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Inadmissibility of preliminary reference on criminal definition of uninsured foreign-registered vehicles

Case Number ICCJ_152693
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice, sitting in the Complete Court for Resolving Legal Questions in Criminal Matters, rejected as inadmissible a preliminary reference submitted by the Ploiești Court of Appeal concerning the criminal law interpretation of vehicles registered in foreign states without valid mandatory civil liability insurance. The dispute centered on whether such unregistered or uninsured foreign vehicles fall under the definition of vehicles registered in another state that lack the right to circulate in Romania, a question tied to the application of Article 334(4) of the Criminal Code regarding road traffic offenses. The court determined that the reference was not admissible under Article 477(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, thereby preventing the establishment of a binding legal interpretation on the specific statutory definition in issue.

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art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală; Inadmissibility of preliminary reference on criminal definition of uninsured foreign-registered vehicles: The dispute centered on whether such unregistered or uninsured foreign vehicles fall under the definition of vehicles registered in another state that lack the right to circulate in Romania, a question tied to the application of Article 334(4) of the Criminal Code regarding road traffic offenses. The court determined that the reference was not admissible under Article 477(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, thereby preventing the establishment of a binding legal interpretation on the specific statutory definition in issue.

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foreign law road traffic law code of criminal procedure state liability preliminary decision interpretation of the law

Cited Legislation

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art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală
Procedural rule establishing that the decision is obligatory from the date of publication in the Official Monitor.
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art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală

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R O M Â N I A

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

COMPLETUL PENTRU DEZLEGAREA UNOR CHESTIUNI DE DREPT ÎN MATERIE PENALĂ

Minuta deciziei nr. 15 Dosar nr. 1274/1/2019

Şedinţa din data de 24 septembrie 2019

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E:

Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Ploiești – Secția penală și pentru cauze cu minori și de familie în dosarul nr. 1479/284/2018 privind pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea următoarei chestiuni de drept: „Dacă, potrivit art. 334 alin.(4) din Codul penal, un vehicul înmatriculat în alt stat, pentru care nu este încheiat un contract de asigurare obligatorie de răspundere civilă valabil, se circumscrie noțiunii de vehicul înmatriculat în alt stat, care nu are drept de circulație în România”.

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, potrivit art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 24 septembrie 2019.