From August 15, 2023, in case of failing to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic in Vietnam, will the vehicle be registered?

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• From August 15, 2023, in case of failing to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic in Vietnam, will the vehicle be registered?
• What are the responsibilities of vehicle registration officers and authorities in Vietnam?
• How long is the duration for vehicle registration in Vietnam?

From August 15, 2023, in case of failing to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic in Vietnam, will the vehicle be registered?

In Article 3 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, regulations on rules for vehicle registration are as follows:

Rules for vehicle registration

1. Any vehicle that has legal origin and meets standards of the quality of technical and environmental safety may be eligible for registration and obtainment of a license plate according to regulations in this Circular.

2. If a vehicle owner is an organization that has the headquarter located in or an individual that has a place of residence (permanent or temporary residence) in any province, it/he/she shall carry out vehicle registration procedures at the vehicle registration authority at such province; except for cases specified in Clause 14 Article 3 of this Circular.

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13. Electronic documents in vehicle documentation components that the vehicle registration and management system receives from the public service portal or the database of ministries and central authorities or electronic documents scanned from documentation in vehicle documentation components, the pencil prints of engine numbers, chassis numbers, and administrative procedure results from written documents with digital signatures of vehicle registration officers or vehicle registration authorities (hereinafter referred to as “document digitization”) shall hold similar legitimacy to physical documents.

14. The winner of an automobile license plate auction may choose to register the license plate at Traffic Police Division, Railway – Road Traffic Police Division, Road Traffic Police Division of the province (hereinafter referred to as “Traffic Police Division”) where the vehicle owner’s headquarter (in case of an organization) or place of residence (in case of an individual) is located or Traffic Police Division managing the automobile license plate.

15. If an organization or individual commits violations against regulations on traffic order and safety but it/she/he fails to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic, its/his/her vehicle must not be registered; after the organization or individual completely abides by the decision, its/his/her vehicle may be registered according to regulations in this Circular.

Thus, according to the above regulations, organizations and individuals that violate traffic order and safety but do not comply with the decision to sanction administrative violations in the field of traffic will not have their vehicle registration resolved; After completing the decision to sanction administrative violations in the field of traffic, the vehicle can be registered according to Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

From August 15, 2023, in case of failing to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic in Vietnam, will the vehicle be registered? (Image from the Internet)

What are the responsibilities of vehicle registration officers and authorities in Vietnam?

In Article 5, Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulates the responsibilities of vehicle registration officers and authorities:

- Receive, inspect applications for vehicle registration, conduct physical inspection of vehicles, take pencil prints of engine number and chassis number and digitize vehicle applications on the vehicle registration and management system.

- Receive and process applications for vehicle registration in case where vehicle applications and electronic data on vehicle applications meet regulations of the law. Provide clear and detailed guidelines, fill these guidelines in application guideline note and take responsibility for such guidelines in case where submitted applications fail to follow the required procedures.

- During the process of vehicle registration, officers shall strictly comply with regulations of the People's Public Security and have right attitudes and respect people. Comply with regulations in this Circular and other regulations of laws related to vehicle registration. Strictly prohibit additional regulations on vehicle registration procedures in contradictory with Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

How long is the duration for vehicle registration in Vietnam?

The duration for vehicle registration is specified in Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA as follows:

- Issuance of vehicle registration certificate: within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application, except for the case of re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate, verification shall be carried out as prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

- The duration for verification of the loss of the vehicle registration certificate when the procedure for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate is processed is 30 days; the duration for verification shall not be included in the duration for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

- Initial issuance of identification license plate: the identification license plate shall be issued after receipt of the valid application for vehicle registration.

- The duration for replacement of license plate, re-issuance of license plate, issuance of license plate purchased at auction or re-issuance of identification license plate is 07 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application.

- Temporary vehicle registration, issuance of certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration

+ In case of wholly online public service in the public service portal: After the declarant completes the temporary vehicle registration form or the application form for revocation of registration and license plate; pay fees according to regulations (in case of temporary vehicle registration), the vehicle registration authority shall check the application. If the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall return results of administrative procedure settlement within 08 working hours from the time of receipt of the application from the public service portal;

+ In case of partially online public service: 01 working day (in case of temporary vehicle registration); within 2 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application (in case of issuance of certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration).

- The duration for returning vehicle registration results as prescribed in Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 7 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA is counted from the date on which the satisfactory application is received and the vehicle registration and management system has received the result of verification of the completion of the vehicle registration fee payment from the public service portal.