Section 802 of of Criminal Procedure Law sets Grounds for the Execution of the Ruling on an Alternative Sanction
(1) The grounds for the execution of a court ruling of a European Union Member State, which imposes a sentence that is not related either to the deprivation of liberty or recovery of a financial nature or confiscation of property, or for the execution of such ruling of a court or the competent authority, by which a probationary measure is applied (hereinafter - the ruling on an alternative sanction), shall be as follows:
1) the ruling issued by the competent authority of the European Union Member State on an alternative sanction or a certified copy thereof and a certification of a special form;
2) the fact that the person to whom the alternative sanction applies has a permanent place of residence in Latvia and the person is in Latvia;
3) a decision of a court of Latvia on determination of an alternative sanction to be executed in Latvia.
(2) The ruling on an alternative sanction shall be recognised and executed in Latvia also if a person to whom the alternative sanction applies does not reside permanently in Latvia, but has indicated a place of residence in Latvia where he or she will be reachable if:
1) the person has employment legal relationship in Latvia;
2) the person has family relationship in Latvia;
3) the person is acquiring education in Latvia.