Those who are driving by unintentionally provoking the permanent injuries to the others shall be imprisoned from one year to three years and/or fined from 2,000,000 Riels to 6,000,000 Riels.
ជនណាបើកបរបង្កឱ្យមានរបួសដល់អ្នកដទៃ បណ្តាលឱ្យពិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ដោយអចេតនាត្រូវផ្តន្ទាទោសដាក់ពន្ធនាគារពី មួយ(១)ឆ្នាំ ទៅបី (៣)ឆ្នាំ ឬ/និងផ្តន្ទាទោសពិន័យជាប្រាក់ពី ពីរលាន (២.០០០.០០០)រៀល ទៅប្រាំមួយលាន(៦.០០០.០០០)រៀល។
In plain language
A legal consequence for drivers who, through negligence, cause another person to suffer a permanent disability, involving both imprisonment and a substantial fine.
Legal definition
Imprisonment from one (1) year to three (3) years and/or a fine from 2,000,000 Riels to 6,000,000 Riels for unintentionally causing permanent injuries to others while driving.
From the law
Those who are driving by unintentionally provoking the permanent injuries to the others shall be imprisoned from one year to three years and/or fined from 2,000,000 Riels to 6,000,000 Riels.
Student tip
This highlights the severe consequences of negligent driving, emphasizing the importance of constant vigilance and adherence to traffic laws to prevent serious harm.
Common confusion: The distinction between "unintentional injury" (Art 80) and "unintentional permanent injury" (Art 81) is crucial for understanding the severity of penalties.
Details
- Khmer term
- ជនណាបើកបរបង្កឱ្យមានរបួសដល់អ្នកដទៃ បណ្តាលឱ្យពិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ដោយអចេតនាត្រូវផ្តន្ទាទោសដាក់ពន្ធនាគារពី មួយ(១)ឆ្នាំ ទៅបី (៣)ឆ្នាំ ឬ/និងផ្តន្ទាទោសពិន័យជាប្រាក់ពី ពីរលាន (២.០០០.០០០)រៀល ទៅប្រាំមួយលាន(៦.០០០.០០០)រៀល។
- Literal translation
- person driving causing injury to others resulting in permanent disability unintentionally shall be punished by imprisonment from one (1) year to three (3) years and/or fined from two million (2,000,000) Riels to six million (6,000,000) Riels.
- Road Law article
- 81
- Confidence
- high