Will students operating vehicles not registered under their name in Vietnam face penalties according to Decree 168?

Will students operating vehicles not registered under their name in Vietnam face penalties according to Decree 168?

Students often operate vehicles of parents or relatives to school. In such cases, will they face penalties according to Decree 168?

Under Clause 10, Article 47 of Decree 168/2024/ND-CP, the regulation is as follows:

Procedures and principles for imposing penalties on vehicle owners and drivers for violations related to order and traffic safety in the road traffic sector

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10. Verification to detect violations as stipulated in point a of clause 3, point h of clause 7, Article 32 of this Decree is conducted through traffic accident investigation, vehicle registration processes, or administrative violation handling at the headquarters.

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In point a of clause 3 and point h of clause 7, Article 32 of Decree 168/2024/ND-CP, the regulations are:

Penalties and point deduction for driving licenses of vehicle owners committing violations against road traffic regulations

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3. A fine ranging from VND 800,000 to VND 1,000,000 for individuals and from VND 1,600,000 to VND 2,000,000 for organizations owning motorcycles, mopeds, and similar vehicles for the following violations:

a) Failing to complete procedures for vehicle registration certificate and license plate issuance when changing vehicle owners as regulated;

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7. A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 for individuals and from VND 8,000,000 to VND 12,000,000 for organizations owning automobiles (including trailers and semi-trailers), motorized four-wheel passenger vehicles, motorized four-wheel cargo vehicles, special-use vehicles, and similar vehicles for the following violations:

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h) Failing to complete procedures for vehicle registration certificate and license plate issuance when changing vehicle owners as regulated;

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Thus, verification of non-ownership of a vehicle is only conducted through traffic accident investigation, vehicle registration processes, or administrative violation handling at the headquarters.

Students operating vehicles not registered under their name in Vietnam without causing a traffic accident or in the specified circumstances will not face penalties according to Decree 168.

Will students operating vehicles not registered under their name in Vietnam face penalties according to Decree 168? (Image from Internet)

Will the training results of students operating vehicles not registered under their name in Vietnam be lowed?

Under Article 7 of Decree 151/2024/ND-CP, the regulations are as follows:

Responsibilities of the Ministry of Education and Training in developing, integrating, embedding, and organizing activities to teach legal knowledge and manage compliance with traffic safety laws in education institutions at preschool and general education levels

1. The Ministry of Education and Training, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security and relevant ministries, agencies, based on regulations in Article 4 of this Decree, is responsible for:

a) Developing a curriculum to teach legal knowledge on road traffic order and safety appropriate for each education level;

b) Developing materials to integrate and embed legal knowledge on road traffic order and safety into the official curriculum of preschools, primary schools, and lower secondary schools;

c) Developing a subject on legal knowledge on road traffic order and safety according to the knowledge content regulated in clause 4, Article 4 of this Decree for upper secondary education and vocational training institutions.

2. The Ministry of Education and Training organizes teaching activities on legal knowledge of road traffic order and safety for preschool children, primary school students, lower secondary students, and upper secondary students; includes compliance with road traffic order and safety laws as one of the criteria for assessing and grading student's training results.

Therefore, compliance with road traffic order and safety laws is one of the criteria for assessing and grading student's training results.

Thus, the training results of students operating vehicles not registered under their name in Vietnam will be lowed.

What are the regulations on transport operations for preschool children and students using motor vehicles in Vietnam?

Under Article 70 of the Road Traffic Law 2024, regulations on transport operations for preschool children and students using motor vehicles in Vietnam are as follows:

- Transport operations for preschool children and student using motor vehicles mean transport operations in which preschool children and students are transported between their residence and locations of academic activities or other activities via the use of motor vehicles.

- Transport operations for preschool children and student using motor vehicles are implemented by education institutions or provided by transport service providers and are regulated as follows:

+ Education institutions that implement transport operations for preschool children and students must conform to regulations on internal transport operations using motor vehicles;

+ Transport service providers that provide transport operations for preschool children using motor vehicles must conform to regulations on transport operations using motor vehicles.

- Transport operations for preschool children and students using motor vehicles must conform to road traffic order and safety laws.