Loss of the right to drive a leisure boat after drunk-driving
Supreme Court judgment 25 June 2020, HR-2020-1331-A, (case no. 20-049478STR-HRET), criminal case, appeal against judgment.
A (Counsel Anders Morten Brosveet) v. The Public Prosecution Authority (Counsel Birgitte Istad)
Justices: Indreberg, Bull, Kallerud, Ringnes, Steinsvik
A person convicted in the Court of Appeal for drunk-driving a leisure boat, see section 37, cf. section 33 subsection 1 of the Leisure Boats Act, also lost the right to drive leisure boats for one year, see section 28 a subsection 1 first sentence. The Supreme Court stated with reference to the preparatory works that any violation of the drunk-driving rules must be considered a serious violation of the Leisure Boats Act and thus grounds for loss of the right to drive. With regard to drunk-driving, the condition that "the consideration of safety on the water, the environment or general interests otherwise require it" could not prevent this. The convicted person's appeal against the loss of the right to drive was dismissed.