Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Summary Offences Act 1966 - SECT 25

Conviction or dismissal a bar to criminal proceedings

25. Conviction or dismissal a bar to criminal proceedings



If any person against whom a charge for an offence against section 23 or
section 24 has been filed has been convicted and has paid the whole amount
adjudged to be paid or has suffered the imprisonment awarded in lieu thereof
or for non-payment thereof or if the charge against that person has been
dismissed in every such case he shall be released from all further or other
criminal proceedings for the same cause; but any person so convicted shall
remain liable to all civil proceedings in like manner as if he had not been so
convicted.



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