As of today, the court can seize the car of those who were recruited under Article 264.1 of the Criminal Code (repeated driving under the influence or refusal of a medical examination). And also on the basis of Article 264.2 of the Criminal Code (driving into the oncoming lane or exceeding the speed limit by more than 60 or 80 km/h if the driving license is denied).
There is a condition – only the owner can impound the car. That is, if the driver has driven the car by proxy, the owner of the vehicle will not be robbed. At the same time, it is not a fact that if the offender-owner drives, his car will be permanently impounded. Only the court now has such a possibility, but what punishment should be applied, ordinary criminal or criminal with confiscation, is at the discretion of Themis.
Criminal liability for driving in the oncoming lane or exceeding the speed limit by more than 60 or 80 km/h for drivers already deprived of their rights only appeared in January, Rossiyskaya Gazeta recalls.