Citation by the municipality

What is it?

The municipality makes sure everyone follows the rules. So do the police.

If you violate legal rules, the municipality asks you by letter to undo the violation. This is called an injunction.

The municipality is watching for the following violations:

  • building without an environmental permit
  • use of land and buildings contrary to the rules of the environmental plan
  • illegal keeping of animals
  • Offering garbage the wrong way

How does it work?

If you do nothing, the municipality will take care of it for you, and the costs will be yours. This is called administrative coercion. The municipality can also make you pay a penalty. This means you must pay if you do not undo the violation in time.

What to do.

If you violate a legal rule, the municipality will send you a letter. In it they ask you to undo the violation (a writ of summons). If you do not agree, you must explain why. This is called an opinion. Send this opinion to the municipality.

Then you will receive a final decision from the municipality. In it, the municipality again asks you to undo the violation. This is called a final enforcement decision. If you do not agree with this decision, you can lodge an objection with the municipality within 6 weeks. You must already undo the violation.

Administrative coercion or penalty avoided

  • You can ask the judge for a preliminary ruling. You can only do this if you have objected.
  • You can ask for a postponement. The municipality will then do nothing until it has decided on your objection.

Violation by someone else

If you want the municipality to do something about a violation by someone else, report it to the municipality (this is called a request for enforcement). You can immediately ask the municipality to send a notice to this person.

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