Do motorcycle drivers without carrying the Certificate of vehicle registration in Vietnam impound their vehicles?
According to the current law in Vietnam , in case the motorcycle driver does not carry the vehicle documents, is the vehicle impounded in Vietnam? Please advice.
Clause 2, Article 21 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP stipulates:
2. A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed for:
a) Any person operating a motorcycle or moped and the like without carrying an unexpired Certificate of civil liability insurance for motor vehicles;
b) Any person operating a motorcycle or moped and the like without carrying the Certificate of vehicle registration;
c) Any person operating a motorcycle and the like without carrying a driving license, except for the violations specified in Point b Clause 5, Point c Clause 7 of this Article.
If failure to have a driving license :
A fine ranging from VND 800,000 to VND 1,200,000 shall be imposed upon an operator of a motorcycle whose engine displacement is under 175 cm3
A fine ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed upon an operator of a motorcycle whose engine displacement is under 175 cm3
And Clause 3, Article 82 of this Decree stipulates as follows:
3. If a vehicle operator fails to present any, some or all of the papers (driving license, certificate of vehicle registration and certificate of technical and environmental safety) as per the law during inspection:
a) Competent individual shall prepare administrative offence notice against the vehicle operator for papers that he/she lacks and prepare administrative offence notice against vehicle owner for respective violations specified in Article 30 of this Decree and impound the vehicle as per the law;
b) During the time limit for handling the violation specified in the administrative offence notice, if the violator presents the papers as per the law, the competent individual shall impose penalties for failure to carry proper papers on the vehicle operator (without imposing penalties on the vehicle owner);
c) If the violator presents or fails to present the papers as per the law before the time limit for handling the violation specified in the administrative offence notice expires, the violator shall comply with decision on administrative penalties imposed as per the law for violations stated in the administrative offence notice.
Thus, in case the operator of a motorcycle fails to present the vehicle registration document when the police officer performs his/her inspection duties, he/she shall be punished with the above-mentioned fine corresponding to the violation and shall be impounded vehicles in Vietnam.
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