Act No. 361 / 2000 Coll.

Law on road traffic and amendments to certain laws (Law on road traffic)

Valid Law Effective from 01.01.2001
Contents
ČÁST PRVNÍ HLAVA I § 1 § 2 HLAVA II Díl 1 § 3 § 4 § 5 § 6 § 6a § 6b § 6c § 7 § 8 § 8a § 9 Díl 2 § 10 Díl 3 Oddíl 1 § 11 § 12 § 13 § 14 § 15 § 16 § 17 § 18 § 19 § 20 § 21 § 22 § 23 § 24 § 25 § 26 § 27 § 28 § 29 § 30 § 31 § 32 § 33 § 34 Oddíl 2 § 35 § 36 § 37 § 38 § 39 § 39a § 39b § 40 § 40a § 41 § 42 Oddíl 3 § 43 § 43a § 44 § 45 § 46 § 47 § 47a Oddíl 4 § 48 § 49 § 50 § 51 § 52 Oddíl 5 § 53 § 54 § 55 § 56 § 57 § 58 § 59 § 60 § 60a Díl 4 Oddíl 1 § 61 § 62 § 63 § 64 § 65 § 66 § 67 § 68 Oddíl 2 § 69 § 70 § 71 § 72 § 73 § 74 § 75 Oddíl 3 § 76 § 77 § 77a § 78 Oddíl 4 § 79 § 79a Díl 5 § 79b HLAVA III Díl 1 § 80 § 80a § 81 § 82 § 83 § 83a § 84 § 85 § 86 § 87 § 87a § 87b § 87c § 88 § 89 § 89a § 89b § 90 § 91 § 92 § 93 § 94 § 94a § 95 § 96 § 97 § 98 § 99 § 100 § 101 § 102 § 102a § 102b § 102c § 102d § 102e § 102f § 102g § 102h Díl 2 § 103 § 104 § 105 § 106 § 107 § 108 § 109 § 110 § 110a § 111 § 113 § 114 § 115 § 116 § 117 § 118 Díl 3 § 118a § 118b § 118c HLAVA IV § 119 § 120 § 121 § 122 § 122b § 122c § 122d § 123 HLAVA V § 123a § 123b § 123c § 123d § 123e § 123f HLAVA VI § 124 § 124a § 124b § 124c § 125b § 125c § 125d § 125e § 125f § 125g § 125h § 125i § 125j HLAVA VII § 126 § 127 § 128 § 128a § 129 § 130 § 131 § 132 § 133 § 134 § 135 § 136 § 137 ČÁST DRUHÁ § 138 „§ 3 ČÁST TŘETÍ § 139 ČÁST ŠESTÁ § 142 ČÁST SEDMÁ § 143
361
THE LAW
of 14 September 2000
on road traffic and amendments to certain laws (Road Traffic Act)
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

DETAILED COMMUNICATION LAW

HLAVA I

INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Subject matter
This law implements the relevant provisions of the European Union47) and provides for
(a) the rights and obligations of road users (1);
(b) road traffic rules;
(c) adaptation and management of road traffic;
(d) driving licences and driving licences;
(e) the competence and competence of the public authorities and the Police of the Czech Republic (hereinafter "the police") in matters relating to road traffic.
§ 2
Definition of basic terms
For the purposes of this Act:
(a) the road operator is anyone who directly participates in road traffic;
(b) the vehicle operator is the owner or other person who is registered as an operator in a road vehicle register under special legislation (2) or similar records of another State;
(c) the guide to the animals led or driven is a road operator who accompanies animals individually or in herds on the road; the guide to the animals led or driven is not a walker leading the dog,
(d) the driver is a road operator driving a motor vehicle or a tram; the driver is also an animal rider or a person who sits on the driver's seat in an automated vehicle under the directly applicable European Union Regulation concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to general safety (55) (hereinafter referred to as "automated vehicle '),
(e) the vehicle is the driver driving the vehicle;
(f) the vehicle is a motor vehicle, a non-motor vehicle or a tram;
(g) the motor vehicle is a non-rolling stock powered by its own propulsion unit and a trolleybus;
(h) a non-motor vehicle is a trailer and a vehicle moving by means of human or animal force, such as a bicycle, a handcart or a vehicle;
(i) the combination is a set consisting of one or more motor vehicles and one or more trailers, 2)
(j) a pedestrian is also a person who pushes or pulls sledges, a child stroller, a wheelchair or a handcart of a total width not exceeding 600 mm, moves on skis, roller skates or similar sports equipment or by means of a hand or motor wheelchair for disabled persons, carries a bicycle, a motorcycle with a cylinder capacity of up to 50 cm3, a dog and the like;
(k) the public passenger transport vehicle is:
1. bus, trolleybus or tram; or
2. another vehicle when operating public regular services 21),
(l) not to endanger means the obligation to act in such a way that no danger arises to another road operator;
(m) not be allowed to restrict means the obligation to act in such a way that other road users are not in any way hindered;
(n) State means putting the vehicle at rest beyond the time of the stop leave;
(o) stop the vehicle for the period strictly necessary for the immediate boarding or disembarkation of the passengers or for the immediate loading or composition of the load;
(p) stopping the vehicle means interrupting the journey for reasons independent of the driver's will;
(q) to give priority in driving means the obligation of the driver not to start or continue driving if the driver who takes priority in driving would suddenly have to change direction or speed;
(r) the motorway is a road marked "Motorway,"
(s) the road for motor vehicles is the road marked "Road for motor vehicles,"
(t) the lane is the part of the road which allows vehicles to travel in one stream in a row;
(u) the connecting lane is an additional lane intended for the inclusion of vehicles in the continuous lane;
v) the road is the part of the surface of the road lying between the edge of the adjacent lane and the edge of the crown of the road, 1) it is usually composed of a reinforced and unreinforced part,
(w) the intersection is the place where the infrastructure intersects or connects; the result of a field or forest road or other dedicated infrastructure on another road is not considered to be an intersection,
(x) the border of the intersection is the place marked by the horizontal road sign "Cross line continuous," "Cross line continuous with the symbol Give priority in driving!" or "Cross line continuous with the sign STOP"; where there is no such road sign, the border of the intersection forms the perpendicular to the axis of the road at the point where the curvature of the road edge begins for the intersection;
(y) the traffic-controlled intersection is the intersection at which traffic is controlled by light or, where appropriate, by accompanying acoustic signals or by a police officer in uniform ("police officer"), a member of the Military Police in uniform ("military officer") or directed by a municipal police officer in uniform ("police officer"),
(z) the continuous lane is a lane running in the original direction (without turning) by a intersection or at a point where the number of lanes changes;
(aa) the tram belt is part of the infrastructure intended primarily for the operation of trams;
(bb) the railway crossing is the place where the infrastructure with the rail, or with another runway situated on a separate body, crosses at a level and marked by the appropriate road sign;
(cc) the municipality is a built-up area whose beginning and end are marked by the appropriate road signs on the road; no marks shall be affixed on special purpose roads;
(dd) the crossing point for pedestrians is a place for road communication intended for pedestrian crossing, marked by the appropriate road sign;
(ee) obstacle to road traffic is all that could jeopardise the safety or continuity of road traffic, such as cargo, material or other objects, a vehicle left on the road or defects in the mobility of the road,
(ff) reduced visibility is a situation where road users do not clearly identify other vehicles, persons, animals or objects on the road, for example from dusk to dawn, fog, snow, heavy rain or tunnel;
gg) the identity document is a document by which a citizen of the Czech Republic or a foreigner proves his identity under a special legislation, 3)
(hh) normal residence in the territory of the Czech Republic is the place of permanent residence of a natural person in the territory of the Czech Republic, or, if a natural person does not have a permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, a place in the territory of the Czech Republic where a natural person
1. resides for at least 185 days in a calendar year on grounds of personal ties, namely cohabitation in the common household, family ties, property ownership or rental, and, where appropriate, for business, self-employment or dependent work in the Czech Republic; or
2. resides because of personal ties and regularly returns to the place, although in business, carries out another self-employed activity or dependent work in another State, unless the pursuit of such activity in another State is restricted to a fixed period,
(ii) the restraint system is a device approved under a special legislation (2) and intended to ensure the safety of the persons carried; the restraint is a safety belt or a child restraint ("child seat '),
(jj) a child seat is a device approved under a special legislature2) intended to ensure the safety of children carried whose body weight does not exceed 36 kg and the height does not exceed 150 cm;
(kk) the national transport information system is a system containing up-to-date information on the road traffic situation affecting road safety and traffic continuity;
(ll) crossing for cyclists is a place for road communication intended for crossing cyclists through road communication marked by the appropriate road sign;
(mm) column of vehicles means a continuous current of more than one vehicle in which each vehicle cannot be overtaken individually, the spacing between each vehicle during overtaking or overtaking does not allow safe classification;
(nn) a personal technical device is a passenger carrier with self-balancing equipment or similar equipment.

HLAVA II

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Díl 1

Road users
§ 3
Basic conditions for participation in road traffic
(1) A person may not participate in road traffic which, due to his age or reduced physical or mental capacity, could jeopardise the safety of such traffic. This shall not apply where a person himself or another person has taken such measures as to avoid a risk to road safety.
(2) Only a person who is physically and mentally fit to drive a vehicle or ride an animal and, to the extent necessary, controls the driving or riding of the vehicle and the road traffic rules may drive a vehicle or drive an animal.
(3) Only a motor vehicle may drive:
(a) the person holding:
1. a driving licence for the relevant group of motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "group of vehicles"); and
2. a driving licence certified in accordance with § 104 (2) of the driving licence in the Czech Republic; this condition is not required for the holder of a driving licence granted by the Czech Republic for a period of 1 month from the granting or extension of the driving licence,
(b) an applicant for a driving licence who, under the supervision of a driving schoolteacher (4), is undergoing training in the driving of a motor vehicle or consists of a driving test; or
(c) a person who, under the supervision of a teacher, is preparing for a proficiency check on motor vehicles, shall pass the examination under this examination (4a) or take part in the training of start-updrivers under a special legislation4); in the case of a driver who has lost his driving licence pursuant to § 123c (3), this shall apply not earlier than 30 days before the expiry of the period referred to in § 123d (1).
(4) In addition, only a person who is competent to drive such vehicles under a special legislative provision (4) or by a decision of the competent authority of another State which is a Member State of the European Union or a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (hereinafter referred to as "another Member State") or of the Swiss Confederation may drive a motor vehicle in the group of vehicles C1, C1 + E, C + E, D1, D1 + E, D or D + E. The professional competence to drive a vehicle classified in any of the categories C1, C1 + E, C and C + E applies to the driving of a vehicle classified in any of these categories. The professional competence to drive a vehicle classified in either category D1, D1 + E, D and D + E shall apply to the driving of a vehicle classified in any of these categories.
(5) The condition of professional competence referred to in paragraph 4 shall not apply to a driver who is not a citizen of the Czech Republic, the Swiss Confederation or any other Member State and who does not carry out dependent work for an employer established in or on the territory of one of those States and who does not engage in business for a driver
(a) vehicles with a design speed not exceeding 45 km.h-1;
(b) vehicles used by the armed forces of the Czech Republic, the police of the Czech Republic, the municipal police, road transport inspection, the Prison Service of the Czech Republic, the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic ("Customs Administration"), the General Inspection of the Security Corps and the Intelligence Services of the Czech Republic,
(c) vehicles of the Czech Fire Rescue Corps and fire protection units which are not part of the Czech Fire Rescue Corps, the health rescue service provider and the State Material Reserve Administration,
(d) vehicles used in the provision of civil protection and mining rescue services;
(e) vehicles in test operation and in test run in connection with their repair and maintenance;
(f) vehicles used in the training and testing of the acquisition and improvement of professional competence of motor vehicle drivers under special legislation4);
(g) vehicles used in the transport of goods used by the driver in the performance of his or her dependent work or business, unless the driving is the main object of the dependent work or of the driver's business;
(h) vehicles used in the transport of goods in the framework of an agricultural, forestry or fisheries business within a radius of 50 km from the premises of the operator transporting the goods, unless the driving is the main object of the dependent work or of the driver's business;
(i) vehicles used for purposes other than business; or
(j) agricultural or forestry tractors, except tractors with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,500 kg and a design speed of 80 km.h-1 or more.
(6) No one shall use technical means and equipment which make it impossible or affect the functioning of technical means used in road safety oversight ("anti-radar ').
§ 4
Obligations of road users
When participating in road traffic, everyone shall:
(a) to behave with due regard and discipline so as not to endanger the life, health or property of other persons, nor to harm the environment, nor to endanger the life of animals, and to adapt its behaviour in particular to the construction and transport conditions of the infrastructure, (1) to the weather conditions, the situation on the road, its capabilities and its health,
(b) comply with the road traffic rules provided for in this Act, the instructions of the policeman, the instructions of persons authorised to drive or direct traffic on the road pursuant to § 75 (5), (8) to (10) and the stopping of vehicles pursuant to § 79 (1) and the instructions of persons covered by specific legislation, (5) issued to ensure the safety and continuity of road traffic;
(c) comply with light and, where appropriate, with accompanying acoustic signals, signs, transport equipment and operational information devices.
§ 5
Driver's obligations
(1) In addition to the obligations set out in Section 4, the driver is also obliged to:
(a) use a vehicle which meets the technical conditions laid down by the specific legislation of m2);
(b) pay attention to fully driving a vehicle or riding an animal and monitor the situation in road traffic;
(c) adapt the ride to the technical characteristics of the vehicle or to the physical characteristics of the animal;
(d) take care, in particular, against children, persons with reduced mobility and orientations6), persons with a severe disability and animals, taking into account a vehicle transporting children, a driver of a beginner or a person with a severe disability marked under the implementing legislation and a training vehicle marked under the special legislation4),
(e) remove the fault at the point of travel if it finds that the vehicle or load does not meet the conditions laid down in § 52; if it cannot do so, it may continue to drive at a reasonable speed only to the nearest place where the fault can be removed; In doing so, they must take measures to ensure that road safety is not compromised during the journey and that neither infrastructure nor the environment is damaged;
(f) to undergo, at the request of a police officer, a military officer, an employer, a medical practitioner or a municipal police officer, an examination in accordance with special legislation (7) to determine whether it is affected by alcohol;
(g) undergo, at the request of a police officer, a military police officer, an employer, a medical practitioner or a municipal police officer, an examination under special legislation (7) to determine whether it is affected by a substance other than alcohol (46) ("other substance");
(h) reduce the speed of travel or stop the vehicle before crossing for pedestrians, if it reduces the speed of travel or stops the vehicle before crossing for pedestrians and drivers of other vehicles in the same direction;
(i) ensure the safety of the person transported or the animal (8) and the safe transport of the cargo;
(j) ensure that the transported animal does not endanger drivers and persons transported;
(k) ensure that the necessary number of eligible and properly trained persons is added to the journey when road safety is required;
(l) wear clothing accessories marked with retroreflective material provided for in the implementing legislation provided for in Article 56 (8), if they are found on the road in connection with an emergency stand outside the vehicle; This does not apply to motorcycle, moped and non-motor vehicle drivers.
(2) The driver may not:
(a) to use an alcoholic beverage or any other substance containing alcohol (hereinafter referred to as "alcoholic beverage") or to use another addictive substance while driving;
(b) drive a vehicle or ride an animal immediately after ingestion of an alcoholic drink or use of another addictive substance or at such time after ingestion of an alcoholic drink or use of another addictive substance where it may still be under the influence of alcohol or other addictive substance; in the case of other addictive substances referred to in the implementing legislation, the driver shall be considered to be affected by such an addictive substance if its amount in the driver's blood sample reaches at least the limit value laid down in the implementing legislation;
(c) drive a vehicle or ride an animal if its ability to drive a vehicle or ride an animal is reduced as a result of its health status;
(d) hand over the driving of the vehicle or entrust the animal to a person who does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 3 (2) and (3) or who is under the influence of alcohol or other addictive substances or whose ability to drive or ride an animal is reduced as a result of his health status;
(e) discarding objects from the vehicle;
(f) threaten or restrict a pedestrian crossing a road after a pedestrian crossing or apparently intending to cross a road crossing a pedestrian crossing; where necessary, the driver shall also stop the vehicle before a pedestrian crossing; these obligations do not apply to the driver of the tram,
(g) to endanger the pedestrian crossing the road to which the driver is diverting, and must also not endanger the pedestrian turning to a point outside the road, entering the road and turning or reversing;
(h) to threaten a cyclist crossing the road at the crossing for cyclists;
(i) drive a vehicle on which are impurities, icing or snow which prevent vision from the driver's position forward, backward and sideways;
(j) drive a vehicle on or on which there is ice on or on which, when released, the safety of road traffic could be compromised;
(k) drive a vehicle which does not contain a plate of a national or military registration plate (the registration mark), if it is a vehicle to which the registration plate has been or should have been assigned, or a plate of a registration plate which has not been assigned to the vehicle,
(l) drive a vehicle the registration plate of which is obscured, unreadable or modified or placed in such a way that its legibility is prevented or substantially impaired.
(3) The obligation referred to in paragraph 1 (a) does not apply to the driver of a set consisting of a mountain service life vehicle which fulfils the conditions laid down in a specific legislation and is intended primarily for movement in an otherwise inaccessible terrain (snowmobile, quadricycle), with a trailer (vehicle) designed to move the injured person or to transport rescue equipment, provided that the use of such a set is necessary to deal with incidents or prevent such incidents, even on the ground.
§ 6
(1) In addition to the obligations set out in Sections 4 and 5, a driver of a motor vehicle shall:
(a) be handcuffed to the seat of the safety-belt when the seat is mandatory in accordance with the special legislation (2);
(b) not to be carried in a vehicle of category M1, N1, N2 or N32, which is not equipped with a restraint safety system;
1. a child under three years old,
2. a child less than 150 cm on the seat next to the driver,
(c) carry in a vehicle of category M1, N1, N2 or N32) which is equipped with a restraint safety system, a child whose bodyweight does not exceed 36 kg and a height not exceeding 150 cm, only using a child seat; during this transport
1. the child must be placed in a child seat corresponding to his weight and body dimensions;
2. on a seat which is equipped with an airbag which has not been switched off, or, if it has been switched off automatically, the child in the child's car seat must not be transported face-to-face,
(d) place and attach the child seat on the seat and the child in the child's seat under the conditions laid down by the manufacturer in the instructions for use of this child's seat;
(e) carry in a vehicle of category M1, N1, N2 or N32) fitted with a restraint system, a child whose body weight exceeds 36 kg or a height exceeds 150 cm only if the child is restrained by a safety belt while driving;
(f) carry in a vehicle of categories M1 and N12) which is equipped with a restraint system and in which two child seats are already fitted in the rear seat and the lack of space does not permit the placing of a third child seat, a third child older than 3 years of age and less than 150 cm in the rear seat only if the child is restrained by a seat belt while driving;
(g) to instruct persons over 3 years of age or persons accompanying them in a vehicle of categories M2 and M32) which is equipped with a restraint safety system on the obligation to use the restraint safety system, unless this information is otherwise ensured;
(h) while driving on a motorcycle or on a moped on a head fitted and properly secured to a protective helmet of an approved type pursuant to a special legislation (2), and to protect your sight when driving by appropriate means, such as glasses or shields, unless this reduces the safety of the journey, such as rain or snow.
(2) Paragraph 1 (a) shall not apply to:
(a) the driver when reversing the vehicle;
(b) a driver who cannot use the safety belt for health reasons;
(c) drivers of a vehicle of safety corps, armed forces and military intelligence in the performance of its duties, drivers of a municipal police vehicle in the performance of the tasks of the municipal police, drivers of a vehicle of the fire protection unit and rescue vehicles of the Mountain Service in the handling of emergency situations (8a) and drivers of a vehicle of the health-care service provider where the use of the safety-belt prevents the rapid departure of the vehicle in order to perform further duties.
(3) The provisions of paragraph 1 (c), (e) and (f) shall not apply:
(a) for a driver who carries a person whose medical condition does not allow the use of a restraint safety system;
(b) for the carriage of a child in a vehicle of safety services in the performance of its duties, in a vehicle of municipal police in the performance of its duties, in a vehicle of a fire protection unit in the handling of emergencies (8a) and in a vehicle of a medical emergency service provider and of a mountain service in the management of emergencies (8a) or in the provision of health services to a child;
(c) until 1 May 2008 for the transport of children in vehicles providing for the collection and distribution of children to parent and primary schools or the transport of children to sporting, cultural or social events, provided that the speed of the vehicle is limited to a maximum of 70 km / h.
(4) Paragraph 1 (c) does not apply to the carriage of children in a municipality in a taxi service vehicle when operating a taxi service; the child referred to in paragraph 1 (c) shall not be transported on the seat next to the driver and shall be restrained by a safety-belt. However, if a child's car seat is used in the transport of the child, the condition referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be fulfilled. (c) point 2.
(5) Paragraph 1 (h) does not apply to drivers of a mountain service vehicle in cases where the use of a protective helmet could make it difficult or impossible to communicate with the person rescued.
(6) Health reasons shall be supported by a medical certificate, except where the current state of health appears to be indicative of sudden medical difficulties manifesting in the fulfilment of the medical grounds referred to in paragraph 2 (b) and paragraph 3 (a). This certificate shall be kept by the driver or the child being transported or by the person accompanying the child being transported in his or her possession and, at the request of a police officer or an officer of the municipal police, shall be presented for inspection; in cases where there is no permanent condition, the validity of the medical certificate shall be limited in time to a maximum of 1 year. The implementing legislation shall lay down the particulars and model of the medical certificate.
(7) The driver of the motor vehicle shall carry:
(a) a valid driving licence; This does not apply if he holds a driving licence granted by the Czech Republic or a Czech driving licence,
(b) a vehicle registration certificate in accordance with the specific legislation2); This does not apply if the vehicle is entered in the register of road vehicles under special legislation2),
(c) a driver's professional certificate or equivalent document issued by another Member State or the Swiss Confederation or a driver's certificate pursuant to a directly applicable European Union regulation governing access to the international road haulage market (48) with an indication of the driver's professional competence as indicated by the harmonised code, if it is covered by Section 3 (4); this shall not apply if the driver's central register has a record of professional competence in the driving licence or is recorded in the driver's central register;
(d) in the case of a vehicle of category M2, M3, N2, N3, O3 or O4 or of category T2) with a design speed exceeding 40 km.h-1
1. evidence of the last technical roadside inspection carried out on the territory of another Member State; and
2. proof of the last periodic technical inspection if the vehicle is registered in another Member State.
(8) The driver of a motor vehicle shall, at the request of a police officer, a military police officer, a municipal police officer, a road transport inspector in an uniform (hereinafter referred to as "road transport inspector ') or a customs officer in an uniform (hereinafter referred to as" customs officer'), be obliged to submit the documents referred to in paragraph 7 for inspection. If one of these documents is not required to be in possession of it, it may instead prove its identity.
(9) Where a driver submits a vehicle registration certificate which has been declared to have been detained in accordance with Paragraph 6b (4) or a driving licence which has been declared to have been detained in accordance with Paragraph 118b (6) or whose holder of the driving authorisation has withdrawn or withdrawn or suspended, the police officer, military officer, municipal police officer, road transport inspector or customs officer shall withdraw the document and forward it without delay to the competent municipal authority with extended scope. The driver will issue a certificate.
(10) The driver of a motor vehicle shall, at the request of a police officer or road transport inspector, submit a technical roadside check, check the location, attachment or securing of the load, check the mass of the vehicle or combination, check the mass ratio of the vehicles in the combination, check the distribution of the axle, group of axles, wheel or group of wheels, check the dimensions of the vehicle or combination including the load or check compliance with the compatibility conditions of the vehicles in the combination.
§ 6a
Technical Road Control
(1) Technical roadside inspection means the control of the technical condition and activity of the vehicle, its systems, components and separate technical units and their environmental performance in order to detect or eliminate defects under special legislation2). If the purpose of the roadside inspection cannot be achieved by using the means or equipment available to the police or road transport inspector at the inspection site and where there are reasonable doubts as to the technical competence of the vehicle, the roadside inspection may also be carried out by means of a mobile control unit, a technical control station or an emission measurement station.
(2) During the technical roadside inspection, the driver shall:
(a) drive to a mobile control unit, to a technical control station or to an emission measurement station, unless the detour including the return journey is more than 50 kilometres;
(b) produce the documents referred to in Article 6 (7) (d) if the vehicle is of category M2, M3, N2, N3, O3, O4 or T2) with a design speed exceeding 40 km.h-1; and
(c) follow the instructions of the person carrying out the inspection.
(3) A document of the technical roadside inspection carried out shall be issued to the driver by the police or road transport inspection. The data contained in this document shall be transmitted by the police or road transport inspection to the Ministry of Transport (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry). The Ministry shall make this data available through the technical inspection information system2).
(4) The costs of carrying out the technical roadside inspection shall be borne by the police or the Road Transport Inspection. If a serious or dangerous defect is ascertained during the technical roadside inspection (2), the driver of the vehicle shall be obliged to pay the costs of carrying out the inspection; the management of these costs shall be carried out in accordance with the tax rules.
(5) Technical roadside checks shall be carried out regardless of the driver's nationality and the country in which the vehicle is registered. The technical roadside inspection shall not be carried out by a person who, having regard to his / her relationship with the driver or the vehicle operator, is under his / her control. The person carrying out the technical roadside inspection may not obtain property or other benefit depending on the outcome of the check. The person serving the mobile control unit must hold the professional certificate of control technical2).
(6) Technical roadside checks on vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3, O3 and O42 shall be carried out in such a way that the total number of such checks carried out in the calendar year corresponds to at least 5% of the total number of vehicles of those categories registered in the register of road vehicles.
(7) The manner and extent of the implementation of the technical roadside inspection, the technical conditions for evaluating its outcome, the technical requirements for mobile control units, the formalities for the document of the technical roadside inspection carried out, the manner and form of transmission of the data contained in this document and the method of determining the costs of carrying out the technical roadside inspection shall be laid down in the implementing legislation.
§ 6b
(1) If a dangerous defect is identified in the technical roadside inspection or in the clarification of a road accident which, because of its nature or scope, significantly increases the risk of road safety or the adverse environmental performance of the vehicle, the police officer or road transport inspector shall withhold a certificate of registration of the vehicle showing such a defect and issue a document to the driver or his operator, if present. Until the date of issue of the technical inspection report referred to in Article 6c (1), the vehicle may not be used in road traffic.
(2) In the document of detention of the vehicle registration certificate referred to in paragraph 1, the police officer or road transport inspector shall indicate:
(a) identification details of the vehicle registration certificate withheld;
(b) the defects identified in accordance with paragraph 1;
(c) an indication of whether the vehicle registration certificate has been detained during a technical roadside inspection or in the clarification of the accident;
(d) the authority responsible for returning the vehicle registration certificate withheld;
(e) information on the consequences of the retention of the vehicle registration certificate and its conditions of return; and
(f) where the driver has not submitted a vehicle registration certificate, an indication of that fact.
(3) The vehicle registration certificate retained shall be sent by the police or Road Transport Inspection, together with a copy of the document of detention and a copy of the document of technical roadside inspection carried out, if it has been issued, without undue delay, no later than the following working day after the date of detention, to the municipal authority of the municipality with extended competence to enter vehicle data in the register of road vehicles pursuant to the special legislation (2) or to the Ministry, if not such an office. If the document of detention of the vehicle registration certificate is not issued to the vehicle operator pursuant to paragraph 1, the police or road transport inspection shall also send a copy of the document to the vehicle operator within the same time limit.
(4) If the reason for the detention of the vehicle registration certificate referred to in paragraph 1 is given and the driver has not submitted it to the police officer or road transport inspector, the police officer or road transport inspector shall declare the vehicle registration certificate to be detained. Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the fact that a vehicle registration certificate shall not be attached to a copy of the certificate of detention of the vehicle registration certificate and the vehicle operator shall be obliged to submit the vehicle registration certificate within 5 working days of the date on which the certificate of detention of the vehicle registration certificate was issued or its copy delivered to the Authority in accordance with paragraph 3.
(5) Paragraph 1 shall not apply to vehicles of the essential components of the integrated rescue system, of the armed forces, of the intelligence services and of the mountain service vehicles.
(6) Dangerous defects which, by reason of their nature or scope, significantly increase the risk to road safety or the adverse environmental performance of the operation of the vehicle or combination, and the model documents for the retention of vehicle registration certificates referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4, shall define the implementing legislation.
§ 6c
(1) The Office which has been sent or surrendered to the vehicle registration certificate retained pursuant to Article 6b (3) or (4) shall, at its request, return the vehicle registration certificate retained to the vehicle operator if the applicant proves by a technical inspection protocol that:
(a) the dangerous defects detected during the technical roadside inspection have been remedied; or
(b) the vehicle is technically fit for use on the road if it is a dangerous defect detected during the clarification of the accident.
(2) If the Ministry has not received the application referred to in paragraph 1 within 30 days of the date of receipt of the vehicle registration certificate withheld, it shall send the certificate to the competent central authority of the State which issued the vehicle registration certificate.
(3) The technical inspection report referred to in paragraph 1 shall replace the vehicle registration certificate retained for 5 working days.
§ 7
(1) The driver may not:
(a) hand over the steering of a motor vehicle to a person who does not comply with the conditions of Paragraph 3 (3);
(b) bother other road users or other persons in particular with excessive noise, air pollution, sludges, mud or unnecessary keeping the engine of the stationary vehicle running;
(c) when driving by the vehicle, hold the telephone or other means of communication or recording equipment.
Contents
ČÁST PRVNÍ HLAVA I § 1 § 2 HLAVA II Díl 1 § 3 § 4 § 5 § 6 § 6a § 6b § 6c § 7 § 8 § 8a § 9 Díl 2 § 10 Díl 3 Oddíl 1 § 11 § 12 § 13 § 14 § 15 § 16 § 17 § 18 § 19 § 20 § 21 § 22 § 23 § 24 § 25 § 26 § 27 § 28 § 29 § 30 § 31 § 32 § 33 § 34 Oddíl 2 § 35 § 36 § 37 § 38 § 39 § 39a § 39b § 40 § 40a § 41 § 42 Oddíl 3 § 43 § 43a § 44 § 45 § 46 § 47 § 47a Oddíl 4 § 48 § 49 § 50 § 51 § 52 Oddíl 5 § 53 § 54 § 55 § 56 § 57 § 58 § 59 § 60 § 60a Díl 4 Oddíl 1 § 61 § 62 § 63 § 64 § 65 § 66 § 67 § 68 Oddíl 2 § 69 § 70 § 71 § 72 § 73 § 74 § 75 Oddíl 3 § 76 § 77 § 77a § 78 Oddíl 4 § 79 § 79a Díl 5 § 79b HLAVA III Díl 1 § 80 § 80a § 81 § 82 § 83 § 83a § 84 § 85 § 86 § 87 § 87a § 87b § 87c § 88 § 89 § 89a § 89b § 90 § 91 § 92 § 93 § 94 § 94a § 95 § 96 § 97 § 98 § 99 § 100 § 101 § 102 § 102a § 102b § 102c § 102d § 102e § 102f § 102g § 102h Díl 2 § 103 § 104 § 105 § 106 § 107 § 108 § 109 § 110 § 110a § 111 § 113 § 114 § 115 § 116 § 117 § 118 Díl 3 § 118a § 118b § 118c HLAVA IV § 119 § 120 § 121 § 122 § 122b § 122c § 122d § 123 HLAVA V § 123a § 123b § 123c § 123d § 123e § 123f HLAVA VI § 124 § 124a § 124b § 124c § 125b § 125c § 125d § 125e § 125f § 125g § 125h § 125i § 125j HLAVA VII § 126 § 127 § 128 § 128a § 129 § 130 § 131 § 132 § 133 § 134 § 135 § 136 § 137 ČÁST DRUHÁ § 138 „§ 3 ČÁST TŘETÍ § 139 ČÁST ŠESTÁ § 142 ČÁST SEDMÁ § 143

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Regulation Information

CitationAct No. 361 / 2000 Coll., on road traffic and on amendments to certain laws (Road Traffic Act)
Regulation TypeLaw
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation19.10.2000
Effective from01.01.2001
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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