What is hoon behaviour

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Call me now Call me later. Related Content. National Legal Hotline. There are two types of offences. Most hoon-driving offences can result in a vehicle being impounded or immobilised for a first offence. Other hoon offences will only be classed as hoon-driving offences if the vehicle has been involved in another hoon driving offence within the last six years. Police may impound or immobilise your vehicle for up to 30 days if they believe that a vehicle has been involved in a hoon driving offence within the last 48 hours.

They can do this even if they do not know who was driving at the time. If police do not act within 48 hours, they can still impound or immobilise a vehicle if they serve a surrender notice on the registered owner. Usually the police have to serve this notice within ten days from the time that the offence is alleged, but there are exceptions.

They have 42 days to serve the notice if the offence was:. If the driver was charged with a drink or drug driving offence and the driver had to give a sample of blood or saliva, the police have up to three months to serve this surrender notice. For information about how to prepare for the court hearing see Going to court for traffic offences. If you are found guilty or convicted of hoon driving, the magistrate may impose a range of other penalties.

What happens in court goes on your criminal record. A magistrate can make a court order to impound or immobilise the vehicle you were driving for up to three months you have committed:. The magistrate may decide to make an impoundment or immobilisation order if you are found guilty or plead guilty to a hoon driving offence in court.

A forfeiture order means that you no longer own the vehicle. Ownership is transferred to the government and the vehicle is sold or destroyed.