05/09/2026
Article 85- Any person who drives recklessly, recklessly, recklessly or recklessly, or who fails to comply with the obligations required by the Road Traffic Regulations, causing the death of another person, shall be punished with imprisonment from 1 (one) year to ) and a fine from 4,000,000 (four million) Riels to 15,000,000 (fifteen million) Riels, and may be punished with one or more additional penalties as stipulated in Article 53 (Types of Additional Penalties) of the Criminal Code.
👉The above offense shall be punished with imprisonment from 2 (two) years to 5 (five) years and a fine from 10,000,000 (ten million) Riels to 25,000,000 (twenty-five million) Riels when the act is committed in any of the following cases:
A- Driving without a driver's license or having a driver's license but not valid for the type of vehicle.
👉B- Being in a state of intoxication, with an alcohol level of 0.40 (zero point forty) milligrams per liter of air or 0.80 (zero point eighty) grams per liter of blood or more.
C- Causing the death of several people.
D- Fleeing from the scene of the incident with the intention of evading responsibility.
For the offenses stipulated in this article, the following additional penalties may be imposed: 1- Prohibition from practicing the profession when the offense was committed in the course of practicing the profession or on the occasion of practicing this profession, either permanently or for a maximum of 5 (five) years.
2- Prohibition from driving any type of vehicle for a maximum of 5 (five) years.
3- Suspension of driving license for a maximum of 5 (five) years.
4- Posting of the conviction decision for a maximum of 2 (two) months. 5- Publishing the conviction decision in the press.
6- Broadcasting of the sentencing decision through all means of telecommunication and audiovisual for a maximum period of 8 (eight) days.
