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Driver Loses Appeal to Reduce Traffic Ticket Under New Law
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By בן פלמון
First reported by Bizportal · 7 hours ago
What happened
An Israeli court rejected a driver's appeal to lower his NIS 1,200 traffic fine to NIS 100, ruling that a new law with a lower penalty does not apply to offenses committed before its enactment. The driver was caught using a phone in April 2024 and later agreed to a plea deal for a lesser offense with the higher fine.
- 01Driver's appeal for a reduced traffic fine was denied by a district court.
- 02New law's lower penalty does not apply to offenses before its enactment.
- 03Plea deal and offense date determined the ruling.
- 04Original NIS 1,200 fine remains in effect.
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