Zim Now Writer
Government has come up with a standard scale of fines set in US dollars but offenders can still pay in Zimbabwe dollars at the prevailing interbank rate.
Gazetted yesterday by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, the fines scale is contained in Statutory Instrument 14A of 2023 as the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) (Standard Scale of Fines) Notice, 2023.
SI 14A repeals the scale of fines published in Statutory Instrument 209 of 2021.
“The fines in the schedule are expressed in United States dollars but payable in the equivalent Zimbabwean dollars at the prevailing interbank rate,” reads the notice in part.
For crimes classified under Level 1, the fine will be US$5, Level 2 US$15, Level 3 US$30, Level 4 US$100, Level 5, US$200, Level 6 US$300, Level 7 US$400, Level 8 US$500, Level 9 US$600, Level 10 US$700, Level 11 US$1 000, Level 12 US$ 2 000, Level 13 US$3 000 and Level 14 US$5 000.
The fines given at each level are the maximum amounts, and the courts can levy a lower fine within that level although they do not have the leeway to levy a higher penalty.
Offences in Level 1 are those for which offenders usually pay an admission of guilt fine while those in Level 14 are for more serious offences such as concealing treason.
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