1In its final decision or decision for terminating the case, the court or the prosecution office shall also rule about what should be done with the material evidence, by ordering:
aitems which have served or were defined as a tool for committing a criminal offence as well as the items constituting proceeds or compensation given or promised for its commission shall be taken over and transferred to the state, except for cases where they belong to persons who have not been involved in the commission of the criminal offence;
bitems whose possession or circulation is prohibited shall be delivered to the relevant entities or shall be destroyed;
citems which do not have any value shall be destroyed;
çother items shall be returned to the persons they belong to and, where a dispute exists regarding their ownership, they shall be kept until that issue is resolved by the court.
2The physical evidence may also be returned to the persons whom they belonged prior to the conclusion of the proceedings, provided this does not jeopardise the solution of the case.
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