Is it legal that the owner has not paid the fine so the car cannot be inspected in Vietnam?
At the beginning of the year, I violated the speeding rule, but it's overdue and I still haven't paid the fine. Now when I took the car for inspection, the inspection center told me to pay the fine first before proceeding with the procedures. Is that correct?
Is it legal that the owner has not paid the fine so the car cannot be inspected in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
Clause 12 Article 80 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP stipulates procedures for administrative sanctions regarding traffic as follows:
12. If a vehicle owner (owner of automobile, trailer, semi-trailer or heavy-duty vehicle) fails to arrive at the head office of competent agency to handle the violations before the time limit specified in administrative offence notice or notice of persons entitled to impose penalties, the persons entitled to impose penalties shall inform inspection authority to warn and place the vehicle related to administrative violations under inspection management program.
When the vehicle arrives for inspection, the inspection authority shall inform the person operating the vehicle about the violation, carry out inspection as per the law with the vehicle and issue certificates and stamps of technical and environmental safety with 15 days of validity.
After the person committing the violation arriving at the head office of competent agency to handle the violation as per the law, the person entitled to impose penalties must promptly inform the inspection authority to remove the warnings against the vehicle related to administrative violation on the inspection management program, carry out the inspection and issue certificate and stamp of technical and environmental safety according to applicable laws.
According to the above regulations, if you do not pay the fine within the specified time, the competent authority will send a notification to the vehicle registration agency to issue a warning on the Vehicle inspection management program related to the administrative violation. When you go for vehicle registration, you will be informed about the fine.
You must pay the fine to have the warning related to the administrative violation on the inspection management program removed and to have your vehicle inspected, issued a Certificate and stamp for the car.
Therefore, your case being notified by the vehicle inspection center to pay the fine is in accordance with the legal regulations.
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