Pledge of rights of crime victims
§ 1 Statutory lien on receivables
(1) There is a pledge of rights to a claim that a perpetrator or participant in an unlawful act within the meaning of Section 11 (1) no. 5 of the Criminal Code (creditor) acquires against a third party (debtor) with regard to a public representation of the act. A pledge of rights also exists if the public representation concerns the person of the perpetrator or participant, in particular his life story, his personal circumstances or his other behavior, and if the unlawful act is decisive for the public representation; this does not apply if more than five years have elapsed between the act and the public representation. The time limit begins as soon as the act has been completed. Sections 187 and 188 of the German Civil Code shall apply.
(2) A claim under paragraph 1 may not be assigned before it arises.
(3) A pledgee is a person who is to be regarded as an injured party within the meaning of section 172 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and who has a claim for damages against the perpetrator or participant as a result of the unlawful act; the pledge of rights secures this claim.
pursuant to § 1 OASG lien of the crime victim
Auctions according to § 127 ZPO
Pursuant to Section 127 ZPO, the insolvency administrator can effect the sale of items belonging to the insolvency estate in which creditors claim a contractual pledge of rights or equivalent rights by public auction or private sale in accordance with the rules of the sale of pledges.
