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Offence details
The offence you are viewing is listed under AARTO Charge Code: "5509". You will be charged under "Sect. 61(2)".
Description of the offence is listed as: "Removed a vehicle involved in an accident from the position in which it came to rest in an urban area in which another person was killed or injured, and where the accident did not cause complete obstruction, whilst not authorized to do so by a traffic officer".
This offence is classified as an "Offence".
Upon conviction or admission of guilt, you will lose 6 demerit points. In addition, you may face a sentence of direct imprisonment, a fine or both as determined by the court.
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.
In addition to defending a criminal charge, you will lose 6 demerit points.
Upon conviction or admission of guilt, you will also be getting a criminal record.