Malaysia legislation
Section 32
Section 32
Compounding of offences
(2)
An offer under subsection (1) may be made at any time after the offence has been committed but before any prosecution for it has been instituted, and if the amount specified in the offer is not paid within the period specified in the offer or within such extended period as the Commissioner or the specially authorized officer may grant, prosecution for the offence may be instituted at any time after that against the person to whom the offer was made.
(3)
If an offence has been compounded under subsection (1), no prosecution shall be instituted after that in respect of the offence against the person to whom the offer to compound was made and any thing seized in connection with the offence shall be released, subject to such terms and condition as may be prescribed.
(4)
All moneys received under this section shall be paid into the fund constituted under any law relating to local government.
Money to be paid into fund