Road Traffic Offences in Hungary

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What traffic offences aim to protect

Traffic laws are designed to safeguard safety across all forms of transport – road, rail, air, and water. They serve to protect the lives and health of everyone involved in traffic, as well as to prevent damage to vehicles and other property.

When an accident occurs, the driver has two key duties: to stop immediately and to check whether anyone has been injured. Failing to do so may result in prosecution for hit-and-run, even if no one was hurt.

Types of traffic offences

Traffic offences include:

endangering rail, air, or water traffic,
endangering road traffic,
causing a road accident,
driving under the influence of alcohol,
driving under the influence of drugs,
unlawful transfer of vehicle control,
and hit-and-run.

Among these, offences such as hit-and-run, causing a road accident, endangering road traffic, unlawful transfer of vehicle control, driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the influence of drugs are considered especially serious and are explained in more detail on separate pages.

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Table of content

A büntetőeljárás szakaszai

investigation stage
investigation stage
investigation stage

denunciation

denunciation

Criminal proceedings most often start with a denunciation. However, the police can also start criminal proceedings if they become aware of a criminal offence on their own initiative. A denunciation can be both a written submission to an authority or official and a statement made orally in person to an authority or official.

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investigation

investigation

According to the Criminal Procedure Act, criminal proceedings begin with an investigation. The investigation may be initiated based on a report, a private motion, the official authority of the prosecutor’s office or the investigating authority, as well as on facts that become known to the prosecutor’s office or a member of the investigating authority in their official capacity.

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coercive measuresarrest

coercive measures/arrest

For most people, the very idea of being prosecuted or having a relative prosecuted is an overwhelming feeling. And if those criminal proceedings include detention or arrest, this feeling of vulnerability is heightened.

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prosecution section

prosecution section

Once the investigation is completed, the investigating authority sends the criminal case to the prosecution, which takes the criminal proceedings to the prosecution stage. On the basis of the evidence available (the investigation file), the prosecution can decide to terminate the criminal proceedings, suspend the proceedings and ultimately prosecute.

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criminal conviction order

criminal conviction order

The criminal conviction order procedure serves to simplify and speed up the judicial phase of criminal proceedings by allowing the application of criminal law consequences in cases of a simpler nature and less serious nature without the need for a trial, i.e. the criminal conviction is a decision which is equivalent to a judgment.

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preparatory session

preparatory session

The preparatory session is a legal measure aimed at simplifying the procedure. The most important role of the preparatory hearing is to allow the accused and the defence to express their views on the charge and to help shape the further course of the criminal proceedings. The preparatory meeting must be held within three months of the date of service of the indictment.

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court hearing

court hearing

If the accused does not plead guilty to the charge at the preparatory hearing, or pleads guilty but does not waive his or her right to a trial, the court will hold a hearing. Within one month of the end of the preparatory hearing, the court shall examine the evidence submitted at the preparatory hearing, set a date for the trial and arrange for the conditions for holding the trial.

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