Law of 30 december 1916, regulating traffic on the roads in connection with the use of driving and vehicles (G.B. 1917 No. 65), as they read after the amendments at G.B. 1920 No.12, G.B. 1928 No. 108, G.B. 1933 No. 39, G.B. 1955 No. 86, G.B. 1962 No. 50, G.B. 1964 No. 108, G.B. 1965 No. 78 , G.B. 1975 No. 81, S.B. 1977 No. 11, S.B. 1980 no. 116, S.B. 1981 No. 12, S.B. 1989 No. 41, S.B. 1989 No. 98, S.B. 2001 No. 6.

Article 1-1

In this law means: 1o. under roads, all roads open to public traffic; 2o. under driver of a motor vehicle, he that the motor vehicle control or he, accordance with the conditions set in article 17, paragraph 1, is deemed bedoeldstaatsbesluit the motor vehicle under its supervision to doenbesturen immediately; 3o. under motor vehicles, any motor vehicle, for exclusively or partly due to eenkrachtwerktuig, or to the row or vehicle being present, other than langsspoorstaven to be propelled.

Article 2-2

It is forbidden to behave in such a way, that the freedom of the verkeerzonder need is hindered or safety on the road in danger is reasonably or labelled prior to assume that jeopardise road safety is estimated at 30,000.

Article 3-3

1. it is the driver of a motor vehicle, bicycle or other row or verbodendaarmede a vehicle to drive away while he is under such influence of the use of alcoholic beverages or other intoxicants, that he is not in charge must be regarded as the row or vehicle properly. 2. It is the driver of a motor vehicle prohibited thereby gave over a road to drive, while the one, that the motor vehicle under its supervision controls immediately, onderzodanige influence of the use of alcoholic beverages or other means, that intoxicate this must be regarded as unable to control the motor vehicle naarbehoren. 3. It is forbidden to drive a motor vehicle under immediate supervision, terwijldegene, that the motor vehicle under such influence of the use of alcoholic liquor or other intoxicants is, that he must be regarded as not capable of the motor vehicle to do properly.

Article 4-4

1. it is the driver of a driving or vehicle banned after an accident, born hetzijals a result of collision, on or overrijding with that row or vehicle, either as a result of any act to prevent collision, on or overrijding with that row or vehicle: a. where a man is killed or hurt, the health of a human being is put at a disadvantage or damage has been caused to any property of a person other than the rider or occupant of that row or vehicle , by riding or driving away or otherwise, before the identity of his person and, as far as motor vehicles are concerned, of the motor vehicle and the ones during the accident the vehicle controlled, pretty is; b. where a human injury or health of a human being is disadvantaged, this intentionally in helpless state. 2. Criminal proceedings pursuant to paragraph 1, introductory wording and points (a), against the driver referred to in that paragraph may be omitted if this within four hours after the accident, before he is detained or interrogated as a suspect, voluntarily from the accident knowledge gives to one of the persons responsible for detecting facts punishable under or pursuant to this Act, and the exercises does , required for the establishment of the identity of his person and, as far as the driver of a motor vehicle, of the motor vehicle and of the one that ruled during the accident the vehicle.

Article 5-5

1. the driver of a driving or vehicle and any other road user are on a road required to act on the warrants and indications, by the officials or officials of police and further directions because of the State to designate competent authority decision, in the interest of the freedom of traffic or road safety. 2. Commands and instructions referred to in paragraph 1 and the meaning of the characters are used to the extent necessary at State decision.

Article 6-6

The directors of driving and vehicles and the drivers of Mount, welded by the police still hold, must immediately to meet that burden, and are required as far as motor vehicles are concerned, the in article 7 paragraph 1, sub 2o and 3o number referred to-and driver's licenses and proof of registration referred to in article 16, and, desverlangd, to provide proof about the soundness of joystick , remtoestel and sound signal.

Article 7-7

1. It is forbidden to drive with a motor vehicle on a road unless: 1o. She a pretty visible on or applied to the vehicle number, to the owner or holder specified by or on behalf of the Attorney General, be of such size and colour and made as such by the Attorney General will be determined and announced in the Ad sheet for the Republic of Suriname; 2o. to the owner or holder by or on behalf of the Attorney General in respect of the sub 1o. a number of contents certificate has been issued; referred to 3o. to the Director by or on behalf of the Attorney General issued a driving license for driving a motor vehicle, as with which to drive on the road, arranged as in State legislation, and this driver's license has not lost its validity or not is levied under article 11 and pretty readable; 4o. in case the motor vehicle in accordance with article 1 sub 2o. conditions referred to shall be deemed to be controlled under the supervision of another, the one immediately, thus under the supervision control, has reached the age of sixteen years, as concerns the drive with a two-wheeled motor vehicle, and has reached the age of eighteen years, as concerns the drive with another motor vehicle. 2. Paragraph 1 shall be liable for infringements of the driver, and, for so many concerns there sub 1o. and 2o. certain, the owner or keeper, which is in conflict with the latter provisions does or. 3. With the song evidence, referred to in paragraph 1, shall be treated in the registration certificate, issued regarding mopeds.

Article 8-8

1. the owner or holder of a motor vehicle, for that motor vehicle to whom a certificate referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 2o is issued, is mandatory that proof to the person who issued it, within thirty days after the motor vehicle permanently scrapped or after he ceased to be owner or holder thereof. 2. By the person, candidate for a certificate as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 2o has issued, can that evidence be declared invalid, if in his opinion, it turns out, that the motor vehicle, for which the certificate has been issued, permanently scrapped or that the person to whom the certificate has been issued, has ceased to be owner or holder of that motor vehicle.

Article 9-9

1. a driver's license, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, shall be issued for the driving of one or more specific, in that proof to adopt, at designated State categories of motor vehicles. 2. A driver's license, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, is subject to the provisions of the last paragraph, on application and on payment of the specified fee and accompanied by a statement by a country to the exercise of medicine here competent person and say, that by those medical at a not longer than 14 days before the application held research at the applicant no body or soul defects are observed , which could prevent or hinder this, a motor vehicle duly issued, to any person except: 1o. a. to him who has not reached the age of sixteen years, if the aanvraagbetreft a driving license for driving two-wheeled motor vehicles; b. to him who has not reached the age of eighteen years, if the application is for a driver's license for driving other motor vehicles; 2o. to him, wien pursuant to article 21 the power control have been refused motor vehicle during the term of the denial, or, before the Court, the statement referred to in article 11, paragraph 2, to him, from whom the overgifte of the licence pursuant to that article has progressed and to whom this licence has not been returned; 3o. to him, which is not in conformity with the State decision on the issue of driving licences requirements. 3. He, who is responsible for the issuance of driving licences, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, shall have the power to refuse to issue, if it should turn out, that at the time of the filing of the application less than two years have expired since a conviction of the applicant in respect of a der in articles 493 and 535 of the Penal Code defined offences has become final or the right to criminal procedure because of such a violation is expired pursuant to the provisions in article 100 of the said code.

Article 10-10

1. a person, to whose name a driver's license, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, is obliged within thirty days after the day when the pursuant to article 14 or article 21 paragraph 3 has lost its validity, to the one, which issued. 2. In the case, that the licence has lost its validity under article 3, the latter required proof of denial after the term has expired, to give back to the person, whose name it is.

Article 11-11


1. On the first claim of the article 134 of the code of criminal procedure persons referred to is the driver of a motor vehicle, by one of the persons against whom in respect of violation of articles 3 and 20 of this law shall be laid out, required to overgifte, either of him driving licence issued pursuant to article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o or driving licences either of the him abroad issued driver's license or international driving license, as referred to in the closed on april 24, 1926 in Paris International Convention on motor vehicle traffic, either from the Netherlands or the Netherlands Antilles by him in the competent authority issued driver's license or driving licences. 2. The last paragraph under the driver's license or driving licences will be recovered at the same time as the minutes, the order is sent without delay to the Attorney-General, which is responsible to keep that driver's license or that driver's licenses among themselves, until the court order has the force of res judicata or if that statement the driver motor vehicles the power to drive is denied until completion of that statement with regard to the legal consequence of denial, has become enforceable; in the latter case the licence remains under the Attorney General. 3. In case of application of paragraph 1, the motor vehicle, as far as no other driver is available, under supervision, or, as far as the one that it considers to be necessary-, this, in custody. In the latter case, the motor vehicle at the expense of the accused person by the scene were transferred to an appropriate place and – at the expense of the defendant, until the preserved by or on behalf of the owner or holder against payment of the costs of storage, transfer and detention shall be collected.

Article 12-12

It is the driver of a motor vehicle, a bicycle or another row or vehicle prohibited thereby gave over a road to drive during the time, for which he by one of the article 8 of the code of criminal procedure is prohibited by persons referred to the fact, that he went to his judgment under such influence of the use of alcoholic beverages or other intoxicants is , that this him unable to during that time the motor vehicle, the vehicle or the other row or vehicle properly.

Article 13-13

1. It is the one who knows or reasonably should know that a judicial decision denied the power to control motor vehicle is prohibited during the time, which is denied, on a road a motor vehicle control. 2. It is the one, who knows or reasonably should know, that a driver's license, his name made pursuant to the provisions in article 14 has been declared invalid, prohibited if then no other driver's license, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, for driving a motor vehicle, as stated in the invalid driver's license, was issued, such a motor vehicle on a road.

Article 14-14

1. On the claim by or on behalf of the Attorney-General is the person to whom a valid driver's license as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, issued abroad, or to whom a driver's license or international driving license, as referred to in the closed on april 24, 1926 in Paris International Convention on motor vehicle traffic, was issued, or to whom in Netherlands or the Netherlands Antilles by the competent authority a licence has been issued and those suspected to be unsuitable to or unable to be in driving the motor vehicle as indicated in that licence, is committed to research into its suitability to and skill in driving the motor vehicle. 2. If during that investigation the unsuitability or incompetence of the betrokkeneblijkt, or if this obligation is not referred to in paragraph 1, without a valid reason, evidence indicates is the Attorney General authorized voiding this licence. 3. The Attorney General does this invalidation shall, without delay, inform the person concerned and announcement in the Ad Journal of the Republic of Suriname and the Police Surinaaams journal.

Article 15-15

1. a driver's license, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, is, subject to paragraph 2 and in articles 14 and 21 paragraph 3, every time valid for the duration of ten consecutive years, counting from the day of issue. 2. At application for renewal after the expiry of the period referred to in the previous paragraph, the requirement concerning the medical certificate referred to in article 9 paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis. 3. The application for an extension may have two months before the expiry of the period of validity of the driving licence be submitted. 4. If the application for an extension is submitted at a time when the driving licence is still valid, whether its validity no longer than one year and no different than the expiry of the period of validity has lost, the extension will normally take place. 5. If the application for an extension is submitted at a time, on which the driving licence to be valid longer than one year, but less than three years and no different than the expiry of the period of validity has lost, the extension will take place when the person to whom the licence has been issued, an amount to be determined State decision. 6. Done request at a time, on which the driving licence to be valid for more than three years and no different than the expiry of the period of validity, be lost, detailed rules established by State Decree.

Article 16-16

1. the motor vehicle is prohibited on more than two wheels (with the exception of exclusively in use for the public service and of those of convenience or wealth) to keep or to rent out, without have a District Commissioner concerned by the certificate of registration issued as holder or lessor. 2. Under motor vehicles of convenience or wealth "means the carriage of persons decorated motor vehicles, which are not intended to be rented out at the trip or at a time and not per place for the use of which is paid. 3. The registration referred to in paragraph 1 may be refused in accordance with that paragraph competent officials or if it has already taken place, be declared invalid, because of violation of the provisions of this law in respect of condemnation or of the acts adopted pursuant to its 4. Of this judgment within fourteen days of the date thereof job open on the Attorney General.

Article 17-17

1. State decision, having regard to the requirements of this law, made further measures concerning traffic on the roads. 2. If, on inspection or reinspection decision this state of vehicles is prescribed, the holders or owners are required to pay the amounts referred to at Landskas. 3. Before motor vehicles to the inspection or reinspection are allowed, are the holders or owners obligated to the concerned District Commissioner on the receipt of deposit of the said amounts at the offices of the designated officials for the recovery of taxes. 4. At the application for transfer of a motor vehicle or vehicle regardless of the category, as well as at the request of a copy of a number, registration, or approval referred to in article 7 or a certificate of registration referred to in article 16, by the applicant for an amount to be determined by State Decree.

Article 18-18

The person, who deliberately unlawful a belonging to another cycle or motor vehicle on a road,, for so many in it at the Penal Code is not provided, liable to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand guilders.

Article 19-19

1. Acting contrary to a prohibition, set out in articles 3, 4 and 13, is punished with imprisonment of up to one year. 2. Failure to comply with the other requirements of this Act or of the given State decrees implementing them is, in so far as it included into the criminal code is not provided, punished with detention of not more than thirty days or a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty thousand guilders.

Article 19a1

The amounts, in articles 18 and 19, the State Act are to be amended.

Article 20-20


1. The person whose fault, on occasion of a collision, controlled by him or overrijding with a motor vehicle, or on occasion of any act to prevent collision with or overrijding or by that motor vehicle, the death of another is due, shall, where the death by the collision, on or overrijding or by the Act for the prevention of which is caused , liable to imprisonment or detention of one year or less. 2. The person whose fault, on occasion of a collision-or overrijding with a motor vehicle driven by him, or on occasion of any act to prevent collision with or overrijding or by that motor vehicle, due, that obtains another grievous bodily harm or personal injury from which such temporary illness or impediment in the exercise of his Office or professional activities arises , if that injury by the collision, on or overrijding or by the Act for the prevention of which is caused, liable to imprisonment or detention not exceeding nine months. 3. If the culprit during the accident under such influence of the use of alcoholic beverages or intoxicants wrong, that he had to be deemed unable to properly control the vehicle, he is punished, in the case referred to in paragraph 1, with imprisonment of up to three years, and in the case referred to in paragraph 2, with imprisonment of up to two years.

Article 21-21

1. Upon conviction of the driver of a motor vehicle for violation of the requirements of this law or of the implementation given State decrees or for committing one of the offences referred to in article 20, it the power to control motor vehicle, for a term of not more than five years. 2. If while committing one of the offences referred to in the previous paragraph have expired less than five years after the end of the time, which at an earlier irrevocable condemnation because of one of these offences the culprit the power motor vehicles, is denied, can give him that power for no more than ten years be denied. 3. In the application of the previous paragraphs, subject to the provisions of the following paragraph, the additional penalty of denial of the power motor vehicles to drive, in, and lose each to the convicted under article 7 paragraph 1 sub licence issued, or each 3o to the convicted abroad issued driver's license or international driving license, as referred to in the closed on april 24, 1926 in Paris International Convention on motor vehicle traffic or each to the condemned in Netherlands or the Netherlands Antilles licence issued by the competent authority to be valid for the duration of the disqualification, as soon as the Court ruling, for which additional punishment, not enforceable, as long as the term or terms, for which he at one or more other court rulings that competence is denied, not yet or have expired. 4. At the Court ruling can be determined, that time, during which the driving licence of the condemned before the irrevocable under article 11 of this decision has been withheld, on the length of the additional penalty referred to in the previous paragraph in whole or in part in Dec. 5. As soon as the Court decision referred to in the preceding paragraphs, for which additional penalty referred to, has become enforceable, shall be done by the Attorney General's announcement in the Ad Journal of the Republic of Suriname and in Surinamese Police sheet.

Article 22-22

Paragraph 1 in article 18, 19 and 20 offences are considered as offences, the offences in article 19 paragraph 2 as violations.

Article 23-23

1. As far as at this law or the given State decrees implementing them the owner or holder of a motor vehicle not already beside the driver for violation of the criminal provisions contained therein liable, that owner or holder in like manner be liable for the infringement committed by the driver of a motor vehicle of the penal provisions against this as such targeted contained in that law and that State decrees, unless known, who the driver is, do this on the first reminder of the Attorney-General within a period to be set by the owner or holder is made known. 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only or not, when by the owner or holder of the motor vehicle is made, that of motor vehicle that is used against his will and that he has not been able to prevent this use reasonably.

Article 24-24

If the owner or holder of a motor vehicle is a public limited company, reciprocal insurance or guarantee company, cooperative or other association or Foundation possessing legal personality, in the cases, in which for violation penalty is threatened against owners or operators of vehicles engaged in this Act and the given State decrees implementing them, the members of the Board as owner or holders of that motor vehicle.

Article 25-25

1. Within the time of one year from the date of entry into force of the State article 9 paragraph 1 to issue decision will to the person, to whom a driver's license, as referred to in article 7 paragraph 1 sub 3o, is issued and this driver's license has not lost its validity, free of charge, at his choice, a driving license for driving one or more provisions of this licence specified categories of motor vehicles , as is required by State Decree, mentioned earlier, it being understood, however, that to the person to whom a licence has been issued for the driving of motorcycles, just a similar driver's license will be awarded. 2. Driver's licenses, on the date of entry into force of this law in accordance with the provisions in force so far, be issued with effect from the date of its entry into force shall be deemed to be for a period of five consecutive years.

Article 26-26

This Act may be cited as "Rijwet 1971".

1 wt. at G.B. 1965 No. 78, G.B. 1975 No. 81.2 wt. at G.B. 1965 No. 78.3 inserted rec. at G.B. 1964 No. 108; WT. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.4 inserted rec. at G.B. 1964 No. 108; WT. at G.B. 1975 No. 81, S.B. 1989 No. 98.5 WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1964 No. 108; WT. at G.B. 1955 No. 86, G.B. 1975 No. 81.6 WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81.7 WT. at G.B. 1962 No. 50, G.B. 1965 No. 78; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81; WT. at S.B. 1981 No. 8 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.9 wt. at G.B. 1933 No. 39, G.B. 1965 No. 78, G.B. 1975 No. 81, S.B. 1977 No. 11.10 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.11 inserted rec. at G.B. 1965 No. 78; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81; WT. at S.B. 1980 no. 116.12 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81; See article 134 of the code of criminal procedure (Bulletin of acts and decrees 1977 No. 94). 13 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.14 inserted rec. at G.B. 1965 No. 78; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 66.78 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81; WT. at G.B. 1977 No. 11, S.B. 1989 No. 41, S.B. 1989 No. 98.16 WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81.17 WT. at G.B. 1920 No.12, G.B. 1928 No. 108; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81; WT. at S.B. 1989 No. 50.00 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81; Gew at S.B. 2001 no. 6.19 WT. at G.B. 1964 No. 108; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81; WT. at S.B. 1989 No. 98, S.B. 2001 No. 6.1 inserted rec. at S.B. 2001 No. 6.20 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 96.21 inserted rec. at G.B. 1965 No. 78; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81.22 WT. at G.B. 1964 No. 108; WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81.23 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.24 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.25 inserted rec. at G.B. 1975 No. 81.91 WT. and renumbered at G.B. 1975 No. 81; I.w.t. 1 January 1918 (G.B. 1917 No. 90).