What type of law provides for election-related criminal offences?
Romania
Election offenses ofa criminal nature are defined in the Election Law. Violations areinvestigated under the supervision of the prosecutor in a correspondingjurisdiction upon reports or referral to the police, or upon the initiative ofthe prosecutor based on public reports. The investigation of election offensesmay be taken over by higher-level prosecutors if the offense occurred inmultiple jurisdictions or where the investigation requires more resources thenare available to the lower-level prosecutor. Although election offenses are punishablewith up to five years in prison, the vast majority of cases are settled throughthe issuing of a fine by the prosecutor.
LAW No. 35 of 13 March 2008 for theelection to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and for the amendment
and completion of Law No. 67/2004 for the election of local publicadministration authorities,
of Law No. 215/2001 on the local public administration, and of Law No.393/2004
on the Statute oflocal electees, Published in OJ No. 196 of 13 March 2008
