Is it possible to lose a driver's license for life?

For what violations can a driver's license be revoked?

The Administrative Code conventionally divides all possible violations into groups that differ in severity. The easiest of them include the following road situations:

• Driving a car without state signs;
• Exceeding the permissible speed by no more than 60 km/h;
• Entering the railway tracks in the wrong place or crossing the barrier incorrectly;
• Intersection of double solid;
• Secondary disregard of a red traffic light within a period of 12 months;
• Ignoring special-purpose vehicles with sirens on (ambulance, fire, police and gas service).

For the listed offenses, the motorist risks losing his license for 3 months, receiving an accompanying fine (no more than 5 thousand rubles). For violations of moderate severity, the Code of Administrative Offenses provides for the confiscation of the certificate for a period of 6 to 12 months. And you can receive such a punishment in the following cases:

• Illegal use of special signals and flashing lights on vehicles;
• Applying inscriptions and stripes on the vehicle related to operational services;
• Driving a self-propelled vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
• Transferring a car into the hands of a minor;
• Exceeding the permissible speed by more than 80 km/h;
• Committing an accident resulting in victims with minor injuries;
• Refusal of medical examination (the crust is confiscated even if the driver was not drunk);
• Fleeing from the scene of an incident;
• Drinking or drug use after an accident, but before a medical examination.

Finally, let’s look at especially serious crimes for which the driver’s license is confiscated for life. These include:

• Driving head-on into oncoming traffic, driving incorrectly at an intersection, or speeding at a pedestrian crossing, causing the death of other motorists or pedestrians;
• Hitting a pedestrian or provoking an accident, resulting in serious injuries or deaths;
• Committing any violation resulting in the death of two or more people.

In addition to the fact that a citizen’s record is confiscated for life, he also faces imprisonment of up to 5 years. From what point does the period of deprivation of a driver’s license begin to be calculated, and under what circumstances it can be mitigated, we will consider further.

Can a driver's license in Russia be revoked for life, and for what?

Lifelong confiscation of driving documentation in Russia is impossible. But, if we add up the most severe punishments that a citizen could commit, the term will be considerable.

Driving while intoxicated

Here's an example:

Citizen Sobolev, while intoxicated, drove through a red traffic light, did not stop at the traffic inspector's sign, and drove into an oncoming car.

There were victims in the accident who suffered moderate harm to their health. In addition, Sobolev tried to escape from the scene, but traffic police arrived in time.

So, for each offense Sobolev faces the loss of his driver’s license. For example: for driving a car while drunk - 1.5-2 years, for driving through a red traffic light - 4-6 months, for not stopping at an inspector's sign - 4-6 months, for driving in the oncoming lane - 1 year, as well as for an accident in which the victims suffered average harm to health - 1.5-2 years.

All these deadlines can add up. At the maximum, the court can make a decision - to deprive Sobolev of his rights for 6 years. If some punishments can be replaced with fines, then the court may accommodate the offender halfway - but, as practice shows, in Russia they pay special attention to citizens when imposing such punishment. Circumstances play a huge role.

Please note that Article 32.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation specifies a period of one punishment for a Russian motorist. The possible period of deprivation of rights is no less than 1 month and no more than 3 years.

If Sobolev had several punishments in the form of deprivation of rights for 3 years, then they would be summed up.

Rules for calculating time limits for deprivation of a driver's license

Based on the traffic police regulations, no one can take a person’s license by force. The withdrawal procedure occurs in the following order:

1. A decree is issued against the violator, which is noted in the traffic police database;
2. After ten days from the moment the employee stopped, the drawn up protocol becomes legally valid;
3. Three days after the final court verdict to confiscate the driver’s license, the driver voluntarily transfers the document to the nearest traffic police agency for temporary storage.

Not many people know at what point the period of deprivation of rights begins. Therefore, car enthusiasts often try to return the crust even before the end of the penalty period.

Start and end date

Most motorists are sure that the start of the seizure period is counted from the moment the protocol is drawn up. However, in reality, the state gives each citizen 10 days to petition if the offender refuses the charges against him. And this time is not taken into account in the punishment.

After ten days from the date of filling out the resolution, when the court verdict takes full force, the reduction in the period of arrest of the VU still does not begin. After all, according to the regulations, a person is given three more days to voluntarily transfer the crust to the MREO unit. And only when the document is in the hands of the employees will the calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive the vehicle begin, which means the legal start of the timer.

Moreover, if the driver’s license was confiscated for debts, then the countdown will begin immediately after payment of all material penalties, even if the document is submitted on time. An exceptional case can only be considered a lifelong deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle.

Minimum and maximum

The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation establishes a clear time frame for the arrest of a device, both for administrative violators and for criminal ones. Based on its articles, the minimum limit for this punishment can be considered a period of 90 days, which is imposed on motorists for slight deviations from the rules.

It is important to know! The maximum period of deprivation of rights reaches 2 years, and it is applied, as a rule, in conjunction with an impressive fine (up to 30 thousand rubles for driving while intoxicated).

At the same time, during the entire period of punishment, the State Traffic Inspectorate undertakes to keep the seized document, since if it is lost, the cost of obtaining a new document will be borne by the citizen.

Interruption of the period of deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle

Many motorists, checking the status of their license on the official website of the MREO, encounter an inscription with the following content: the calculation of the period for deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle has been interrupted, but not everyone can guess what this message means. After all, it can appear even if the crust is in storage at the State Traffic Inspectorate. The reasons for this situation may be:

• Ignoring fines and debts that resulted in the seizure of the driver's license (in the absence of payment of the loan, alimony and other material penalties, the resolution does not become executed);
• Untimely updating of the traffic police database (the message disappears when the page is reloaded, after 1-2 days).

The only other circumstance that remains is the late delivery of the certificate. But this is the direct fault of the driver.

Punishment periods prescribed by law

Since deprivation of a license is a severe punishment for serious offenses, only a court can take away a driver’s permission to drive a vehicle. In this case, the judge, when choosing a punishment, is guided by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Article 3.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation states that punishment in the form of deprivation of a special right (in our case, the ability to drive a vehicle) has a minimum and maximum threshold for the time of punishment.

The court cannot take away a driver's license for less than one month. But it is not possible to leave a driver without a driver’s license for more than three years.

Are the terms of deprivation of a driver's license summed up under different protocols?

It is no secret to most motorists that if several deviations from traffic rules are recorded simultaneously, the values ​​from all protocols will not be summed up. Instead, employees will choose the largest fine for the article violated by the citizen, and will make a decision only on it. But does this rule apply to the timing of the withdrawal of a driving license?

The answer to the question posed is given by Art. 12 Part 27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, which clearly states that the periods of seizure of rights under the issued protocols must be summed up. Moreover, this procedure takes place in full, without reducing the sentence for similar violations.

Attention! Therefore, even if the rules are slightly ignored, you can be left without a vehicle for several years.

Counting example

To better understand the process of summing up punishments, a specific example should be considered. Let’s say that a motorist causes an accident, which results in injuries. Before the police and medical staff arrive, he manages to drink alcohol, and he also refuses further examination.

Thus, police officers record three serious violations, providing for deprivation of rights for a period of 6 to 12 months. In total, the crust will be arrested for one and a half to three years with additional financial penalties. And this period will not be the maximum. After all, depending on the number of protocols, it can grow further. But its expiration will begin only after the voluntary surrender of the license and payment of all fines.

Repeated driver's license revocation for drunk driving

Russian legislation provides for various penalties for violators of traffic rules. One of them is deprivation of the right to operate any type of vehicle.

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However, not all drivers consider such a preventive measure a lesson, and situations arise when the violation is repeated. The dangers for motorists and what responsibility they bear when their driving license is re-retired is described in detail in this article.

What is re-deprivation of rights?

Today, penalties for traffic offenses committed by drivers have become more serious and much tougher. A driver who repeatedly violates the rules established by traffic rules and has already been prosecuted will face a more severe penalty.

The seizure of a document giving the right to operate a car will be considered repeated if it was committed earlier than a one-year period has passed since the previous unlawful act related to violation of traffic rules.

For what violations are rights deprived?

The punishment for which the car owner will be given a court decision - confiscation of the driver's license, will be imposed for the following violations:

• driving while intoxicated;
• allowing a person who is intoxicated to drive a car;
• driving a vehicle into a lane intended for oncoming traffic;
• fleeing the scene of an accident;
• hitting a double solid road, as well as its intersection;
• driving in the opposite direction on the road surface required for one-way traffic;
• overtaking on a section of the road where a corresponding prohibition sign is installed;
• driving under the prohibitory sign “No Entry”;
• operation of a vehicle by a person who does not have a driver’s license;
• non-compliance with traffic rules, due to which the fact of causing harm to the victim’s health was committed;
• debt to pay fines.

Also, if you repeatedly fail to comply with certain traffic rules, the driver may be deprived of his driving license. For example, for operating an unregistered vehicle, the car owner for a similar violation will face withdrawal of rights for a period of up to three months and a monetary penalty. The amount of penalties is 5 thousand rubles.

Repeated deprivation of license for driving while intoxicated

If the car owner was previously subject to a penalty for driving while intoxicated in the form of withdrawal of his license, then in case of a similar violation he will incur criminal or administrative liability. This will be influenced by the time period that has passed since the date of return of rights.

If during the first calendar year after the restoration of a revoked driver’s license, the offender repeatedly drives a car while drunk, he will incur criminal liability.

However, in the event of an offense committed while intoxicated after the expiration of a one-year period after the return of the license, the car owner will be given an administrative penalty, as for failure to comply with traffic rules for the first time - a penalty in the amount of thirty thousand rubles and confiscation of the driving license for a period of two years.

Amounts of fines

Criminal liability

When operating a vehicle while intoxicated, the owner of the car will be held criminally liable if it is established that the rules are not followed again.

Thus, he will face fines of up to three hundred thousand rubles, deprivation of the right to drive a car for three years, as well as imprisonment for up to 24 months.

However, criminal law provides for more severe penalties when committing an accident in which there are victims:

1. If the victim causes serious harm to health, the culprit, that is, the owner of the car, will be fined in the form of confiscation of the license for 36 months, as well as restriction of freedom for a period of four years or three years of forced labor.
2. If the accident caused the death of one or more injured people, then the motorist can be imprisoned for a period of up to nine years or five years of forced labor, and, of course, confiscation of driving license for three years.

Is it possible to be deprived of rights for life?

To date, the legislation does not provide for such punishment as permanent deprivation of rights. However, the State Duma is considering a proposal in which this preventive measure will be applied to drivers for repeated operation of a vehicle by a person who was previously deprived of a driving license or while intoxicated.

This type of punishment, according to officials, will have to make car owners more accountable to traffic rules.

Every year, the preventive measure for repeated offenses becomes tougher. In addition to financial losses, the driver, through his own negligence, can cause harm to the health of other road users.

However, in addition to this, he will be deprived of his driver's license and possibly even his freedom.

Compliance with traffic rules will be the only solution that will prevent you from becoming a danger to other drivers and pedestrians, and will also significantly reduce the number of problems with the law.

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Is there a statute of limitations for deprivation of rights?

To the relief of all motorists, decisions made to confiscate licenses have their own statute of limitations, which is 3 months from the moment the incident was recorded. After this period, the court no longer has the right to make a decision on the seizure of the crust.

If, when checking the status of your driver’s license online, you find a red inscription: the calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle has been interrupted, then this means that the regulatory authority has violated the mentioned law, and you can easily file a claim to have the penalty cancelled. Moreover, the court will be obliged to annul the arrest of the military personnel, and not provoke an amnesty.

Who has the authority to make a decision on lifelong disqualification?

A decision on lifelong deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle (if the relevant law is adopted in the future) or for a certain period in 2021 can only be made by a court.

The procedure is carried out as follows:

1. At the scene of the incident, the traffic police inspector draws up a written protocol in which he describes the type of violation. The traffic cop has no right to confiscate a driver’s license at this stage.
2. The protocol is sent for consideration by the local commission at the State Traffic Inspectorate. If the commission insists on a more severe punishment (for example, the driver repeatedly violates traffic rules regarding drunk driving), then the case is sent to court.
3. The driver is sent an email notification of the court hearing. The judge considers all warnings and orders issued previously. He sums up these types of offenses and issues a verdict on the deprivation of a driver’s license for such and such a period. At the same time, the wording about lifelong deprivation of the certificate does not sound. Although everyone understands perfectly well that this implies a life sentence.

If, for example, we add up 15 decisions (although this is not the limit for many drivers), which stipulate a period of deprivation of a driver’s license for 3 years, then we can calculate that the total period will be 45 years. Therefore, it is considered that this is a lifelong deprivation of rights.

Many deputies of the State Duma believe that tougher penalties should be adopted for those drivers who have been repeatedly punished for driving while intoxicated.

Now, after the third deprivation of a driver’s license due to drunk driving, the would-be driver faces not only deprivation of his rights, but also his freedom for up to 2 years (Article 264.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

And although today in the laws of the Russian Federation there is no such thing as lifelong deprivation of a driver’s license, such situations still happen in practice.

Often we are talking about repeated driving while intoxicated. Even for one such violation the driver will be deprived of his license.

And if a motorist ignores a court order, he is again caught violating traffic rules or driving while intoxicated, and even without a license, then the penalties add up.

At the same time, he will bear the punishments alternately until the previous one expires.

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What to do if the calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle is interrupted

Traffic police inspectors can interrupt the period of calculation of a corrective measure in the form of seizure of a document only in two legal situations:

• The driver handed over the document, but did not pay state debts;
• The driver ignored the court's demands and continues to drive with an invalid license.

In other cases, the message: “calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive the vehicle has been interrupted” may appear only due to untimely updating of the database.

It is important to know! If after a few days nothing has changed, but you are sure that you did everything correctly, be sure to contact the nearest traffic police department for an explanation.

Is it possible to lose a driver's license for life?

In accordance with the Administrative Code, lifelong deprivation of a driver's license for failure to comply with markings, speed limits, and other rules does not occur. But this restriction ends exactly where the criminal code begins. After all, if you ignore it, a car enthusiast can easily not only lose his license forever, but also end up in jail. And then the period of serving the sentence in a general security cell or in a pre-trial detention center will have to be calculated.

In order not to expose yourself and other road users to danger, each point of the traffic rules must be strictly observed. The only exceptions can be circumstances when a deviation from the rules allows you to avoid an emergency situation or save a human life.