Verbale di contestazione / verbale di accertamento di violazione del Codice della Strada
An Italian traffic fine — speeding, a red light, parking — arrives as a verbale, for a hire car often months later. You have 60 days to pay or appeal, and 30% off if you pay within 5 days of receiving it.
Verbale di accertamento — accesso non autorizzato in zona a traffico limitato (ZTL, art. 7 Codice della Strada)
A ZTL fine is a camera fine for driving into the limited-traffic zone of an Italian old town — Florence, Rome, Milan, Pisa. You have 60 days to pay or appeal, and 30% off if you pay within 5 days of receiving it.
IMU (imposta municipale propria) e TARI (tassa sui rifiuti) — avviso di pagamento, avviso di accertamento
IMU is the yearly town-hall tax on property in Italy that is not your main home — a foreigner's second home pays it, by 16 June and 16 December. TARI is the waste bill the comune sends, in instalments it sets itself.
Comunicazione di irregolarità (avviso bonario) — controllo automatico (art. 36-bis DPR 600/1973, art. 54-bis DPR 633/1972) o controllo formale (art. 36-ter DPR 600/1973); lettera di compliance
An avviso bonario is the Italian tax office's notice that a check of your tax return found tax unpaid or wrong. Since 2025 you have 60 days to pay with the penalty cut to a third, or in up to 20 quarterly instalments.
Avviso di accertamento (esecutivo) — preceduto dallo schema di atto (contraddittorio preventivo, art. 6-bis L. 212/2000)
An avviso di accertamento is an Italian tax assessment: the tax office, or a town hall, claims more tax with penalties. You have 60 days to pay, settle or appeal to the tax court — after that it is collected by enforcement.
Cartella di pagamento (cartella esattoriale) — Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione
A cartella esattoriale is the payment demand of Italy's collection agency for an unpaid tax, fine or contribution. You have 60 days to pay, ask for instalments or challenge it — after that a car can be blocked and money seized.
Decreto ingiuntivo (ingiunzione di pagamento) — art. 633 e seguenti del codice di procedura civile
A decreto ingiuntivo is an Italian court order to pay, issued at a creditor's request without hearing you. You have 40 days from service to oppose it — 50 if you live in another EU country, 60 if you live elsewhere.
Avviso di giacenza — raccomandata, atti giudiziari (busta verde), comunicazione di avvenuto deposito; PEC
An avviso di giacenza is the slip Poste Italiane leaves when it could not hand you a registered letter. A court or tax document counts as served 10 days later even if you never collect it — and its deadline starts then.
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