What are penalties for painting on another person's shops in Vietnam
What are penalties for painting on another person's shops in Vietnam? My name is Loc, 35 years old this year, from Long An but living in Ho Chi Minh City. I just painted and repaired a coffee shop to start a business when some people came and painted graffiti on the door. Although the drawing is not bad, it was done without my permission. I hope for an explanation on the administrative penalty for their actions. Thank you.
Based on Clause 2 Article 7 of Decree No. 167/2013/ND-CP stipulating violation of regulations on keeping general sanitation as follows:
2. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 shall be imposed for one the acts as follows:
a) Pouring or throwing waster, dirt or other substances to smear houses, offices, workplaces and business and production place of others;
b) Arbitrarily burning garbage, waste, toxic substance or hazardous substances in residential or public areas;
c) Disposing garbage and waste or anything into the manhole and public water drainage system, on pavement and roadway;
d) Disposing garbage or waste and animal body or anythingelse causing pollution at public places or places with fountain, drinking water well, ponds, lakes where people use water for living activities.
3. Remedial measures:
a) Coercively taking remedial measures of environmental pollution for the acts specified at Point b, c, d, dd, e, Clause 1 and Point b, d, Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Coercively restoring the initial condition for the acts specified at Point a and c, Clause 2 of this Article;
What are penalties for painting on another person's shops in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)
According to Clause 36 Article 1 of the 2017 Criminal Code amending Law regarding the crime of Deliberate destruction of property as follows:
1. Any person who deliberately destroys another person's property which is assessed at from VND 2,000,000 to under VND 50,000,000 or under VND 2,000,000 in any of the following circumstances shall be liable to a fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 or face a penalty of up to 03 years' community sentence or 06 - 36 months' imprisonment:
a) The offender incurred an administrative penalty for any of the offences specified in this Article;
b) The offender has an unspent conviction for the same offence;
c) The offence has a negative impacts on social safety, order, and security;
d) The property destroyed is the primary means of livelihood of the victim and the victim's family;
dd) The property destroyed is a souvenir or relic.
Therefore, according to the current regulations, in comparison with the case you mentioned, a person deliberately drawing or painting on others' residential areas, business locations, etc., will be subject to an administrative violation fine ranging from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 VND. In more severe cases, they will be held criminally liable for the crime of Destruction or Intentional Damage to Property, undergoing community sentence for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 06 months to 03 years.
Best Regards!
