Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022) This document has been produced for informational purposes only. (4) The court may exempt the disqualified person from permanent disqualification upon request, provided that ten years have passed since disqualification was imposed and the disqualified person has become fit for or, if disqualification was imposed due to unworthiness, worthy of exercising the profession. Even in the latter case, a person who committed the criminal offence in a criminal organisation shall not be exempted. Section 54 For the purposes of this subtitle, it shall also be considered a profession if the perpetrator is a) a member of a body in charge of the general management of an economic operator or is the sole manager of an economic operator, b) a member of the supervisory board of a company or a cooperative, c) the member of an individual firm, d) a private entrepreneur, or e) an executive officer of a non-governmental organisation as defined by the Act on nongovernmental organisations. Disqualification from driving a vehicle Section 55 (1) A person may be disqualified from driving a vehicle if he a) committed a criminal offence by violating the rules of driving a vehicle requiring a licence, or b) used a vehicle to commit criminal offences. (2) The person who committed the criminal offence of driving under the influence of alcohol or driving under the influence of intoxicants shall be disqualified from driving a vehicle. In cases deserving special consideration, the mandatory application of disqualification from driving a vehicle may be dispensed with. (3) The disqualification from driving a vehicle may also apply to certain types (aircraft, rail vehicle, watercraft or road vehicle) or categories of vehicles. Section 56 (1) Disqualification from driving a vehicle shall be imposed for a fixed period or permanently. (2) The period for which the driver’s licence of the perpetrator was taken on the spot or returned to the authorities in relation to the criminal offence before the disqualification from driving a vehicle was imposed shall be credited to the period of disqualification from driving a vehicle. (3) The period of a fixed-term disqualification shall not be shorter than one month or longer than ten years. The period of disqualification from driving a vehicle shall be determined in months or in years, or in years and months. (4) The period of disqualification from driving a vehicle shall commence when the conclusive decision becomes final and binding. If disqualification from driving a vehicle is imposed in addition to imprisonment, the period of imprisonment served by the convict shall be credited to, and any period during which he escapes from the enforcement of the sentence of imprisonment shall not be included in, the period of disqualification. The period of release on parole shall be credited to the period of the disqualification from driving a vehicle if release on parole is not terminated. (5) A person may be permanently disqualified if he is unfit to drive a vehicle. The court may exempt the disqualified person from permanent disqualification upon request, provided that ten years have passed since disqualification was imposed and the disqualified person has become fit to drive a vehicle. 15 Contact: eu-forditas@im.gov.hu