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Road Traffic Offences.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 April 2004

Thursday, 29 April 2004

Questions (107)

Pat Carey

Question:

107 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Transport if passengers who are knowingly being carried in a stolen car are liable to prosecution; if so, the offence they commit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12406/04]

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Section 112 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended by section 65 of the Act of 1968, provides for the offence of knowingly being carried in a stolen car. Where a member of the Garda Síochána has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is committing or has committed an offence under section 112, he may arrest the person without warrant.

A person found guilty of this offence shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €2,500 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment and on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €10,000 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment

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