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Traffic Ordinance [New Version]

פקודת התעבורה [נוסח חדש]

Published: 1961-08-01Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-06-14 · Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Chapter VI-A: Bus Transportation Arrangements

Tickets§

61b.
(a)A person shall not travel on a bus on a service line unless he has paid his fare in advance and holds proof of payment of the fare issued by means of one of the ticketing devices that the Supervisor of Transport has prescribed for this purpose (in this Chapter – ticket).
(b)A passenger shall present his ticket, upon request, to a representative of the holder of the licence to operate the bus service line, who has been authorised for the purposes of this Chapter pursuant to the directions of the Supervisor of Transport (in this Chapter – the licence holder's representative), and shall surrender the ticket to that representative upon his demand.

Duty to Identify Oneself§

61c.

A passenger on a bus on a service line who has not presented a ticket upon request as referred to in section 61b(b) is required to provide his name and address to the licence holder's representative and to present to that representative an identity card or other identifying document, upon demand.

Identification of the Licence Holder's Representative§

61d.

The licence holder's representative shall not perform his duties unless he is wearing a uniform identifying his role, of a colour and form that would not be capable of misleading as appearing to be a police uniform, and he is openly wearing a badge identifying him and his role.

Passenger Without a Ticket§

61e.
(a)
(1)A passenger without a ticket, as well as a person who does not present or does not surrender his ticket upon demand as referred to in section 61b(b), is required to pay the fare for the distance he has travelled at an enhanced tariff published by the Supervisor of Transport in Reshumot (Official Gazette), provided that it shall not exceed 180 New Israeli Shekels;
(2)The Supervisor of Transport shall determine the enhanced tariff referred to in paragraph (1) at different rates, taking into account the cost of that journey and in accordance with the circumstances, and shall also prescribe circumstances in which a person shall be exempt from payment of the enhanced tariff;
(3)The sum referred to in paragraph (1) shall be updated on 1 January of every year, in accordance with the rate of increase of the index published in the month of November preceding the date of the update compared with the index for the month of July 2008, and shall be rounded to the nearest New Israeli Shekel; for this purpose, "index" means the Consumer Price Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
(b)Where doubt arises as to the stop at which the passenger boarded the bus, the fare shall be calculated from the bus's origin stop.
(c)The enhanced tariff under this section shall be paid upon demand to the licence holder's representative.
(d)Payment of the enhanced tariff under this section shall not derogate from criminal liability for travelling on a bus on a service line without a valid ticket, or for failure to present or surrender a ticket upon demand as referred to in section 61b(b).

Penalties§

61f.

A person who has done any of the following shall be liable to a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(1) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977:

(1)travelled on a bus on a service line without a valid ticket appropriate to his journey, or failed to present or surrender the ticket upon demand as referred to in section 61b(b);
(2)failed to pay the enhanced tariff pursuant to the provisions of section 61e.

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Chapter VI-B: Enforcement of Offences or Violations in Public Transport Lanes by Inspectors

Authorisation of Inspectors§

61g.
(a)For the purpose of enforcing traffic offences or traffic violations listed in the Eleventh Schedule, the Minister may authorise inspectors from among the employees of his Ministry, who shall be vested with powers under this Chapter, in whole or in part.
(b)An inspector shall not be authorised pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1)he has not been convicted and no indictment has been filed against him in respect of an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, renders him unfit, in the Minister's opinion, to serve as an inspector;
(2)he has received appropriate training in the area of the powers to be vested in him under this Chapter as directed by the Minister, and in respect of powers under section 61i – as directed by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for National Security;
(3)he meets additional fitness conditions as directed by the Minister.
(c)Notice of the authorisation of an inspector under this section shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette) and on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.

Enforcement of Traffic Offences or Traffic Violations by Inspectors by Means of Cameras§

61h.

For the purpose of enforcing offences or violations as referred to in section 61g, the provisions of section 27a1 shall apply, and the inspector shall have the powers under that section with the necessary modifications and the following modifications:

(1)in subsection (a), instead of the opening passage, the following shall be read: "the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety shall be entitled to carry out operations as detailed below on a road or on an urban road";
(2)subsection (a1) – shall not be read;
(3)instead of subsections (b) and (b1) the following shall be read:

"(b) An inspector may issue a fine payment notice as referred to in section 228 of the Criminal Procedure Law [Consolidated Version], 5742-1982, if satisfied on the basis of a photograph as referred to in subsection (a)(2) that a person has committed an offence listed in the Eleventh Schedule.

(b1)Where the offence is a traffic violation, an inspector may deliver a notice of a decision to impose a fine within the meaning of section 4(a) of the Administrative Traffic Violations Law in respect of the traffic violation, if he had reasonable grounds to believe, on the basis of a photograph as referred to in subsection (a)(2), that a person committed the violation as aforesaid, all in accordance with the provisions under that Law.";
(4)in subsection (f), instead of "in the local authority" the following shall be read: "in the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety";
(5)instead of subsection (h) the following shall be read:

"(h) The head of the enforcement and inspection division of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, or a person authorised by him for that purpose, shall be responsible for the storage of photographs in that Ministry.";

(6)in subsection (i), instead of "in the local authority", the following shall be read: "in the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety";
(7)subsections (k) to (m) – shall not be read.

Supervision and Enforcement Powers in Public Transport Lanes§

61i.
(a)For the purpose of enforcing offences or violations as referred to in section 61g, an inspector may –
(1)if suspicion has arisen of the commission of an offence or violation as aforesaid – direct a person driving a vehicle to stop his vehicle;
(2)require any person to provide his name and address and to present an identity card or other official document identifying that person;
(3)if suspicion has arisen of the commission of an offence or violation as aforesaid – enter a vehicle of the type listed below, while it is stationary:
(a)a public vehicle;
(b)a commercial vehicle;
(c)a bus that is not a public vehicle;
(d)a private vehicle in which the number of seats exceeds eight, excluding the driver;
(4)issue a fine payment notice as referred to in section 228 of the Criminal Procedure Law [Consolidated Version], 5742-1982, if satisfied that a person has committed an offence among the offences referred to in section 61g;
(5)deliver a notice of a decision to impose a fine within the meaning of section 4 of the Administrative Traffic Violations Law, all in accordance with the provisions under that Law.
(b)An inspector shall not exercise the powers vested in him under this section except while performing his duties and when all of the following conditions are met:
(1)he is openly wearing a badge identifying him and his role;
(2)while exercising his powers under this section, he is wearing an inspector's uniform of a colour and form directed by the Minister for this purpose, provided that the said uniform does not appear to be a police uniform;
(3)he holds a certificate signed by the Minister attesting to his role and powers, which he shall present upon demand.

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Chapter VII: Offences and Penalties

Offences§

62.

A person who commits any of the following offences shall be liable to imprisonment for two years or a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977 (hereinafter – the Penal Law), and if the offence is a fine offence tried by the court – a fine of 1.25 times the fine referred to in section 61(a)(1) of the Penal Law, and if he is the holder of an operating permit as defined in section 16d – a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(4) of that Law:

(1)contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance;
(2)drives a vehicle recklessly, or negligently, or at a speed that in the circumstances of the case constitutes a danger to the public, even if it is below the maximum speed prescribed, or a person who operates an autonomous vehicle at such a speed;
(3)is drunk while driving a vehicle, or while being in charge of the vehicle, on a road or in a public place; for this purpose, "drunk" and "in charge of the vehicle" – as defined in section 64b;
(4)while driving a vehicle whose manner of driving caused an offence or a traffic violation, refuses to state his name or address or states a false name or address;
(5)while being the owner of a vehicle or the possessor of a vehicle or a person in control of the vehicle, fails to immediately provide, upon demand by a police officer, information in his possession that is capable of leading to the identification and apprehension of the driver of the vehicle who was involved in an accident or whose use of the vehicle constituted an offence or a traffic violation, except that if required to provide the information in writing – he must provide it within 15 days from the date of the demand;
(6)while driving a motor vehicle or a public vehicle, fails to produce his licence when required to do so by a police officer;
(7)while driving a vehicle, fails to stop when, due to the presence of his vehicle on the road, an accident has occurred to an animal or to a vehicle under a person's charge, and fails to disclose, when required to do so, his own name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle and the registration mark or number of the vehicle;
(8)contravenes a traffic sign on a road or a signal given by a uniformed police officer;
(9)forges any mark used for the identification of a vehicle or any licence granted under this Ordinance, or fraudulently alters or uses them or lends them to another or allows another to use them;
(10)unlawfully alters a tachograph record;
(11)disrupts the proper operation of a speed-limiting device installed in a vehicle pursuant to the provisions of section 65a;
(12)
(a)parks his vehicle in a manner that blocks another vehicle, including in a manner that does not allow a person with a disability to enter or exit his vehicle bearing a disability tag at a disabled parking space, by reason of parking his vehicle in the area beside a said parking space marked by a traffic sign as prohibited for parking; the provisions of this paragraph shall apply also in a place that is not a road;
(b)in this paragraph –

"disabled parking space" – a parking space that, according to a traffic sign posted therein, has been allocated for the parking of persons with disabilities in accordance with the law;

"person with a disability" and "disability tag" – as defined in the Parking for Persons with Disabilities Law, 5754-1993.

Actual Imprisonment§

62a.

Where a minimum term of imprisonment has been prescribed in this Ordinance for the offence of which the accused has been convicted, and the court has decided not to impose actual imprisonment, it shall set out in the judgment the reasons for that decision.

Work in a Hospital§

62b.

A court that has convicted a person of a traffic offence, or that has found that he committed such an offence without convicting him, may order him by a service order to perform community service, which shall be, to the extent possible, in a hospital in which casualties of road accidents are hospitalised; for this purpose, "community service" and "service order" – as defined in Section D-1 of Chapter VI of the Penal Law, 5737-1977.

The Law Where There Are Prior Offences§

63.

A person who commits an offence under paragraphs (2), (3), (4) or (7) of section 62 or under section 10 – except for the driving of a vehicle by a person whose driving licence has expired – or an offence against a regulation among the Regulations listed in the First or Second Schedule, and within the two years preceding that offence has already been convicted of one of the offences listed in this section, shall be liable to imprisonment for three years but not less than one month, or to such imprisonment and a fine of one hundred thousand lira; however, the court may, if it finds that the circumstances of the offence so require, refrain from imposing the minimum term of imprisonment for reasons to be set out in the judgment.

Causing Death by Negligent Driving§

64.

A person who commits an offence under section 304 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, while using a vehicle, shall be liable to imprisonment for three years and not less than six months; however, the court may, if it finds that the circumstances so warrant, refrain from imposing the minimum term of imprisonment as aforesaid for reasons to be set out in the judgment.

Abandonment After Causing Harm§

64a.
(a)A driver of a vehicle involved in an accident in which a person was harmed, who ought to have known that a person was harmed or could have been harmed in the accident, and who did not stop at the scene of the accident, or as close to it as possible, in order to ascertain the consequences of the accident and to summon assistance, shall be liable to imprisonment for three years.
(b)A driver of a vehicle involved in an accident in which a person was harmed, who did not stop at the scene of the accident, or as close to it as possible, in order to ascertain the consequences of the accident, or who stopped as aforesaid but did not summon assistance, shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years.
(c)A driver of a vehicle involved in an accident in which a person suffered serious bodily harm or in which a person was killed, who did not stop or did not summon assistance as referred to in subsection (b), shall be liable to imprisonment for 14 years.
(d)Where the court has decided to impose on a person a sentence of imprisonment under subsection (b) or (c), it shall not make a probation order in respect of that person, except for special reasons to be recorded, and shall not impose a suspended sentence on him, whether as the sole punishment or as an additional punishment.
(e)In this section, "summoned assistance" – rendered appropriate assistance in accordance with the circumstances of the case and the location of the accident, including, in accordance with the circumstances of the case, summoned the necessary professional rescue services to the scene of the accident, waited beside the injured person until their arrival, took care to prevent any further harm to the injured person to the best of his ability, and provided first aid to the injured person if capable of doing so according to his training.

Duty of a Passenger to Contact Rescue Services§

64a1.

A passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident in which a person was harmed is required to contact the necessary rescue services and to summon them to the scene of the accident as soon as possible in the circumstances of the matter, unless the driver of the vehicle has stopped and summoned assistance in the circumstances referred to in section 64a(b) or (c); a person who contravenes this provision shall be liable to half the punishment prescribed in section 64a(b) or (c), as the case may be; the provisions of this section shall not apply to a minor who has not yet reached the age of 16.

Sobriety Test§

64b.
(a)In this section –

"person in charge of the vehicle" – one of the following:

(1)a person engaged in driving instruction, at the time that the driving student is driving the vehicle;
(2)a person sitting beside a new driver in a vehicle, for the purpose of fulfilling the escort duty under sections 12a1 or 12a2;

"intoxicating beverage" – a beverage in which the concentration of alcohol is higher than the concentration prescribed by the Minister in consultation with the Minister of Health and with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset; for this purpose, the recording of the alcohol concentration on the container of the beverage shall be prima facie evidence of the alcohol concentration in the beverage;

"dangerous drug" – as defined in the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance [New Version], 5733-1973, except for a drug prescribed by the Minister of Health and subject to conditions prescribed by the Minister of Health;

"intoxicated" – one of the following:

(1)a person who drinks an intoxicating beverage while driving or while being the person in charge of the vehicle;
(2)a person in whose body a dangerous drug or metabolic by-products of a dangerous drug is present;
(3)a person in whose body alcohol is present at a concentration higher than the concentration prescribed by the Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Health and with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, and it shall be presumed that such concentration was present in the person's body during the three hours preceding the taking of the breath, urine or blood samples, unless the contrary is proved;
(3a)one of those listed below in whose body, according to a breath sample, alcohol is present at a concentration exceeding 50 micrograms of alcohol per litre of exhaled air, or according to a blood sample – at a concentration exceeding 10 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood:
(a)a new driver;
(b)a driver who has not yet reached the age of 24;
(c)a driver while driving a commercial vehicle or a work vehicle whose maximum permissible weight according to the vehicle licence exceeds 3,500 kilograms;
(d)a driver while driving a public vehicle;
(4)a person who is under the influence of an intoxicating beverage or under the influence of a dangerous drug, provided that a laboratory test has not found that the alcohol concentration in the person's blood is lower than the threshold prescribed in regulations under paragraph (3) or the threshold referred to in paragraph (3a), as the case may be.
(a1)A police officer may require a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle to provide a sample of air exhaled from the mouth, for the purpose of testing whether alcohol is present in the person's body and at what concentration, by means of a device approved for that purpose by the Minister with the consent of the Minister of Health, by notice in Reshumot (Official Gazette) (in this section – breath sample); a police officer may require the provision of a sample under this section even in the absence of suspicion that an offence under this Ordinance has been committed.
(a2)(Expired).
(a3)
(1)A police officer may require a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle to provide a saliva sample from the mouth for the purpose of testing whether a dangerous drug is present in the person's body, by means of a kit approved for that purpose by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Health, by notice in Reshumot (Official Gazette) (in this section – saliva sample); a police officer may require the provision of a sample under this subsection even in the absence of suspicion that an offence under this Ordinance has been committed;
(2)the result of a saliva sample indicating that a dangerous drug is present in the body of the person tested is sufficient to establish reasonable suspicion as referred to in subsection (b);
(3)the result of a saliva sample that does not indicate that a dangerous drug is present in the body of the person tested shall not derogate from the authority of a police officer to require a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle to provide a urine sample or a blood sample, provided that reasonable suspicion as referred to in subsection (b) arose or crystallised during or after the taking of the saliva sample;
(4)a person shall not be convicted of an offence under section 62(3) solely on the basis of the result of a saliva sample.
(b)A police officer may require a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle who was involved in a road accident or in respect of whom the police officer has reasonable suspicion that the person is intoxicated, to provide a urine sample or a blood sample for the purpose of testing whether alcohol is present in the person's body and at what concentration, or whether a dangerous drug or metabolic by-products of a dangerous drug is present in the person's body; a police officer may order the taking of a blood sample as referred to in this subsection also from a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle who is unconscious, and the provisions of subsection (b2) shall not apply in that regard.
(b1)Where a person has died as a result of a road accident and the police officer had reasonable suspicion that that person was among those who caused the accident, a physician authorised for that purpose by the Minister of Health, to whom the deceased has been brought, may take from the deceased a blood sample or other bodily fluid, for the purpose of testing whether alcohol is present in the body and at what concentration, or whether a dangerous drug or metabolic by-products of a dangerous drug is present in the body, all at the police officer's request; in this subsection, "police officer" – as prescribed by the Minister.
(b2)A police officer requiring a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle to provide a breath sample, urine sample or blood sample in accordance with the provisions of this section shall inform the person of the purpose of taking the sample, shall request the person's consent, and shall explain the legal significance of refusal to provide a sample, as referred to in section 64d.
(b3)
(1)The taking of a breath sample, urine sample or blood sample in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be carried out in a manner and at a place that ensure maximum preservation of human dignity, privacy and health, and with the minimum possible degree of harm, discomfort and pain.
(2)The taking of a breath sample shall be carried out by a police officer, in the vehicle in which the person from whom the sample was required drove or travelled, in close proximity thereto, or at another place as directed by the police officer.
(3)The taking of a blood sample shall be carried out by a medical professional as defined in the Criminal Procedure Law (Enforcement Powers – Body Search of a Suspect), 5756-1996 (in this section – the Search Law), who is lawfully qualified to take a blood sample; the taking of the sample shall be carried out at a place where such samples are customarily taken, including at a police station under clinic conditions.
(b4)A medical professional shall ascertain the health condition of the person from whom a blood sample was required, before taking the sample, insofar as it relates to the taking of the sample; if a reasonable concern arises that taking the sample may cause harm to that person's health that does not arise from the nature of the taking, the medical professional shall not take a blood sample from that person; however, a medical professional who is not a physician may require that a physician examine the person, and shall not take a blood sample from the person unless the physician who examined the person confirmed that there is no health impediment to taking the sample.
(b5)For the purpose of taking a blood, urine or breath sample under this section, a police officer is authorised to detain the person from whom the sample was required for a period as referred to in section 73(b) of the Criminal Procedure Law (Enforcement Powers – Arrests), 5756-1996; however, if the taking of the sample was from a person who is not a suspect, the duration of the detention shall not exceed half an hour.
(c)The Minister and the Minister of Health may, with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, make Regulations on the following matters:
(1)(Repealed);
(2)methods for testing alcohol or drugs in accordance with the provisions of this section;
(3)the manner of taking samples under this section and testing them, the places of testing and certificates to be issued in respect of test results.
(d)The court trying an offence under section 62(3) may admit as evidence a certificate issued under subsection (c)(3).
(e)The provisions under this section shall apply also to a driver of a vehicle who is a minor or in respect of whom there is a concern that the person is intellectually disabled, without requiring the consent of the guardian.
(f)The provisions of the Search Law shall not apply to the taking of a breath sample, urine sample or blood sample in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Report on Sobriety Test§

64c.
(a)A person who takes a breath sample, urine sample or blood sample in accordance with the provisions of section 64b (in this section – sample) shall, upon completion of the taking of the sample, record a report on the course of the taking and shall sign it.
(b)A report as referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1)the name and identifying particulars of the person from whom the sample was taken;
(2)the circumstances of the taking of the sample, as well as the test results, if received at the time of the taking;
(3)the date, time and place at which the sample was taken;
(4)the name and qualification or rank of the person taking the sample;
(5)the name and identifying particulars of any person present at the time of the taking of the sample, if any was present.
(c)A copy of the report shall be delivered immediately to the person from whom the sample was taken, and if the sample was taken from an unconscious person or from a deceased person, pursuant to the provisions of section 64b(b) or (b1) – it shall be delivered as soon as possible to one of the family members who so requested; for this purpose, "family member" – a spouse, parent, child, brother or sister.

Refusal to Undergo Sobriety Test§

64d.
(a)Where a driver of a vehicle, or a person in charge of the vehicle as referred to in paragraph (1) of the definition of "person in charge of the vehicle" in section 64b, refuses to provide a sample upon a police officer's requirement as referred to in that section, that person shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 62(3).
(b)Where a person in charge of the vehicle as referred to in paragraph (2) of the definition of "person in charge of the vehicle" in section 64b refuses to provide a sample upon a police officer's requirement as referred to in that section, the person is liable to a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(1) of the Penal Law.
(c)The provisions of this section shall not apply to a driver of a vehicle or a person in charge of the vehicle from whom a blood sample was not taken owing to a concern for harm to the person's health in the circumstances referred to in section 64b(b4).

Stopping a Vehicle before a Railway§

65.
(a)A driver of a vehicle who approaches a railway crossing and does not stop the vehicle before the railway in any of the circumstances listed below, or who continues driving after having stopped as long as those circumstances subsist, is liable to imprisonment of three years and not less than one month, or to such imprisonment and a fine of one hundred thousand pounds. The circumstances are as follows:
(1)a warning signal of an approaching train has been given – by flag, by a flashing red light, or in another manner;
(2)the barrier before the railway is blocking the road or part of it, or is moving towards blocking or opening the road;
(3)an approaching train is visible, audible or is sounding a warning signal.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the court may, if it considers that the circumstances justify it, refrain from imposing the minimum imprisonment referred to, for reasons to be stated in the judgment.

Speed-Limiting Device§

65a.
(a)The Minister may prescribe that a speed-limiting device shall be installed in a vehicle of a particular type prescribed with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset.
(b)Where the Minister has prescribed as referred to in subsection (a) –
(1)the vehicle shall not be registered and the vehicle licence shall not be renewed under the provisions of this Ordinance unless a speed-limiting device as prescribed by the Minister is installed in it;
(2)a person shall not drive the vehicle, and the owner of the vehicle or the person in control of the vehicle shall not permit another person to drive the vehicle, unless a speed-limiting device is installed in it and the device is in good working order and operates properly.

Reflective Vest – Duty to Carry and Use§

65b.
(a)A reflective vest shall be present in a motor vehicle.
(b)A person driving a vehicle that is not a motorcycle shall keep the reflective vest, at all times, in the driver's compartment of the vehicle; however, in an autonomous vehicle the reflective vest shall be present, at all times, in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
(c)A person driving a motor vehicle, and in respect of such a vehicle that is an autonomous vehicle – a passenger in the vehicle, on a road that is not an urban road, who exits or alights from the vehicle, as the case may be, shall wear a reflective vest, except on a pavement; however, the person shall be exempt from the said duty if one of the passengers in the vehicle, and in respect of such a vehicle that is an autonomous vehicle – another passenger in the vehicle, exits or alights from the vehicle whilst wearing a reflective vest.
(d)The provisions of this section shall not apply to types of vehicles prescribed by the Minister with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset.
(e)In this section –

"reflective vest" – a light-reflecting vest that meets the requirements prescribed in that regard in an official standard, as defined in the Standards Law, 5713-1953;

"urban road" and "pavement" – as defined in the Traffic Regulations.

Duty to Wear a Protective Helmet§

65c.
(a)A person shall not ride a bicycle, and shall not carry another person on a bicycle, unless they are wearing a protective helmet that meets the requirements prescribed by the Minister, fastened with a strap that will prevent it from falling off during travel; however, the duty to wear a protective helmet as aforesaid shall not apply to an adult on an urban road as defined under this Ordinance, unless the adult is riding a bicycle fitted with a motor that propels it or assists in doing so, or during activity that is primarily sporting in nature.
(b)An adult who is a parent, guardian or person under whose supervision a minor is present shall not allow a minor in the adult's company to contravene the provisions of subsection (a).
(c)The owner of a business in which bicycles are sold shall display in a conspicuous place in the business, in a form to be prescribed by the Minister, a notice setting out the provisions of this section.
(d)In this section, "bicycle" – including a skateboard, roller skates, rollerblades, an electric scooter as defined under this Ordinance, and excluding a tricycle.

Vehicle of a Corporation – Reporting and Monitoring System§

65d.
(a)In this section –

"reporting and monitoring system" – a system that includes a telephone service for reporting traffic offences or traffic violations committed by drivers in vehicles in the possession of a corporation and on the roadworthiness of the vehicles, and monitoring of such reports;

"employee" – including an employee of a manpower contractor as defined in the Employment of Workers by Manpower Contractors Law, 5756-1996, employed at a corporation;

"safety officer" – a person authorised to supervise transport safety arrangements at an enterprise, in accordance with the provisions under section 70(23a);

"corporation" – an enterprise required to employ a safety officer and holding vehicles for the use of its employees.

(b)
(1)A corporation shall operate a reporting and monitoring system, which shall operate throughout all hours of the day, except on days of rest as defined in section 70a1(a); reports shall be delivered to the safety officer of the corporation or to the person with whom the corporation has contracted for the operation of a reporting and monitoring system;
(2)the reporting and monitoring system shall operate a human response service on the working days and during the working hours customary at the corporation, and not less than ten hours per working day between 06:00 and 22:00, provided that during the remaining hours an automatic response shall operate without a call-routing system; the reporting and monitoring system of a corporation that provides a service to the public throughout all hours of the day shall operate a human response service during all those hours.
(c)A sticker stating the contact details of the corporation's reporting and monitoring system, including an abbreviated telephone number, shall be affixed to vehicles in the possession of a corporation in a place visible to the eye; the Minister, with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, shall prescribe provisions regarding such a sticker, including regarding its size, the place of affixing it, and the size of the letters and digits on it.
(d)A safety officer –
(1)shall investigate reports received concerning traffic offences or traffic violations committed in vehicles in the possession of the corporation and concerning the roadworthiness of the vehicles, and shall maintain monitoring thereof;
(2)shall act towards employees of the corporation in whose vehicle a traffic offence or traffic violation was committed, whether they drove the vehicle or permitted another to drive it, in accordance with a procedure to be determined by the corporation.
(e)The Minister may prescribe provisions regarding the duty of a corporation to prepare periodic reports containing statistical information on the implementation of the provisions of this section and to submit them to the person prescribed by the Minister, provided that a corporation shall not be required to submit personal information about drivers.
(f)A person who contravenes the provisions of this section is liable to a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(1) of the Penal Law.
(g)The provisions under this section shall not apply to bodies as listed below, and internal orders or internal instructions, as the case may be, determined by those bodies shall apply to them:
(1)the Israel Defence Forces;
(2)units and subordinate units of the Prime Minister's Office, whose main activity is in the field of state security;
(3)the Israel Police;
(4)the Israel Prison Service;
(5)the Witness Protection Authority;
(6)the Magen David Adom Association in Israel, established under the Magen David Adom Law, 5710-1950;
(7)a fire authority as defined in the Fire-Fighting Services Law, 5719-1959, as well as a Chief Fire Superintendent as defined in that Law or a person acting on that person's behalf;
(8)in respect of bodies as listed below, where the person responsible for security in the defence establishment has directed that the provisions of this section shall not apply to certain vehicles in their possession by reason of those vehicles' involvement in security activity:
(a)units and subordinate units of the Ministry of Defence, whose main activity is in the field of state security;
(b)Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.;
(c)Israel Military Industries Ltd.;
(d)Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

Obtaining a Licence by Concealing Disqualification or Conditions§

66.

A person who has been disqualified from obtaining or holding a licence, or whose licence has been made subject to conditions under this Ordinance, and who, while the disqualification or conditions remain in force, applies for a licence or for its renewal, or obtains a licence, without notifying the licensing authority of the disqualification or the conditions, is liable to imprisonment of three years or a fine of one hundred thousand pounds or both penalties; and any licence obtained or renewed as aforesaid – is void.

Driving during Disqualification or in Contravention of Conditions§

67.

A person who has been notified that the person has been disqualified from obtaining or holding a driving licence, and who, while the disqualification remains in force, drives a vehicle the driving of which is prohibited without a licence under this Ordinance, or a person who drives in contravention of conditions added to the person's licence while those conditions remain in force, or a person who has been notified that the person has been disqualified from holding a vehicle licence and who, while the disqualification remains in force, uses that vehicle or permits its use, or a person who drove or permitted another to drive a vehicle in contravention of a prohibition-of-use notice or a prohibition-of-use order, is liable to imprisonment of three years or a fine of one hundred thousand pounds, or both penalties.

Penalty for Contravention of Regulations§

68.

A person who contravenes a regulation made under this Ordinance is liable as referred to in sections 61f, 62 and 63, or to a lesser penalty prescribed for the offence in the Regulations.

Duty of Supervision of Vehicle Owner§

68a.
(a)The owner of a vehicle or the person in whose hands control of the vehicle lies (in this section – vehicle owner) is obliged to supervise and to do everything possible to prevent the commission of an offence listed in the Eighth Schedule, including an offence constituting a traffic violation, by a person driving a vehicle in the vehicle owner's possession and performing work or a service for the vehicle owner; a vehicle owner who contravenes the provisions of this section is liable to a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977.
(b)Where an offence listed in the Eighth Schedule, including an offence constituting a traffic violation, has been committed by a person as referred to in subsection (a), it shall be presumed that the vehicle owner has breached the duty under that subsection, unless the vehicle owner proved that everything possible was done to fulfil the duty.

Criminal and Civil Liability Preserved§

69.

Nothing stated in this Ordinance shall derogate from any criminal or civil liability of a driver or vehicle owner by virtue of any law in force at the time, provided that a person shall not be punished twice for the same offence.

Points system for traffic offences§

69a.
(a)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice, may prescribe by Regulations a system for recording points in respect of traffic offences of which a driving licence holder has been convicted (hereinafter – the points system), and may prescribe the types of offences and the number of points to be recorded against the licence holder in respect of an offence of which that holder has been convicted.
(b)The Minister may prescribe by Regulations, with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, corrective measures to be imposed on a driving licence holder against whom points have been recorded pursuant to the points system, including medical examinations, tests, information, instruction and disqualification from holding a driving licence.
(c)Corrective measures under subsection (b) shall be in addition to any penalty imposed by the court on the licence holder in respect of an offence of which that holder has been convicted.
(d)Where a notice of fine payment has been delivered to a person in respect of a traffic offence, the notice form shall indicate the number of points to be recorded against that person if that person is convicted of the offence, as well as the contact details of the licensing authority for obtaining further information as referred to in subsection (e), as provided by the licensing authority to the Israel Police.
(e)
(1)The licensing authority shall indicate on the driving licence renewal form the date of issue of the form and the total number of valid points recorded against the driver on that date, and the contact details of the licensing authority for obtaining further information; the further information that may be obtained shall be information regarding the dates of commission of the offences and the types of offences committed by the driver in respect of which points were recorded against that driver, as provided by the Israel Police, and the corrective measures imposed by the licensing authority, if any were imposed, in respect of those points; for this purpose, "corrective measures" and "valid points" – as defined in Part 7 of the Traffic Regulations;
(2)The licensing authority may provide the driver with information as referred to in paragraph (1) as well as additional particulars of information, by additional means, including via the internet and telephone, provided that the confidentiality of the information provided is ensured.
69b.§

(Repealed — תיקון מס' 24, 1990)

Restriction on payment of a fine imposed on another§

69c.

The provisions of section 252a of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, shall not apply to a corporation or to an employer in respect of payment of a fine for a traffic offence, unless it is an offence under sections 64 to 67 or it is an offence included in the First Schedule or the Second Schedule.

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