Limitation period for speeding violation: what now?


Questioner

On October 13, 2016, I have to appear before the subdistrict court in Apeldoorn in connection with a speeding violation, during which I drove 34 km too fast. the date of violation was May 28, 2015. the dates are therefore more than a year and four months apart. Is there a statute of limitations, or can I not raise that argument at the hearing?

Lawyer

For violations, the right to prosecution expires after three years. This means that the act would only expire on 29 May 2018. I can imagine that it feels like a long time between the violation being established and the hearing in court, but that (unfortunately) happens much more often.

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