New minimum sentences for first-time speeders in Switzerland
New regulation on minimum sentences for first-time offenders in speeding offenses
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Listening: New minimum sentences for first-time speeders in Switzerland
A driver caught speeding in Ticino, southern Switzerland, has received a conditional fine instead of the conditional prison sentence imposed at first instance.
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Neue Regelung zur Mindeststrafe für Ersttäter bei Raserdelikten
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The Federal Court confirmed this ruling by the Court of Appeal. It corresponds to the new regulation that came into force in October 2023.
The driver was traveling at 188km/h where the speed limit was 100km/h. In November the Ticino Court of Appeal converted the conditional prison sentence of 12 months imposed at first instance into a conditional fine.
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Driver faces $1,000,000 speeding fine
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A driver who hit headlines around the world for getting clocked in Switzerland at 290km/h (180mph) faces a world record fine of a million francs.
This was permissible, according to the Federal Court in a ruling published on Monday. The new provision in the Road Traffic Act stipulates that first-time offenders can be punished with a fine instead of a minimum sentence of one year’s imprisonment for speeding offences.
The condition is that the offender has not been convicted in the past ten years of a felony or misdemeanour involving a serious risk to the safety of others or the injury or death of others.
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