Dismissal of the appeal against conviction for failure to return seized vehicle registration certificates and license plates

Facts

The appellant [C.] is the managing director of "[A. GmbH] , Gebr. [C.] " in Hospental. On July 9, 2003, the Office of Roads and Waterways of Uri (ASSV) seized the vehicle registration certificates and license plates of two trucks from the company, as the vehicle taxes had not been paid. [C.] was subsequently convicted by the High Court of the Canton of Uri for multiple failures to return the seized vehicle registration certificates and license plates pursuant to Art. 97 para. 1 subpara. 2 RTA. [C.] filed a constitutional appeal and a nullity appeal against this judgment. The Federal Supreme Court dismissed both appeals.

Considerations

In its reasoning, the Federal Supreme Court stated that the findings of the High Court regarding the appellant's knowledge of the seizure orders were not arbitrary. In particular, the conclusion that [C.] had paid the vehicle taxes within the set deadline in order to avoid having to pay the procedural costs was permissible. Furthermore, the Federal Supreme Court held that the seizure of the vehicle registration certificate and license plates pursuant to Art. 16 para. 4 RTA and Art. 106 para. 2 lit. c…