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English translation of the new Anti-Squatting law
Eline - 30.08.2010 17:40

This are the two articles of the new anti-squatting law that are about squatting, both in Dutch and with an English translation. Note that the law DOES NOT state anything about squatting a terrain!

- Artikel 138a Sr

1. Hij die in een woning of gebouw, waarvan het gebruik door de rechthebbende is beëindigd, wederrechtelijk binnendringt of wederrechtelijk aldaar vertoeft, wordt, als schuldig aan kraken, gestraft met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste een jaar of geldboete van de derde categorie.

\\ He or she who enters or stays in a building without the conscent of the owner, is found guilty of squatting and will be punished with a maximum jail sentence of one year, or a fine of the third category.

2. Indien hij bedreigingen uit of zich bedient van middelen geschikt om vrees aan te jagen, wordt hij gestraft met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste twee jaren of geldboete van de vierde categorie.

\\ If he or she utters threatments or if he or she uses means to scare people, he or she will be punished with a maximum jail sentence of two years, or a fine of the fourth category.

3. De in het eerste en tweede lid bepaalde gevangenisstraffen kunnen met een derde worden verhoogd, indien twee of meer verenigde personen het misdrijf plegen.

\\ The jail sentences put forth in the first and second paragraph of this article will be raised by one third if two or more collaborating people commit the crime.

- Artikel 551a Sv

In geval van verdenking van een misdrijf als omschreven in de artikelen 138, 138a en 139 van het Wetboek van Strafrecht kan iedere opsporingsambtenaar de desbetreffende plaats betreden. Zij zijn bevoegd alle personen die daar wederrechtelijk vertoeven, alsmede alle voorwerpen die daar ter plaatse worden aangetroffen, te verwijderen of te doen verwijderen.

\\ If someone is suspected of the crimes that are discribed in art. 138, 138a, 139 Sr any officer of the law can enter the place in question. The officers of the law are allowed to remove all people who are in this place without conscent of the owner. They are also allowed to remove all material objects that are found in this place. The removal of these material objects can be done by themselves, or they can arrange for other people to do this.
 

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correct exact translation 
Trans Leuter - 31.08.2010 12:58

Art 139

1. Hij die in een woning of gebouw, waarvan het gebruik door de rechthebbende is beëindigd, wederrechtelijk binnendringt of wederrechtelijk aldaar vertoeft, wordt, als schuldig aan kraken, gestraft met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste een jaar of geldboete van de derde categorie.

// he who enters illegitimately or remains illegitimately in a building, whereof the use by the legally entitled user has been ended is regarded guilty ....

Note the crucial difference: illegitimately (wederechtelijk: in contradiction of right) does not necessarily mean without consent of the owner.

Till now , domestic peace was based on the protection granted by art 138 to anybody 'using' a place , independent from any legal title. This article has _not_ been amended in this regard.


questions 
nn - 01.09.2010 01:03

article 551a: they can just kick the door in and take anyone inside because of some suspicion? isn't this against some other part of dutch law or constitution? i would expect they need some warrant, and it just sounds as if they can kick in any door at any moment (and take all they want).

article 139: "whereof the use by the legally entitled user has been ended" what does this part mean exactly?
also, about the rant related to domestic peace, does it mean domestic peace is still preserved?

also, the law as published originally has more text, could people translate the whole text plz? it would be greatly appreciated by the international community in netherlands.  https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-320.html

and of course any kind of insight into the law by legal team would be awesome.

grtz
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