Police custody Italy rights
Police custody Italy rights is decided by the provision below, by how the facts are qualified, and by what is done in the first weeks. Sentence, criminal record and right of residence follow from that. We answer on your own facts, at any hour, and you need not be in Italy.
What this page covers
Whether Police custody Italy rights ends in a conviction, and with what sentence, depends on how the facts are qualified and on decisions taken in the first weeks — long before any trial.
The provision that applies depends on how the conduct is qualified, which is itself often the point in dispute.
The questions that decide the outcome
- What to do now
- The first 48 hours
- If you are reading this for someone else
- Instructing a lawyer
- How this differs from the US and the UK
What people ask us about this
- What happens in the first 24 hours after an arrest in Italy?
- How long can Italian police hold me without charge?
- Do I get a phone call when arrested in Italy?
- What is a convalida dell'arresto hearing?
- Do I have to appear before a judge after arrest?
- What is the difference between arresto and fermo?
We answer on the facts of your own case, not in the abstract. Call +39 335 669 3954 or write on WhatsApp. The first contact is free and confidential, we answer at any hour, and you do not need to be in Italy.