What are the current penalties for operating vehicles after consuming alcoholic beverages?
Shall operators of cars consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam face a fine of up to 40 million VND and have driving licenses suspended for 2 years?
According to point c clause 6, point c clause 8, point a, clause 10, point e, point g, point h clause 11 Article 5 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, penalties imposed upon operators of cars and car-like vehicles with blood or breath alcohol content as follows:
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No. |
Violation |
Penalty |
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1 |
Blood or breath with an alcohol content that does not exceed 50 mg/100 ml of blood or does not exceed 0.25 mg/liter of breath |
From 6 million VND to 8 million VND. At the same time, the right to use the driving license is deprived from 10 months to 12 months |
|
2 |
Blood or breath alcohol content that exceeds 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeds 0.4 mg/1 liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 16 million and VND 18 million. At the same time, deprived of the right to use the driving license from 16 months to 18 months. |
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3 |
Blood or breath alcohol content that exceeds 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeds 0.4 mg/1 liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 30 million and VND 40 million. At the same time, they are deprived of the right to use their driving licenses from 22 months to 24 months. |
The highest penalty for operators of cars consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam is 40 million VND and a suspension of driving license for 2 years.
What are the current penalties for operating vehicles after consuming alcoholic beverages? (Image from the Internet)
What are the penalties imposed on operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
According to point c, clause 6, point c, clause 7, point e, clause 8, point dd, clause 10, point e, clause 10, point g, clause 10 Article 6 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, penalties imposed upon operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like with blood or breath alcohol content are:
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No. |
Violation |
Penalty |
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1 |
Blood or breath alcohol content not exceeding 50 mg/100 ml of blood or not exceeding 0.25 mg/1 liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 2 million and VND 3 million. At the same time, the right to use the driving license is deprived from 10 months to 12 months. |
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2 |
Blood or breath alcohol content exceeding 50 mg to 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.25 mg to 0.4 mg/1 liter of breath |
At the same time, deprived of the right to use the driving license from 16 months to 18 months. |
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3 |
Blood or breath alcohol content that exceeds 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeds 0.4 mg/1 liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 6 million and VND 8 million At the same time, they are deprived of the right to use their driving licenses from 22 months to 24 months. |
The highest penalty imposed upon operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam is 8 million VND and suspension of the driving license for up to 24 months.
What are the penalties imposed on operators of tractors and heavy-duty vehicles consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
According to point c clause 6, point b clause 7, point a, clause 9, point d clause 10, point đ clause 10, point e clause 10 Article 7 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, penalties imposed upon operators of tractors and heavy-duty vehicles with blood or breath alcohol content are as follows:
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No. |
Violation |
Penalty |
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1 |
Blood or breath alcohol content not exceeding 50 mg/100 ml of blood or not exceeding 0.25 mg/1 liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 3 million and VND 5 million. At the same time, they are deprived of the right to use their driving licenses (when driving tractors), certificates of fostering legal knowledge about road traffic (when driving special-use vehicles) from 10 months to 12 months. |
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2 |
Blood or breath alcohol content exceeding 50 mg to 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.25 mg to 0.4 mg/liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 6 million and VND 8 million will be imposed. At the same time, they are deprived of the right to use their driving licenses (when driving tractors), certificates of fostering legal knowledge on road traffic (when driving special-use vehicles) from 16 months to 18 months. |
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3 |
Blood or breath alcohol content that exceeds 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeds 0.4 mg/1 liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 16 million and VND 18 million. Being deprived of the right to use the driving license (when driving tractors) and certificates of fostering legal knowledge of road traffic (when driving special-use vehicles) from 22 months to 24 months. |
The highest penalty imposed upon operators of tractors and heavy-duty vehicles consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam is 18 million VND and suspension of the driving license (when driving tractors) or road traffic knowledge training certificate (when driving heavy-duty vehicles) for up to 24 months.
What are the penalties imposed on operators of bicycles, motored bicycles, and other non-motorized vehicles consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
According to point q clause 1, point e clause 3 Article 8 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (amended by point k clause 34 Article 2 Decree 123/2021/ND-CP), point c clause 4 Article 8 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, penalties imposed upon operators of bicycles, motored bicycles (including electric bicycles), and other non-motorized vehicles with blood or breath alcohol content are as follows:
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No. |
Violation |
Penalty |
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1 |
Blood or breath with an alcohol content that does not exceed 50 mg/100 ml of blood or does not exceed 0.25 mg/liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 80,000 and VND 100,000. |
|
2 |
Blood or breath alcohol content exceeding 50 mg to 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeding 0.25 mg to 0.4 mg/liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 400,000 |
|
3 |
Blood or breath alcohol content that exceeds 80 mg/100 ml of blood or exceeds 0.4 mg/liter of breath |
A fine of between VND 400,000 and VND 600,000. |
The highest penalty imposed on operators of bicycles, motored bicycles, and other non-motorized vehicles consuming alcoholic beverages in Vietnam is 600,000 VND.
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