Traffic Powers

Question 1

What do you have the power to do under section 114?

Answer 1

The power to stop vehicles and demand details.

An enforcement officer:

can you uniform, or

wearing a cap helmet or helmet displaying a badge of authority

or

an enforcement officer, in a vehicle, including one in plain clothes, may stop a vehicle by:

displaying flashing blue, or blue and red lights,
or

sounding a siren

Question 2

Under section 114 what can you demand the driver to state?

Answer 2

The full name, full address, date of birth, occupation and telephone number ( or particulars specified by the officer)

whether if they are the owner of the car and, if not,
the name and address of the owner of the vehicle or such particulars within the Driver’s Knowledge that may lead to the identification of the owner.

Question 3

Under section 114 (3) & (5) The driver most remained stopped for as long as reasonable necessary for you to: what?

Answer 3

obtain particulars or,

exercise any other power conferred under this Act

Question 4

Section 114 (6) you can arrest without warrant any person who:

Answer 4

fails to stop

refuses to supply details

supplies details that you have good cause to suspect are false or misleading

Question 5

Under section 113 what does DIMDFFD stand for?

Answer 5

DIRECT:

INSPECT:

MOVE:

DIRECT:

FORBID:

FORBID:

DIRECT:

Question 6

Under section 133 (2) what does D in DIMDFFD stand for?

Answer 6

DIRECT a person on a road (whether or not they are in charge of a vehicle) to give:

Their full name, full address, date of birth, occupation and telephone number (or specific particulars asked by the officer)

Other details of identity

information to identify the driver or person in charge of a vehicle.
(unless the person is for the time being detained or under arrest under any enactment.)

Question 7

Section 115 this power allows an enforcement officer to prohibit vehicles from being driven on a road: when?

Answer 7

You believe in reasonable grounds that a vehicle on a road fails to comply with regulations or rules

Question 8

Under section 115 (1) if a vehicle on a road fails to comply with regulations or rules, what may you issue the driver with?

Answer 8

A POL 650 green sticker

Question 9

Under section 115 (3) (b) if you believe on reasonable grounds that a vehicle on a road is not in a safe condition to be driven on a road: what may you issue?

Answer 9

A POL 555 pink sticker

Question 10

What acronym is used to memories section 121?

Answer 10

FARMED

Question 11

In relation to section 121, what does FARMED stand for?

Answer 11

FORBID that person to drive for a specific time, or

ALL keys to be surrendered, ( require to be given up)

RENDER the vehicle immobile

MOVE or cause to be moved, any vehicle causing an induction or hazard, to a place where it does not constitute a hazard: or

Eba offenders must be forbidden to drive for a 12 hour period

DIRECT that person to drive to a specified place to rest if they have exceeded their driving hours

Question 12

Under section 121 (4) you can arrest a person without warrant for?

Answer 12

Failing to comply with your directions

or

Attempting to do an act forbidden by section 121

Question 13

Under section 121 (4) you can arrest a person without warrant for?

Answer 13

Failing to comply with your directions

or

Attempting to do an act forbidden by section 121

Question 14

Section 118, what may a officer require the owner or hirer of any vehicle to give, within 14 days?

Answer 14

all information available to them which may lead to:

The identification and apprehension of the driver, if that driver is alleged to have committed ANY offence against ANY Act while in charge of the vehicle.

OR Passenger if that passenger has

committed
aided
avoided arrest for
in or through the use of a vehicle

Question 15

What may you do under section 95?

Answer 15

suspend a persons license

Question 16

what may you do under section 90?

Answer 16

suspend a license it disqualify the driver from driving

Question 17

Section 96 when can you seize and impound a motor vehicle for 28 days?

Answer 17

if you believe in reasonable grounds that a person drove on a road while they were subject to one of the following situations:

They were disqualified from holding it obtaining a license.

They had a suspended it revoked drivers license.

They were my holding a license - for example, the license was expired it they were unlicensed - and they had previously been forbidden to drive.

They have been found to have breath alcohol of over 400mg of alcohol per liter of breath AND have two previous convictions for any “relevant offence” within the last four years.

They failed or refused a blood test under section 72 or 73 of the Land Transport Act:

Question 18

What can you do under section 122?

Answer 18

You can seize and impound a motor vehicle for a period not exceeding 12 hours.

this period may be extended to a further 12 hours if the circumstances have not changed.

THIS PROVISION IS A LAST RESORT

Question 19

When can you do under section 119?

When do you have powers of entry to carry it breath alcohol testing?

Answer 19

Where an enforcement officer has good cause to suspect that any person

has failed to stop for flashing lights or a siren,
AND

Has committed, or is committing, an offence against section 35 (1) (a) or (b) (reckless or dangerous driving) or

is, or has recently been, driving under the influence of alcoholic drink or drug or both,

AND you are freaky pursuing that person

The enforcement officer can:
Without warrant in the course of pursuit,

enter any premises on which the person has entered, by force if necessary, to exercise it complete the excess breath alcohol procedures.

Question 20

section 119 (3) to seize a vehicle without warrant

Answer 20

Without warrant enter by force, if necessary,

a building it place where a vehicle to which sections 96 and 123 apply (seizing and impounding vehicles) is being stored it
or kept

to seize and impound the vehicle

an officer can do this if:

they are freshly pursuing the vehicle,

or the vehicle is about to be CADD

They suspect on reasonable grounds the vehicle was about to be used in the commission of a crime, or

or is impracticable due to the time of the day or the locality to obtain a warrant.