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II W 404/15 AI generated

Court dismisses defendant's refusal to identify vehicle user, ruling failure to answer summons constitutes the offense.

Case Number II W 404/15
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court upheld a conviction for failing to identify the person entrusted with a vehicle after a speed violation. The defendant argued that answering the police inquiry would expose a third party to criminal liability, citing specific judicial interpretations regarding witness protection. The court rejected this defense, stating that the risk of a traffic violation does not justify withholding information, and the defendant's silence constituted the required breach of duty.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 96 § 3 k.w.; Art. 183 § 1 k.p.k.: The obligation to identify the person entrusted with a vehicle persists even if the answer might expose a third party to administrative liability, as only exposure to criminal liability exempts the owner from the duty to answer.

Keywords

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failure to identify vehicle user administrative offense traffic law witness protection privilege police summons compliance criminal liability threshold

Cited Legislation

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Art. 96 § 3 k.w.
Art. 78 ust. 4 i 5 ustawy Prawo o ruchu drogowym
Art. 24 § 1 i 3 kw
Art. 183 § 1 k.p.k.
Art. 41 k.p.k.
Art. 118 § 1 k.p.w.
art. 41 § 1 k.p
art. 183 § 1 k.p.k

Cited Case Law

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Ryszard A. Stefański: Wykroczenia drogowe, Lex 2011

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