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Court holds that 1954 Road Code contraventions are no longer criminal due to 1995 Road Code despenalization.

Case Number 0069925
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa dismissed the criminal prosecution against the defendant, ruling that the alleged offenses were no longer punishable. The court noted that the 1954 Road Code provisions were despenalized and reclassified as administrative infractions under the new 1995 Road Code. Consequently, the prosecution was invalid because the legal basis for criminal liability had ceased to exist.

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APLICAÇÃO DA LEI NO TEMPO CONTRAVENÇÃO CONTRA-ORDENAÇÃO DESCRIMINALIZAÇÃO

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despenalization of road contraventions change in legal classification criminal liability extinction administrative offense substitution retroactive legal application

Cited Legislation

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Código da Estrada de 1954, Artigo 2º
Código da Estrada de 1995, Artigo 2º
DL 114/94 de 1994/05/03, Artigo 2º

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00030112

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199501100069925

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/F535CD00FB3BDAC08025680300048FCE?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

As contravenções previstas no Código da Estrada de 1954 foram despenalizadas, em consequência da entrada em vigor do Código da Estrada de 1995, que as desgraduou em ilícito contra-ordenacional.