Article 8 Dutch Criminal Code

Artikel 8 Wetboek van Strafrecht (Sr) – unofficial English translation

Book One · Title I. Scope of application of the criminal law

Dutch criminal law applies to a Dutch public servant who, outside the Netherlands, commits any of the serious offences (misdrijven) defined in Title XXVIII of Book Two.

Unofficial translation. This English text is an unofficial translation provided for information only. Only the Dutch text is legally authentic: Artikel 8 Wetboek van Strafrecht. Checked against the Dutch text in force on 12 October 2026.

Dutch case law

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