Act No. 269 / 2025 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 6 / 2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Addresses and Government Administration of Courts and amending certain other laws (Law on Courts and Judges), as amended, and other related laws
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THE LAW
of 3 July 2025
amending Act No. 6 / 2002 Coll., on Courts, Courts, Addresses and Government Administration of Courts and amending certain other laws (Law on Courts and Judges), as amended, and other related laws
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Amendment of the Law on Courts and Judges
Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act, Act, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011,
1. in Paragraph 50 (1), the following point (f) is inserted after point (e):
"(f) express its views on the temporary secondment of a Supreme Court judge to the Ministry,"
2. In the first sentence of Paragraph 50 (2), the semicolon shall be replaced by a dot and the words "at the same time the deadline 'shall be replaced by the words" The proposal referred to in paragraph 1 (f) shall be submitted to the Judicial Council by the Ministry. The application shall specify the time limit'.
3. in Paragraph 51 (1), the following point (f) is inserted after point (e):
"(f) express its views on the temporary secondment of the Judge-General to the Ministry,"
4. In Paragraph 51 (2), "and (b) 'is replaced by", (b) and (f)';
5. in Paragraph 52 (1), the following point (f) is inserted after point (e):
"(f) express its views on the temporary secondment of a judge of the Regional Court to the Ministry,"
6. In Article 52 (2), "and (b) 'is replaced by", (b) and (f)';
7. in Article 53 (1), the following point (e) is inserted after point (d):
"(e) express its views on the temporary secondment to the Ministry of Justice of the District Court,"
8. In Article 53 (2), "and (b) 'is replaced by", (b) and (e)';
9. In Article 68, the words "or for a maximum period of six months in order to use his experience with the Ministry 'shall be added at the end of the text of paragraph 1.
10. In Paragraph 68, the following sentence is added at the end of paragraph 1: "The Judge temporarily assigned to the Ministry may not perform any duties at the Ministry, participate in the decision-making of the Ministry, the handling of State funds and the handling of individual cases, in particular in the area of supervision and personnel matters. The judge may be reappointed to the Ministry on a temporary basis not earlier than 1 year after the end of the previous temporary secondment to the Ministry. No Judge may be assigned to the Ministry who shall act as President or Vice-President of the Court. '
11. in Article 68 (2), the following point (c) is inserted after point (b):
"(c) the Minister of Justice, with the agreement of the President of the Court, to whom the Judge is assigned pursuant to Paragraph 67 or transferred pursuant to Paragraph 71 and Article 72 for the performance of his duties, and after observations of the competent judicial council or assembly of all the Judges, if the Judge is temporarily assigned to the Ministry,"
Point (c) shall be renumbered (d).
12. in Paragraph 68 (4), the words "Ministry or" shall be inserted after the words "temporarily assigned to";
13. the following Section 82a is inserted after Section 82:
The Judge shall submit an individual training plan to the President of the Court no later than 6 months after the assignment or transfer of the Judge to the Court; no later than 3 months before the end of the period for which the plan was drawn up. The individual training plan shall be drawn up by the Judge for a period of 3 years. ';
14. In Paragraph 89 (1), "3 'is replaced by" 5'.
15. in Paragraph 99 (1) (c), the words "to the Ministry or" shall be inserted after the words "assigned to";
16. In Section 132, the words "and methodically support the creation of individual training plans under Section 82a 'are added at the end of the text (b).
Transitional provisions
1. The Judge appointed to office before the date of entry into force of this Act shall submit an individual training plan to the President of the Court no later than 6 months after the entry into force of this Act.
2. The President of the Regional Court, of which the District Court belongs, may appoint the President of the Chambers of the District Court from among the Judges of that Court until the final completion of all the proceedings, in accordance with the law on court proceedings in force before 1 January 2025, if necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the courts and the continuity of the proceedings.
3. The representatives of the municipalities in the district of the county court in question shall elect the adjudicator of the district courts before the final termination of all the proceedings, the decision of which, under the law on the proceedings before the courts in force before 1 January 2025, shall be taken by the adjudicator of the county court in question, at the request of the President of the county court responsible, which shall determine the number of adversaries to be elected to the competent district court if necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the courts and the continuity of the proceedings. In the capital city of Prague, the adjacent district courts elect city councils in the district of the respective district court.
4. The office of President of the Chamber of the District Court appointed pursuant to paragraph 2 shall cease at the latest on the date of the final termination of all proceedings, the decision of which, under the law on the proceedings, shall be taken before the courts in force before 1 January 2025.
5. The office of the acceding district court chosen pursuant to point 3 shall cease at the latest on the date of the final termination of all proceedings, the decision of which, pursuant to the law on the proceedings before the courts in force before 1 January 2025, shall be taken into account by the intervener before the competent district court.
Amendment of the Civil Code
Act No. 2000 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 99 / 1963 Coll., as amended by Act No. 36 / 1967 Coll., Act No. 158 / 1969 Coll., Act No. 49 / 1973 Coll., Act No. 20 / 1975 Coll., Act No. 133 / 1982 Coll., Act No. 180 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 117 / 1991 Coll., Act No. 152 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 216 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 84 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 118 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 160 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 110 / 1995 Coll. Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2006, Act No. 31 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 31 / 2002 Coll.
1. In Section 158, the following paragraph 5 is added:
"(5) Where registration in the register of immovable property is to be carried out on the basis of the judgment, the court shall draw up an extract of the judgment containing the information necessary for that purpose and send it to the competent cadastral office; the details are laid down in the implementing legislation. ';
2. In Paragraph 169, the following paragraph 5 is added:
"(5) Paragraph 158 (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the order under which registration in the Real Estate Register is to be carried out. '
Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure
Act No. 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 5, No 6, No 5, No 5,
1. In Article 307 (2) (b), the words "and to the activities of entities providing assistance to victims of crime or certain other persons' shall be inserted after the words" activities'.
2. In Article 309 (1) (d), the words "and to the activities of entities providing assistance to victims of crime or certain other persons' shall be inserted after the words" activities'.
3. in Article 331a (1) (e), the words "and the activities of entities providing assistance to victims of crime or to certain other persons" shall be inserted after the words "activities."
Amendment to the Administrative Rules of Procedure
Act No. 20 / 2016, Act No. 20 / 2016, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2011, Act No. 20 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 21 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 20 / 2004 Coll.
1. in Paragraph 25 (1), the following point (f) is inserted after point (e):
"(f) express its views on the temporary secondment to the Ministry of Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court,"
Point (f) shall be renumbered as point (g).
2. In the first sentence of Article 25 (2), the semicolon shall be replaced by a dot and the words "at the same time the deadline 'shall be replaced by the words" The proposal referred to in paragraph 1 (f) shall be submitted to the Judicial Council by the Ministry of Justice (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry'). The application shall specify the time limit '.
3. In Paragraph 26 (1), the words "Ministry of Justice (" Ministry ')' are replaced by the words "Ministry '.
Amendment to the law on victims of crime
Act No. 45 / 2013 Coll., on victims of crimes and amending certain laws (Act on Victims of Crime), as amended by Act No. 77 / 2015 Coll., Act No. 56 / 2017 Coll., Act No. 220 / 2021 Coll., Act No. 261 / 2021 Coll., Act No. 130 / 2022 Coll. and Act No. 78 / 2025 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Paragraph 2 (4) (c), the words "the offence of rape (§ 185 of the Criminal Code)," shall be inserted after the words "the offence of sexual assault (§ 185a of the Criminal Code), the offence of sexual coercion (§ 186 of the Criminal Code)."
2. In Article 24 (1) (c), the word "species' is inserted after the word" partner '.
3. in Paragraph 28 (1) (a), the words "in a lump sum of CZK 10 000" are replaced by the words "equal to two fifths of the average wage."
4. in Article 28 (1) (a) and (b), the words "money assistance may not exceed CZK 200 000 in its sum" shall be replaced by the words "but not more than eight times the average wage."
5. In Paragraph 28 (1) (b), the words "in a lump sum of CZK 50 000 'are replaced by the words" equal to twice the average wage'.
6. In Paragraph 28 (1) (c), the words "in a lump sum of CZK 200 000 'are replaced by the words" equal to eight times the average wage'; the words "in a lump sum of CZK 175 000 'are replaced by the words" equal to seven times the average wage'; and the words "amount of CZK 600 000 'are replaced by the words" twenty-four times the average wage'.
7. In Paragraph 28 (1) (d), the amount "CZK 50,000" is replaced by "equivalent to twice the average wage."
8. In Article 28, paragraphs 4 and 5 are added:
"(4) Cash aid is rounded up to the top of the crown.
(5) For the purpose of providing cash assistance, the average wage on the national economy shall be considered as a calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application was submitted for two years. ';
9. In Paragraph 38 (1), the words "under the conditions and to the extent laid down by this Act 'shall be inserted after the words" support' and the words "under the conditions and to the extent laid down by this Act 'shall be replaced by the words" and from the Ministry's special account under the Law on the use of funds from property criminal sanctions'.
10. In Paragraph 38 (2), the words "from the State budget 'are deleted.
11. in Paragraph 39 (1) of the introductory part of the provision, the words "from the state budget" are replaced by the words "pursuant to Paragraph 38 (1)."
Transitional provision
Section 24 and 28 of Act No. 45 / 2013 Coll., as effective before the date of entry into force of this Act, shall apply in the proceedings for a request for monetary assistance.
Amendment to the Law on Special Proceedings
In Section 38 of Act No. 292 / 2013 Coll., on Special Procedures for Judicial Procedures, as amended by Act No. 460 / 2016 Coll., the following paragraph 4 is inserted after paragraph 3:
"(4) The evidence of the expert's assessment and examination of the expert may be replaced by a written report by the treating physician, in conjunction with an assessment of the need for support of a person in legal proceedings by a processed judicial social worker. '
Paragraph 4 shall become paragraph 5.
Amendment to the law on the use of funds from property criminal penalties imposed in criminal proceedings
Act No. 59 / 2017 Coll., on the use of funds from property criminal sanctions imposed in criminal proceedings and amending certain laws, as amended by Act No. 178 / 2018 Coll., Act No. 333 / 2020 Coll., Act No. 261 / 2021 Coll., Act No. 422 / 2022 Coll. and Act No. 349 / 2023 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. in Article 7 (1) (b), "§ 2 (2)," and "shall be replaced by" § 2 (2), "
2. In Article 7, at the end of paragraph 1, the dot is replaced by "a 'and the following point (d) is added:
"(d) at the level provided for by this Act for the grant of subsidies by the Ministry under the Law on Victims of Crime."
3. The heading of Section 12 reads:
"Handling of funds after satisfying the rights of the beneficiaries'.
4. Paragraph 12 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) The funds of the property criminal sanctions imposed in the designated criminal proceedings remaining in the special account after the fulfilment of the rights of the beneficiaries shall be:
(a) for the purpose referred to in Article 7 (1) (c), 10% of the Probation and Mediation Service; and
(b) for the purpose set out in Section 7 (1) (d), 10% to the Ministry. "
5. In Article 12, the following paragraph 2 is inserted after paragraph 1:
"(2) The amounts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be rounded up to the nearest crown."
Paragraphs 2 to 4 shall become paragraphs 3 to 5.
6. In Article 12 (3), the words "(a) and (b) 'shall be inserted after the words" paragraph 1'.
7. Paragraph 12 (4) reads as follows:
"(4) The Ministry shall, on 31 January of the calendar year, transfer in summary form all the criminal proceedings concerned retroactively for the previous calendar year.
(a) the funds referred to in paragraph 1 (a). (a) the probation and mediation service; and
(b) the funds referred to in paragraph 1 (b) from a special account on behalf of the Ministry. ';
8. In Article 12, the following paragraph 5 is inserted after paragraph 4:
"(5) If the amount referred to in paragraph 1 (a) or (b) is less than CZK 1 000, it shall not be transferred and shall be the revenue of the state budget."
Paragraph 5 shall become paragraph 6.
9. In Paragraph 12 (6), "3 'is replaced by" 5'.
Amendment to the Public Prosecutor's Act
In Paragraph 29 (1) of Act No. 283 / 1993 Coll., on the Prosecutor's Office, as amended by Act No. 438 / 2024 Coll., "3 'is replaced by" 5'.
EFFECTIVE
This Act shall take effect on 1 January 2026, with the exception of the provisions of points 2 to 5 of the first Article II, which shall take effect on the day following that of its publication.
Pekarová Adamová v. r.
Pavel v. r.
Fiala v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 269 / 2025 Coll., amending Act No. 6 / 2002 Coll., on Courts, Judges, Addresses and Government Administration of Courts and amending certain other laws (Law on Courts and Judges), as amended, and other related laws |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 05.08.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2026 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Parliamentary Paper:
Paper No. 747
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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