abstract:A regulatory offence or quasi-criminal offence is a class of crime in which the standard for proving culpability has been lowered so a mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind") element is not required. Such offences are used to deter potential offenders from dangerous behaviour rather than to impose punishment for moral wrongdoing.
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information thereupon took up the matter once again in the context of regulatoryoffence proceedings.