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Fines for traffic violations are a common form of punishment, applicable to violations of traffic order and safety, recorded by traffic police through street images sent to processing centers. Knowing some ways to pay traffic fines for 2023 will help individuals and organizations proactively comply with the law, avoiding forced fines when overdue.
Various simple and common ways to pay traffic fines for 2023
Important Note: Before delving into this guide, ensure to check if you have any outstanding fines through the official app or website of the Vietnam Motor Vehicle Registration Agency. To kickstart, explore various methods of checking traffic fines for additional insights.
Step-by-Step: Paying Traffic Violation Fines in Person
Presently, settling traffic violation fines can be done in person, as outlined below:
* Method 1: Submit at the headquarters of the Police as stated in the penalty notice
Based on the information provided by the police agency in the notice, you go directly to this agency to pay the fine for the violation.
When you arrive, bring the penalty notice as well as personal documents such as ID card, driver's license, vehicle documents, etc.
* Method 2: Submit at the State Treasury
- Upon receiving the administrative penalty decision, proceed to the State Treasury indicated in the decision to pay the fine. Additionally, you can also make a bank transfer to the treasury's account (if there is specific transfer information provided).
- Note regarding the payment deadline: 10 days from the date of receiving the penalty decision. In cases where the decision specifies a different deadline, follow that deadline (Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations).
* Method 3: Traffic fine payment through commercial banks where the State Treasury has an account as stated in the penalty decision
One of the locations where you can pay traffic fines is at the commercial banks specified in the penalty decision. These banks are where the State Treasury has accounts. Simply visit the bank branches, bring the penalty decision, and your ID card to receive specific instructions from the bank tellers.
What documents are required for paying traffic fines?
* Method 4: Traffic violation fine payment via postal service
According to Cooperation Agreement No. 69/TTHT-C67-BĐVN dated June 15, 2016, between the Traffic Police Department and the Vietnam Post Corporation, individuals and organizations committing traffic violations can pay fines at the post office.
If you want to pay the fine via postal service, you must register with the police by writing and signing on the back of the violation record to be sent to the post office. Then, visit the nearest post office to register and pay the fine.
* Method 5: Direct payment of fines to authorized traffic violation adjudicators
2. Guide to paying traffic violation fines online
In addition to direct fine payment, violators can also pay fines online through the National Public Service Portal. However, this method is only applicable in certain provinces and cities, namely Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hai Phong, and Binh Thuan.
The steps are as follows:
* Step 1: Log in to the National Public Service Portal
Individuals can quickly access the National Public Service Portal HERE
=> Select the 'Online payment' section.
* Step 2: Procedure for searching and paying fines
- In the 'Citizen' section, click on 'Pay fines for administrative violations'
- Select 'Search, pay traffic violations'.
- Proceed to search for records
You can search by decision code or search by violation record
+ Search by decision code: Enter 'Decision number' => Enter security code and click 'Search'.
+ Search by violation record:
With this method, you need to provide more information including: Record number, Name of individual/Enterprise/Organization violating, Issuing unit of the violation record, Province/City, Issuing unit of the violation record, Date of violation => Enter security code => Click 'Search'.
* Step 3: Pay the fine
After entering all the information for searching, choose the fine payment method and follow the system's instructions to pay the fine.
3. What happens if you don't pay the fine?
Individuals fined for administrative violations in the form of fines must comply with the penalty decision, reducing the risk of forced fine payment. Specifically:
- Failure to pay the fine within the specified deadline (late payment)
For each day of late payment, an additional 0.05% of the unpaid fine amount must be paid as stipulated in Article 78 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
=> Amount of fine = Unpaid fine amount + (Unpaid fine amount x 0.05% x Number of days late)
- Forced fine payment
When beyond the deadline specified in the penalty decision, the violator will be subject to forced execution of the penalty decision.
According to Decree 166/2013/ND-CP, individuals/organizations may be subject to the following measures:
+ Deducting a portion of salary or income, deducting money from accounts.
+ Auctioning off assets corresponding to the fine amount.
+ Collecting money, assets if individuals or organizations deliberately disperse assets.
+ Enforcing measures to remedy the consequences.
Each violation will incur a different administrative penalty. In the case of violating entering restricted areas, vehicle owners can be fined from 300,000 to 6 million depending on the type of vehicle. For detailed information, readers can refer to our latest article on penalties for entering restricted areas.
Above is information about some methods of paying traffic violation fines that readers can refer to and apply when necessary. Compliance with traffic safety regulations and the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations is something we need to strive for.
