Failure to comply with duties concerning technical inspections or repairs

Legal defence in cases involving breach of vehicle technical-inspection or repair duties

Article 340 of the Criminal Code concerns obligations or prohibitions in technical inspections or vehicle repairs performed by a person with relevant duties, with the danger to traffic required by the provision. The basic intentional form carries 3 months–2 years or a fine; an accident causing injury carries one to 5 years, and death 3–10 years. For negligence, limits are reduced by one third. Paragraph (4), repairing vehicles bearing accident traces without complying with statutory conditions, carries 3 months–2 years or a fine. Not all variants are negligent or carry the same penalty.

Reconciliation, withdrawal of complaints and defence strategies

We check the person with relevant duties, technical rules, danger and connection to the accident. Expert evidence must distinguish defective inspection or repair from other causes. Not every participant must be employed by a specialist facility if they had the specified duties.
Intent and negligence have distinct limits, with negligence reduced by one third. The lawyer also checks the variant concerning repair of a vehicle bearing accident traces. For sentencing, the variant’s statutory maximum is calculated without recommending deferred application where Article 83 excludes it.

Urgent legal assistance in Focșani and Vrancea county

A technical error in a garage or omission in a transport vehicle’s inspection record can quickly trigger complex criminal proceedings, endangering your liberty, career and professional reputation. Basuc Cosmin Law Office in Focșani provides specialist legal assistance adapted to these offences’ technical nature, whether you are investigated as a mechanic, engineer, periodic technical inspection (ITP) inspector or garage manager. We actively assist at police interviews in Vrancea County, represent you in dealings with appointed technical experts and provide an active, reasoned defence before Focșani District Court and higher courts, ensuring your rights are fully protected.