A stranger behind the wheel of someone else’s car can be charged with theft if the owner claims that he does not allow him to use his car. This was told to socialbites.ca by the lawyer of the Freedom of Choice movement, Sergei Radko. He stressed that there would be no excuse for an investigation into someone trying to park someone else’s car if the reasons weren’t significant.
“Article 166 of the Penal Code foresees the punishment of illegally possessing a vehicle without the purpose of stealing. Radko told socialbites.ca that it is a crime if the owner did not give the driver permission to drive the car.
If, out of extreme necessity, a stranger gets behind the wheel of another person’s car, this has to be proven. The lawyer added that it is entrusted to the investigating authorities to establish all the circumstances of such events as part of a pre-investigation control or investigation. In this case, the police must meet with the owner of the car and all the participants in the incident, determine the circumstances of the incident.
“The issue of extreme necessity can be taken into account, for example, if it concerns life-and-death situations, when it is necessary to take the injured or sick person to the hospital, when it is necessary to take the woman who has given birth to the maternity hospital. . But even in such cases, the question arises why an ambulance was not called, ”Radko gave an example.
In accordance with Article 166 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the penalty for theft ranges from a fine (up to 200 thousand rubles) to five years’ imprisonment. In the presence of aggravating circumstances (pre-conspiracy, use of violence, particularly gross harm), the maximum penalty under this article reaches 12 years’ imprisonment.
Previously, St. It was learned that there was an eyewitness in St. Petersburg. parked A Volvo car driven by a 10-year-old boy and reported the incident to the police.