The starost shall issue an administrative decision to withhold a category A driving licence for a period of 3 months, making it immediately enforceable if:
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Correct answer
A. The driver of a motorbike in a built-up area exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h.
Explanation
The question is about the starost (head of the district authority) retaining a driving licence for 3 months. The starost issues such a decision, made immediately enforceable, when a motorcycle rider has exceeded the speed limit in a built-up area by more than 50 km/h - the answer is A.
The Vehicle Drivers Act states that the starost issues a decision to retain the driving licence when the driver has exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area or on a single-carriageway two-way road outside a built-up area; the decision is issued for a period of 3 months and made immediately enforceable. The key words are "by more than 50": exceeding the limit by 45 km/h (answer B) or by 40 km/h (answer C) does not start this procedure - it can lead to a high fine and penalty points, but you keep your driving licence. So the threshold is, for example, 101 km/h where the limit is 50. The police officer retains the driving licence on the spot, and the starost confirms this with a decision; if you still drive during the retention period, the starost will revoke your driving entitlement for 5 years. The retention applies to all categories, not only A.
Legal basis: Art. 102 para. 1 point 4 and para. 1c of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)