What are administrative penalties for engaging in sexual acts in public or prostitution or engaging in sexual acts in Vietnam?
Please ask, what are administrative penalties for engaging in sexual acts in public in Vietnam? What are penalties forprostitution or engaging in sexual acts in Vietnam? Please advise.
1. What are administrative penalties for engaging in sexual acts in public in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 5, Article 7 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating a fine ranging from 5.000.000 VND to 8.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:
a) Deliberately inflicting injuries or bodily harm to another person but not liable to criminal prosecution;
b) Disrupting public order while carrying cold weapons, combat gears or other items that can cause injuries;
c) Filming, photographing, charting an restricted area that is relevant to defense and security;
d) Molestation of a person under 16 but not liable to criminal prosecution;
dd) Molestation, sexual harassment;
e) Engaging in sexual acts in public;
g) Perform designing, manufacturing, repairing, maintaining, testing UAVs or ultralight aircrafts, engines, propellers and parts thereof against the categories or quality specified in the license issued by a competent authority;
h) Using UAVs and ultralight aircrafts to launch, drop harmful or dangerous objects or substances without permission.
Thus, according to current regulations, acts of engaging in sexual acts in public in Vietnam will be fined from 5.000.000 VND to 8.000.000 VND.
2. What are penalties forprostitution or engaging in sexual acts in Vietnam?
In addition, Article 26 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulates other acts related to prostitution activities as follows:
1. A warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for prostitution or engaging in sexual acts.
2. A fine of from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for concealment, protection for prostitution.
3. A fine of from VND 10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for assisting, enticing, tempting, forcing or another person to buy or sell sex:
4. A fine of from VND 30.000.000 to VND 50.000.000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:
a) Using force or threatening to use force to protect or maintain prostitution;
b) Contributing money and property to prostitution;
c) Procuring
5. “2. A fine of from VND 50.000.000 to VND 75.000.000 shall be imposed for one of acts that abuse positions, powers, dignity to protect or maintain prostitution.
6. Remedial measure:
Enforced return of benefits illegally obtained from the commission of the violation in prescribed Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article;
Thus, a warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for prostitution or engaging in sexual acts in Vietnam. In addition, the remedial measure is also applied, which is to return of benefits illegally obtained from the commission of the violation.
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