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Convictions Remain On German Certificates About 5 Years

March 01, 2012 posted by Steve Brownstein

The length of the period before the expiration of which a conviction will no longer be included in the certificate differ.

It is

- three years after convictions for offences that are punished with a suspended sentence of less than one year;

- five years for most other convictions;

- except convictions for sexual offences with a punishment of more than one year, the period here will be ten years.

The period starts with the day of the final judgment and is extended by the length of the respective prison sentence; in cases of life sentences where parole is granted this extension is at least 20 years.

The effect of the expiry only occurs when no other entry can be found; no reconviction has been recorded and all sentences have been fully executed.

Whenever more than one conviction is recorded in the register, the latest conviction overrides and defines the expiring date.

This means nevertheless that an average criminal act may disappear from the certificate of conduct five years after the full execution of a sentence.