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Swedish court holds foreign license exchange valid if holder had reasonable grounds to believe it was genuine.

Case Number 3618-02
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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Legislator summary

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The court ruled that a Swedish driving license obtained by exchanging a foreign license cannot be revoked even if the foreign license was later found forged. The applicant argued they had no knowledge of the forgery, while the prosecution contended the exchange was based on false premises. The court decided that the exchange remains valid because the applicant had reasonable grounds to believe the foreign license was genuine at the time of exchange.

Legislator headnote

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SFS 1995:140 kap. 10; SFS 1995:140 kap. 11: An exchange of a foreign driving license for a Swedish one is not subject to revocation if the holder had reasonable grounds to believe the foreign license was valid at the time of exchange.

Keywords

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driving license exchange forged foreign license reasonable grounds belief Swedish traffic law license revocation good faith exchange administrative law

Cited Legislation

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SFS 1995:140 kap. 10
SFS 1995:140 kap. 11
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2546-98
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6011-05
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A 104-98
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UM 8345-12
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Ett beslut om utbyte av ett utländskt körkort mot ett svenskt har, trots att det utländska körkortet senare visat sig vara förfalskat, inte ansetts kunna återkallas, då körkortsinnehavaren haft skälig anledning att anta att det utländska körkortet var giltigt.