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9250614 AI generated

Court holds that a supplementary fine for public health offenses cannot be set below the statutory minimum of 50 days.

Case Number 9250614
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto upheld the conviction and the imposition of a supplementary fine for an offense against public health. The defendant argued for a lower fine amount, but the court rejected this claim based on the statutory minimum. Consequently, the fine was confirmed at the minimum legal threshold of 50 days as required by the relevant decree-law.

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INFRACÇÃO CONTRA A SAÚDE PÚBLICA PENA DE MULTA LIMITE MÍNIMO DA PENA

Keywords

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public health offense supplementary fine statutory minimum criminal penalty decreto-lei 28/84 penal sanction minimum fine

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24(1)(c) of Decree-Law 28/84
Art. 72 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Art. 364(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code
Art. 403 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Art. 14(1)(c) of Law 23/91

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 02/25/1992

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00005479

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199211259250614

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 332/90-2

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T COR PORTO 1J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/2885C8D046AB7EF18025686B00664664?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Punindo o artigo 24, nº 1, alínea c) do Decreto-Lei nº 28/84, de 20 de Janeiro, as condutas aí previstas com prisão até 18 meses e multa não inferior a 50 dias, é óbvio que, sem mais, a pena complementar de multa não pode ser fixada em medida inferior ao mínimo legal apontado.