Exceed PCA

Maximum Penalty - Exceed PCA

Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 49

For the charge of 'Exceed PCA', the maximum penalty is:

First Offence: 12 penalty units

Second Offence: 

6 months / 60 penalty units (if the concentration of alcohol in theperson's blood was less than 0×15 grams per 100 millilitres of blood; orin the person's breath was less than 0×15 grams per 210 litres ofexhaled air as the case requires).

12 months / 120 penalty units (if the concentration of alcohol in theperson's blood was 0×15 grams or more per 100 millilitres of blood; orin the person's breath was 0×15 grams or more per 210 litres of exhaledair as the case requires).

Subsequent Offence:

12 months / 120 penalty units (if the concentration of alcohol in theperson's blood was less than 0×15 grams per 100 millilitres of blood; orin the person's breath was less than 0×15 grams per 210 litres ofexhaled air as the case requires).

18 months / 180 penalty units (if the concentration of alcohol in theperson's blood was 0×15 grams or more per 100 millilitres of blood; orin the person's breath was 0×15 grams or more per 210 litres of exhaledair as the case requires)..

Note: A person who is guilty of an accompanying driver offence is liable to a fine of not more than 5 penalty units.

For more information on the driving charge of Exceed PCA, including what the law states, what the prosecution must prove, and possible defences for the charge, please visit Doogue & O'Brien Criminal Defence Lawyers | Exceed PCA Melbourne.

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