LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

Article 336 of the Criminal Code criminalizes the act of driving a vehicle on public roads for which the law provides for the possession of a driving license by a person who, at the time of taking biological samples, has an alcohol content of more than 0.80 g/l pure blood alcohol. In the legal doctr...

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Main Author: George Octavian NICOLAE
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Published: Nicolae Titulescu University Publishing House 2022-06-01
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description Article 336 of the Criminal Code criminalizes the act of driving a vehicle on public roads for which the law provides for the possession of a driving license by a person who, at the time of taking biological samples, has an alcohol content of more than 0.80 g/l pure blood alcohol. In the legal doctrine and in the judicial practice there is a controversy regarding the effects of the legal disposition provided by art. 78 para. 2 of GEO. no. 195/2002, regarding the presumptive establishment of the blood alcohol value. Thus, in a first opinion, it is considered that in order to be able to retain the meeting of the constituent elements of the crime of driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, it is necessary to establish beyond any doubt that the perpetrator had a higher blood alcohol level than the established one by the rule of incrimination. In the second opinion, it is appreciated that the provisions provided by art. 78 para. 2 introduces a legal presumption, which establishes that the value of the blood alcohol level at the time of testing is also that at the time of driving on public roads, as a result of the author's violation of the obligation not to consume alcoholic beverages between the time of a car accident and timing of alcohol testing. In this article we will analyze the two opinions present in legal doctrine and judicial practice, as well as the decisions of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court in this matter.
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spelling doaj-art-2783a30a3ab7420aaa5c18fb7093c43f2025-01-02T16:18:34ZengNicolae Titulescu University Publishing HouseChallenges of the Knowledge Society2068-77962022-06-011515963LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOLGeorge Octavian NICOLAE0Faculty of Law, “Nicolae Titulescu” University of BucharestArticle 336 of the Criminal Code criminalizes the act of driving a vehicle on public roads for which the law provides for the possession of a driving license by a person who, at the time of taking biological samples, has an alcohol content of more than 0.80 g/l pure blood alcohol. In the legal doctrine and in the judicial practice there is a controversy regarding the effects of the legal disposition provided by art. 78 para. 2 of GEO. no. 195/2002, regarding the presumptive establishment of the blood alcohol value. Thus, in a first opinion, it is considered that in order to be able to retain the meeting of the constituent elements of the crime of driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, it is necessary to establish beyond any doubt that the perpetrator had a higher blood alcohol level than the established one by the rule of incrimination. In the second opinion, it is appreciated that the provisions provided by art. 78 para. 2 introduces a legal presumption, which establishes that the value of the blood alcohol level at the time of testing is also that at the time of driving on public roads, as a result of the author's violation of the obligation not to consume alcoholic beverages between the time of a car accident and timing of alcohol testing. In this article we will analyze the two opinions present in legal doctrine and judicial practice, as well as the decisions of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court in this matter.http://cks.univnt.ro/download/cks_2022_articles%252F1_CKS_2022_CRIMINAL_LAW%252FCKS_2022_CRIMINAL_LAW_009.pdfalcohol concentrationcriminal codelegal presumptioncar accidentdriving on public roads
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LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
Challenges of the Knowledge Society
alcohol concentration
criminal code
legal presumption
car accident
driving on public roads
title LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
title_full LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
title_fullStr LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
title_full_unstemmed LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
title_short LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
title_sort legal considerations regarding the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol
topic alcohol concentration
criminal code
legal presumption
car accident
driving on public roads
url http://cks.univnt.ro/download/cks_2022_articles%252F1_CKS_2022_CRIMINAL_LAW%252FCKS_2022_CRIMINAL_LAW_009.pdf
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