What are the penalties for public disorder in residential areas or gatherings causing public disorder in Vietnam?

How much are the fines for causing public disorder in residential areas, public places in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 7 of Decree 144/2020/ND-CP stipulating a warning penalty or a fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 500,000 for violation of public order as follows:

1. A warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Disrupting order at a place with ongoing art performance, sports activities, commerce, office buildings, residential areas or other public places, except the cases specified in Point a Clause 2 and Point b Clause 5 of this Article;

b) Allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in an urban area or public area;

c) Allowing domestic animals, plants or other items to occupy the road surface, sidewalk, public park, playground, urban area or public area in a residential area or urban area;

d) Unintentionally causing injuries or bodily harm to another person but not liable to criminal prosecution;

dd) Throwing or putting any other item on the perimeter walls and adjacent areas of the protected area;

e) Raising, grazing livestock and poultry in an apartment building

In addition, Clause 2, Article 4 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulates the maximum fine, the organization is sanctioned for administrative violations as follows:

2. The fines specified in Chapter II of this Decree are imposed upon administrative violations committed by individuals. The fine imposed upon an organization for the same violation shall be twice the fine imposed upon an individual.

According to this Article, violations of public order in residential areas are subject to a fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 500,000 for individuals, the fine of the organization is 02 times that of individuals in Vietnam.

How much is the fine for joining, organizing and gathering people causing public disorder?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree 144/2020/ND-CP stipulating a warning fine or a fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 2,000,000 for violation of public order as follows:

2. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 VND to 2.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Using alcohol or stimulants in a manner that disrupts public order;

b) Assembling, joining a crowd in a public area in a manner that disrupts public order;

c) Allowing a domestic animal to cause injuries or damage to property of another organization or individual but not liable to criminal prosecution;

d) Flying kites, balloons, playing other flying toys in an area where they are banned or in a protected area;

dd) Using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an ultralight aircraft without a flight license, or organizing flights before having the license or after having been registered but the permitted time, location, area, coordinates and limits are not adhered to;

e) Obstructing, harassing another person during handling, transport, storage of luggage at a market, wharf, bus station, airport, port, train station or another public area;

g) Lighting and launching sky lanterns;

h) Failure to have adequate documents while operating an UAV or ultralight aircraft;

i) Organizing flights of an UAV or ultralight aircraft while the operator has not fulfilled flight requirements;

k) Organizing flights of an UAV or ultralight aircraft while the UAV or ultralight aircraft is not flight-qualified;

l) Spraying paint, writing, drawing, sticking images or text on a wall, utility pole or another place in a residential area, public area, apartment building, a citizen's residence or another construction work without permission of a competent authority.

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