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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Notice of Intended Prosecution
A notice of intended prosecution is a written notice informing a person that they may be prosecuted for certain road traffic offences.
These offences include speeding, dangerous driving, careless or inconsiderate driving, ignoring traffic signals, and leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position.
If the driver was not warned at the time of the offence, the authorities must generally serve either a summons or a notice of intended prosecution within 14 days of the alleged offence.
Failure to comply with this requirement may prevent a successful prosecution, unless specific exceptions apply, such as where an accident occurred, the driver’s identity could not reasonably be discovered in time, or the offence involves causing death by dangerous or careless driving or drunken driving.
A notice sent by registered or recorded delivery is normally treated as valid if it would ordinarily have arrived within the required time limit.
A notice of intended prosecution is a written notice informing a person that they may be prosecuted for certain road traffic offences.
These offences include speeding, dangerous driving, careless or inconsiderate driving, ignoring traffic signals, and leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position.
If the driver was not warned at the time of the offence, the authorities must generally serve either a summons or a notice of intended prosecution within 14 days of the alleged offence.
Failure to comply with this requirement may prevent a successful prosecution, unless specific exceptions apply, such as where an accident occurred, the driver’s identity could not reasonably be discovered in time, or the offence involves causing death by dangerous or careless driving or drunken driving.
A notice sent by registered or recorded delivery is normally treated as valid if it would ordinarily have arrived within the required time limit.
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