Park for longer than indicated or allowed

Legislation: Road Safety Rules 2017 (Vic) r 205(1)

Maximum penalty: 2 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 13,393 charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (96.3% or 12902 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 4,424 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of park for longer than indicated or allowed. Among the 4,424 cases, 2,860 people were male and 1,318 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (93.8% or 4148 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 13,393 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 1,076 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed by financial year
**Number: 13,393 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed by financial year
**Number: 13,393 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of park for longer than indicated or allowed by financial year
**Number: 1,076 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 4,424 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 2,860 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 1,318 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 12 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 106 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 30 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 2 cases**, including imprisonment only (2 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (0 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed
**Number: 2 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed by financial year
**Number: 4,424 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed for all people by financial year
**Number: 4,424 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of park for longer than indicated or allowed by financial year
**Number: 2 cases**