Consequence of the verdict

Why rapists also had to surrender their licenses

A convicted person appealed against the revocation of his driver's license at the Provincial Administrative Court.(Bild: Wolfgang Spitzbart)

What many people probably don't know: it's not just traffic offenses that can lead to the revocation of a driver's license. The law also lists other crimes that can jeopardize traffic safety. The "Krone" explains how this works and how long the driver's license is revoked.

A man convicted of rape did not expect this: three months after the verdict on June 17, 2025, at the Wels Regional Court, the Hausruckviertler received some unpleasant mail: the Upper Austrian Police Department had revoked his driver's license for a period of ten months.