{{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Netherlands Public Prosecution Service | type = Agency | nativename = ''Openbaar Ministerie'' | nativename_a = | nativename_r = | logo = Logo of Openbaar Ministerie.svg | logo_width = 265 | logo_caption = | seal = | seal_width = | seal_caption = | picture = | picture_width = | picture_caption = | formed = {{start date|1811}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.om.nl/publish/pages/14268/historie_om.pdf | title = History of the Public Prosecution Service | accessdate = 24 December 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052925/https://www.om.nl/publish/pages/14268/historie_om.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> | preceding1 = | preceding2 = | preceding3 = | preceding4 = <!-- (etc.) --> | superseding = | jurisdiction = Government of the Netherlands | headquarters = Prins Clauslaan 60 2595 AJ The Hague, Netherlands (Hague office) | coordinates = | employees = | budget = | minister1_name = David van Weel | minister1_pfo = Minister of Justice and Security | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo = <!-- (etc.) --> | chief1_name = | chief1_position = | chief2_name = | chief2_position = <!-- (etc.) --> | agency_type = Prosecution Service | parent_agency = | child1_agency = | child2_agency = | child3_agency = | child4_agency = | child5_agency = <!-- (etc.) --> | keydocument1 = <!-- (etc.) --> | website = *{{nobreak|{{url|om.nl}} (Dutch)}} *{{nobreak|{{url|prosecutionservice.nl}} (English)}} | footnotes = | map = | map_width = | map_caption = }}

The '''Public Prosecution Service'''<ref>This is the English translation used by the ''Openbaar Ministerie'' itself. {{cite web | url = http://www.om.nl/vast_menu_blok/english/about_the_public/ | title = About the Public Prosecution Service | accessdate = 28 May 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706231319/http://www.om.nl/vast_menu_blok/english/about_the_public/|archivedate=6 July 2011}}</ref> ({{langx|nl|Openbaar Ministerie}}, OM; {{lit|Public Ministry}}) is the body of public prosecutors in the Dutch criminal justice system.

The literal translation of ''Openbaar Ministerie'', "Public Ministry", can lead to a misunderstanding, as the OM is not a ministry like the Ministry of Finance. The name doesn’t refer to a ministry of the government but of 'publicity'.

The Public Prosecution Service decides who has to appear in front of the judge and for which offence or crime. It is the body that can decide to prosecute someone. The main domain of the OM is criminal law rather than civil law.

The OM has ten regional offices, directed nationally by the {{lang|nl|College van Procureurs-Generaal|italics=yes}} ({{lit|College of Attorneys-General}}) in The Hague. Although it is considered part of the judicial branch, the OM is ultimately responsible to the Minister of Justice and Safety, who together with the college determines the priorities and organisation of the Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.om.nl/organisatie/|title=OM: Organisatie|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>

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