For a driver aged 20 or over, what is the usual statutory maximum sentence for a first offence of refusing a required evidential blood-alcohol sample, together with the minimum disqualification period?
Mo se aveta'avale e 20 tausaga pe sili atu, o le ā le fa'asalaga aupito maualuga masani ua fa'atulaga e le tulafono mo le ulua'i solitulafono o le teena o se fa'ata'ita'iga toto e mana'omia e fua ai le 'ava malosi mo molimau, fa'atasi ma le vaitaimi aupito pu'upu'u e fa'asa ai ona ave ta'avale?
The usual statutory maximum is three months' imprisonment or a NZ$4,500 fine, with disqualification for at least six months.
O le fa'asalaga aupito maualuga masani ua fa'atulaga e le tulafono o le 3 masina i le falepuipui po o se sala tupe e NZ$4,500, ma le fa'asa ona ave ta'avale mo le 6 masina pe sili atu.
Taʻiala e fesootaʻi i ai
Imprisonment and the fine are alternatives here, not necessarily cumulative. This question concerns a first offence by someone aged 20 or over; courts determine sentences and applicable statutory exceptions. Repeat offences may be more serious.
O le falepuipui ma le sala tupe o ni filifiliga e lua i lenei tulaga, e lē fa'apea e tu'u fa'atasi uma. O lenei fesili e fa'atatau i le ulua'i solitulafono a se tagata e 20 tausaga pe sili atu; e filifilia e fa'amasinoga fa'asalaga ma tuusaunoaga fa'aletulafono e talafeagai. E ono mamafa atu solitulafono toe fai.