แนวทางพัฒนาพระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยการปรับเป็นพินัย พ.ศ. 2565

Preeyaporn ๋Jongsomjit; Pornphet Cholsaktrakul

Authors

Preeyaporn ๋Jongsomjit Program in Laws, Humanities and Social Science Faculty, Phranakhon Rajabhat University,
Pornphet Cholsaktrakul Program in Laws, Humanities and Social Science Faculty, Phranakhon Rajabhat University

Keywords:

fine punishment, Pinai regulatory fines, economic status, a day-fine system

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study guidelines on the development of the Act on Imposition of Pinai Regulatory Fines, B.E. 2565 (2022). It is qualitative research by conducting documentary research by studying the laws of the Republic of Finland and the Federal Republic of Germany in comparison with the Thai law.

According to the research outcome, as for the guidelines on the development of the Act on Imposition of Pinai Regulatory Fines, B.E. 2565 (2022), a day-fine system shall be introduced in order that the Pinai regulatory fines shall be systematic in the way that the economic status of the offender shall be clearly taken into account. In addition, the Pinai regulatory fines should be applicable to the Criminal Code. This is because under the Criminal Code, penalties for many offences only require the payment of a fine. And the Pinai regulatory fines should be applicable to the offence that is punishable by imprisonment. The Pinai regulatory fines should not be applicable only to the offence that is punishable by the payment of a fine in order to resolve the problem of prison overcrowding in Thailand.

This research has a suggestion that paragraph one of Section 9, Section 39 and Section 40 of the Act on Imposition of Pinai Regulatory Fines, and List 1 attached to the Act on Imposition of Pinai Regulatory Fines should be amended.

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