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Offence details
The offence you are viewing is listed under AARTO Charge Code: "5611". You will be charged under "Sect. 65(5)(b)".
Description of the offence is listed as: "Occupied the driver's seat of a vehicle, with the engine running, while the concentration of alcohol in any specimen of breath exhaled by the person was not less than 0,24 mg of alcohol per 1 000 mm".
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.