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TC_19930640 AI generated

Constitutional court denies appeal confirming excessive fine limits for intentional urban planning violations.

Case Number TC_19930640
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court rejected the Public Prosecutor's appeal against a lower court ruling regarding the constitutionality of Article 162 of the Urban Planning Regulations. The court found that the maximum fine limit for intentional violations, set higher than the general regime for mere social order offenses, was not unconstitutional. Consequently, the court confirmed the original decision, upholding the specific fine cap despite the general principle of proportionality.

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Article 162 of the Urban Planning Regulations; Article 17 of the General Administrative Fine Law; The maximum fine limit for intentional urban planning violations does not violate constitutional principles when it exceeds the cap for general social order offenses.

Keywords

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urban planning regulations intentional violations administrative fines constitutional proportionality public prosecutor appeal general administrative law legal limits

Cited Legislation

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Article 162 of the Urban Planning Regulations
Article 17, paragraph 1 of the General Administrative Fine Law
Constitutional Court Ruling 329/92
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TC_19920314
Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional the maximum fine limit in urban building regulations exceeding statutory general limits.
85/92
Constitutional Court dismisses prosecutor's appeal confirming prior invalidity of excessive fine limit clause.
TC_19930139
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses appeal as prior ruling already declared the administrative fine limit unconstitutional.
TC_19960139
Portuguese Constitutional Court declares specific fine limits unconstitutional for violating legislative competence and proportionality.
TC_19930228
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses appeal due to prior general invalidation of the fine limit norm.

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Acórdão 640/93

ACÓRDÃO Nº 640/93

Procº nº 306/93

Rel. Cons. Alves Correia

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Mafra, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrido A., tendo por objecto a questão da constitucionalidade da norma do artigo 162º do Regulamento Geral das Edificações Urbanas, na redacção introduzida pelo artigo 1º do Decreto-Lei nº 463/85, de 4 de Novembro, na parte em que estabelece, para as coimas nele previstas aplicáveis a pessoas singulares autoras de contra-ordenações dolosas, um limite máximo superior ao fixado no regime geral do ilícito de mera ordenação social (artigo 17º, nº 1, do Decreto-Lei nº 433/82, de 17 de Outubro), em aplicação da declaração de inconstitucionalidade, com força obrigatória geral, operada pelo Acórdão deste Tribunal nº 329/92 (publicado no Diário da República, I Série-A, nº 264, de 14 de Novembro de 1992), decide-se negar provimento ao recurso e, em consequência, confirmar a decisão recorrida, na parte impugnada.

Lisboa, 4 de Novembro de 1993

Fernando Alves Correia

Messias Bento

Bravo Serra

Luís Nunes de Almeida

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa