Overview
- The defendant admitted paying cash to a TÜV inspector to obtain an inspection sticker for his private trailer without a formal check.
- The court rejected a previous penal order and instead sentenced him to 90 day‑fines of €87 each, a level that does not produce an entry in his criminal record.
- Prosecutors earlier said the payment was €70 while the defense insisted it was €50 and the initial Strafbefehl had sought €18,000 in fines (180×€100), which the officer contested.
- The TÜV inspector and the local car‑dealer owner who were involved have not been questioned at the hearing and still face separate criminal proceedings.
- The officer apologized and cited caregiving and financial pressures as motives while the judge stressed the higher duties of police and pointed to the day‑fine system that weights punishment to both fault and income.