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?
Ki ha faka'uli ta'u 20 pe lahi ange, ko e hā e tautea lahi taha angamaheni ʻi he lao ki he ʻuluaki fakafisi ke ʻoatu ha sīpinga toto fakamo'oni ʻolokaholo ʻoku fiema'u, fakataha mo e taimi si'isi'i taha ke ta'ofi ai e laiseni?
The usual statutory maximum is three months' imprisonment or a NZ$4,500 fine, with disqualification for at least six months.
Ko e tautea lahi taha angamaheni ʻi he lao ko e ngāue pōpula māhina ʻe 3 pe totongi tautea NZ$4,500, fakataha mo e ta'ofi laiseni ʻi ha māhina ʻe 6 pe lahi ange.
Fakahinohino fekauʻaki
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.
Ko e ngāue pōpula mo e totongi tautea ko ha fili ʻe 2 ʻi heni, ʻoku ʻikai pau ke fakatou fakahoko. ʻOku fekau'aki e fehu'i ni mo e ʻuluaki hia ʻa ha taha ta'u 20 pe lahi ange; ʻoku fakapapau'i ʻe he fakamaau'anga e tautea mo e ngaahi faka'atā fakalao ʻoku kaunga ki ai. ʻE lava ke mamafa ange e ngaahi hia toe fai.