operating a motor vehicle of a certain type and category, if the court finds that the
circumstances under which the crime was committed or any previous violations of the
traffic rules, suggest that the offender may again commit such crime.
(2) When passing the sentence referred to in paragraph 1, the court must arrange seizure of
the driving license from the offender or prohibit any future issuance of driving license to the
offender for the time of duration of the prohibition.
(3) The court shall pass the sentence referred to in paragraph 1, if the crime has been
committed in a state of insobriety.
(4) The court shall determine the duration of the prohibition, which cannot be shorter than
three months or longer than five years, counting from the day of the legal validity of the
decision, whereas the time spent in imprisonment shall not be counted within the duration
of the prohibition. If the offender of the crime is a professional driver the duration of the
ban cannot be shorter than one year or longer than ten years.
(5) If the sentence referred to in paragraph 1 is imposed against a person that has a foreign
driving license for operating a motor vehicle, the sentence shall prohibit the offender from
operating a motor vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.
(6) When sentencing on probation, the court may determine that the probation will be
revoked if the offender violates the prohibition to operate a motor vehicle.
(7) When imposing a sentence – prohibition to operate a motor vehicle as the only sentence,
the court shall specify a fine or an imprisonment sentence which shall be performed should
the offender violate the prohibition.
Expulsion of a foreigner from the country
Article 38-d
(1) The court may sentence a non-resident of the Republic of Macedonia to expulsion from
the country, in case if it assesses that the nature of the act, the motives of the offender and
the circumstances of the crime point to undesired further stay of the offender in the
country.
(2) The sentence referred to in paragraph 1 may last from one to ten years or forever and
commences as of the day of the expulsion of the offender from the territory of the Republic
of Macedonia.
(3) The sentence stipulated in paragraph 1 may not be passed against an offender who
enjoys protection in accordance with ratified international agreement.
Prohibition on attending sports competitions
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