Portuguese court maintains jurisdiction over check fraud crimes regardless of applicable penalty severity under Article 4 of Law 59/98.

The Tribunal da Relação do Porto upheld its jurisdiction to try crimes of issuing an unpaid check, irrespective of the specific penalty involved. The prosecution argued for this competence based on the nature of the offense, while the defense sought to transfer the case due to potential sentencing thresholds. The court ruled that the statutory provision explicitly grants this tribunal exclusive authority over such financial crimes without exception for penalty levels.