Art. 185 CrimPC from 2023

Art. 185 Preparation of the report
1 The expert witness is personally responsible for the expert report.
2 The director of proceedings may request the expert witness to attend procedural hearings and authorise the expert to put questions to the person being questioned.
3 If the expert witness is of the view that documents must be added to the case files, he or she shall make the relevant application to the director of proceedings.
4 The expert witness may conduct simple enquiries that are closely connected to his or her assignment and for this purpose may request persons to cooperate. These persons must comply with the instructions. If they refuse, they may be brought before the expert witness by the police.
5 In relation to enquiries by the expert witness, the accused and, to the extent of their right to refuse to testify, persons who have the right to remain silent or to refuse to testify may refuse to cooperate. The expert witness shall caution the persons concerned with regard to such rights at the start of his or her enquiries.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.