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Refusing to give name or address or giving false name or address
Cap. 231, s. 17 · Revised Edition 2020
If the driver of any motor vehicle who commits an offence under this Act, or any regulations made thereunder,
refuses to give his name and address or gives a false name or address, he is guilty of an offence under this Act, and it shall be the duty of the owner of the motor vehicle if required to give any information which is within his power to give and which may lead to the identification and apprehension of the driver and if the owner fails to do so he is guilty of an offence under this Act,
Provided that refusal by such a driver or owner to give his name and address or information, as the case may be, shall be no offence unless a request therefor be made by a member of the Belize Police Department, or by any person having reasonable grounds for making such request.
Amended by: 42 of 1999
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