Question

The building code of River City requires that elevators in public buildings be inspected every nine months. Hal did not have the elevators in his seven story office building inspected for two years. He was brought before a city magistrate and fined $10,000. His offense would be classified as a ________________.

Answer 1

Answer: Public tort

Explanation: In simple words, public tort refers to the minor breach of contract by an individual. It is considered as a civil offense but still the acts under this act carries a criminal punishment.

In the given case, Hal did not make the elevator inspected in the seventh story for two years, however all other were inspected as per the rules. Thus, we can conclude that he breached the rule on a small level.

Hence from the above we can conclude that his offense would be classified as public tort.