The licencing of motor vehicle service centers and objective imputation in the act of vehicular traffic negligence

Abstract

This paper analyzes the possible criminal liability for the act of negligence by virtue of the actions carried out by motor vehicle service centers. The examination is limited to the technical rules governing the performance of these centers, as well as to some of the doctrinal criteria of objective imputation, namely: trust principle, allowed risk, principle of insignificance and protection purpose of the norm.