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Court convicts drunk driver for recidivism and imposes lifetime ban and fine.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Regional Court in Wąbrzeźne convicted the defendant of drunk driving while previously serving a sentence for the same offense within five years. The prosecution argued that the defendant violated the lifetime ban on driving by operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.60 mg/l. The court upheld the conviction, applying the recidivism provision to impose a one-year prison term, a lifetime driving ban, and a financial penalty.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 178a § 1, 4 kk; Art. 64 § 1 kk: A driver convicted of drunk driving who commits the offense again within five years of completing a prior sentence for the same crime shall be punished under the recidivism provision, resulting in a heavier penalty and a mandatory lifetime prohibition on driving.
Keywords
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drunk driving recidivism
lifetime driving ban
Art. 178a kk
Art. 64 kk
financial penalty drunk driving
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 178a § 1 kk
Art. 178a § 4 kk
Art. 64 § 1 kk
Art. 42 § 3 kk
Art. 43a § 2 kk