismissal the minor is entitled to compensation. The costs that are eligible for compensation include:

• The fee of the attorney;
• Travel and subsistence expenses incurred as a result of the investigation and court hearing(s);
• Compensation for the damage as a result of time loss due to the prosecution and court hearing(s);
• Reimbursement for the days the minor spent in custody.

The minor is, in principle, entitled to an allowance of €105 per day for each day that the minor has stayed in a police cell after he or she has been insured and an allowance of €80 per day for each day that the minor has stayed in a juvenile detention centre.   

Even if the minor has not been acquitted and the case has not been dismissed, compensation can still be claimed in some cases for the damage caused by pre-trial detention, i.e. if the minor has only been convicted of an offence for which pre-trial detention is not permitted.

Would you like to make a claim for compensation? Together with you, our lawyers can look into which expenses and damage items can be included in the claim for compensation and can take care of submitting the claim for compensation.

The application for damages must be submitted within three months of the end of the case. It is therefore important that you contact a lawyer as soon as possible after the end of your case so that there is sufficient time to submit a well-founded request.