Like this: the individual has a 10,000€ fine plus additional fees for avoiding it for a long time but there’s a catch, that person is deceased since their family has a death certificate proving he or she’s dead.
However, does that alone erase the unpaid fine from existence as it makes no sense to still go after the individual since they’re no longer alive and their relatives are not involved as it’s not on them.
There are instances where a creditor will have a claim on the deceased’s estate. For example, mortgages and car loans generally aren’t written off when the named bill payer dies. (Edit: late correction. Payee is the creditor. Payer is the debtor. I think most people understood what I meant even with the wrong word. D’oh)
Other things will depend on how hard the creditor is willing to try to get the money they’d otherwise lose.