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.
Sounds like a massive headache for whoever is in charge of their estate, needing to check with all the parts of the government they may have had outstanding fines with
I mean, estate lawyers are a thing