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Offence details
The offence you are viewing is listed under AARTO Charge Code: "1011". You will be charged under "Sect. 3F(h) r/w Sect. 3I(j)".
Description of the offence is listed as: "Inspector or traffic officer impounded a licence or document which may afford evidence of a contravention or evasion of any provision of the law without issuing receipt to person concerned".
This offence is classified as an "Offence".
Upon conviction or admission of guilt, you will lose 0 demerit points. In addition, you may face a sentence of direct imprisonment, a fine or both as determined by the court.
You will not lose any demerit points or get a fine in terms of AARTO. For certain offences, you may need to appear in a criminal court to defend the charge, and this may be one of them. Here you may face direct imprisonment, a fine or both upon conviction.
Upon conviction or admission of guilt, you will also be getting a criminal record.