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False declaration to inspectors triggers fixed fine under Art 20 DL 41204; prior prison equivalence invalid post-new Penal Code.

Case Number 036859
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the appeal regarding a false declaration made to fiscal brigade agents during an inspection exercise. The prosecution argued this conduct satisfied the legal conditions for a fixed fine under Article 20 of Decree-Law 41204. However, the court held that without a specific legal provision in the new Penal Code, the previous equivalence between the fine and alternative imprisonment cannot be applied retroactively.

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AÇAMBARCAMENTO FALSAS DECLARAÇÕES MULTA DE QUANTIA FIXA SUBSTITUIÇÃO

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false declaration fiscal inspection fixed fine Penal Code retroactivity alternative imprisonment criminal liability

Cited Legislation

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Art. 20 n. 3 al. b) of Decree-Law 41204 of July 24, 1957
Art. 125 n. 1 of the Penal Code

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00002395

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198301120368593

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N323 ANO1983 PAG197

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7EC735DC47B2AFEB802568FC00395593?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Uma falsa declaração em resposta a pergunta dos agentes da brigada de fiscalização, no exercicio desta, preenche o condicionalismo legalmente exigido na alinea b) do n. 3 do artigo 20 do Decreto-Lei n. 41204, de 24 de Julho de 1957.

II - Por ausencia de um preceito com o conteudo do paragrafo 1 do artigo 125 do Codigo Penal anterior, não se pode, apos a entrada em vigor do novo Codigo Penal, fixar a equivalencia e a prisão em alternativa da multa de quantia taxada pela lei.