Is it permissible to register vehicles when someone fails to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic in Vietnam?

Is it permissible to register vehicles when someone fails to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 15 Article 3 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating rules for vehicle registration as follows:

Rules for vehicle registration

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14. The winner of an automobile license plate auction may choose to register the license plate at Traffic Police Division, Railway – Road Traffic Police Division, Road Traffic Police Division of the province (hereinafter referred to as “Traffic Police Division”) where the vehicle owner’s headquarter (in case of an organization) or place of residence (in case of an individual) is located or Traffic Police Division managing the automobile license plate.

15. If an organization or individual commits violations against regulations on traffic order and safety but it/she/he fails to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic, its/his/her vehicle must not be registered; after the organization or individual completely abides by the decision, its/his/her vehicle may be registered according to regulations in this Circular.

If an individual commits violations against regulations on traffic order and safety but it/she/he fails to abide by a decision to impose administrative penalties for violations against regulations on traffic, his/her vehicle must not be registered. After the organization or individual completely abides by the decision, its/his/her vehicle may be registered.

What is the time limit for issuance of vehicle registration certificate in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating duration for vehicle registration as follows:

Duration for vehicle registration

1. Issuance of vehicle registration certificate: within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application, except for the case of re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate, verification shall be carried out as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. The duration for verification of the loss of the vehicle registration certificate when the procedure for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate is processed is 30 days; the duration for verification shall not be included in the duration for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Initial issuance of identification license plate: the identification license plate shall be issued after receipt of the valid application for vehicle registration.

4. The duration for replacement of license plate, re-issuance of license plate, issuance of license plate purchased at auction or re-issuance of identification license plate is 07 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application.

5. Temporary vehicle registration, issuance of certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration

a) In case of wholly online public service in the public service portal: After the declarant completes the temporary vehicle registration form or the application form for revocation of registration and license plate; pay fees according to regulations (in case of temporary vehicle registration), the vehicle registration authority shall check the application. If the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall return results of administrative procedure settlement within 08 working hours from the time of receipt of the application from the public service portal;

b) In case of partially online public service: 01 working day (in case of temporary vehicle registration); within 2 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application (in case of issuance of certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration).

6. The duration for returning vehicle registration results as prescribed in Clauses 1, 3, 4, and 5 of this Article is counted from the date on which the satisfactory application is received and the vehicle registration and management system has received the result of verification of the completion of the vehicle registration fee payment from the public service portal.

As regulations above, issuance of vehicle registration certificate shall be carried within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the satisfactory application.

The time for returning vehicle registration results is calculated from the date of receiving complete and valid documents and the vehicle registration and management system has received the authentic result of completing payment of the vehicle registration fee from the public service portal.

However, for the case of re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate, it is required to verify the loss of the vehicle registration certificate for 30 days and this time does not count into the time limit for processing the re-issue of the vehicle registration certificate.

What are procedures for initial vehicle registration in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating procedures for initial vehicle registration in Vietnam as follows:

Step 1: Organizations and individuals shall carry out procedures for initial vehicle registration according to regulations in Article 9 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA; they shall bring their vehicles to vehicle registration authorities and submit documents specified in Article 10 and Article 11 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

Step 2: After vehicle registration officers inspect vehicle registration applications and conduct physical inspection of vehicles, if these applications and vehicles are satisfactory, license plates shall be issued as follows:

- New license plates shall be issued to owners who have not yet been issued with identification license plates or owners who have been issued with identification license places that are being used for registration of other vehicles.  

- Identification license plates shall be re-issued if such license plates have been revoked.

In case vehicles and their applications does not meet regulations, it is required to supplement and complete these applications according to guidelines from vehicle registration officers in application guideline notes.  

Step 3: The applicant may receive the appointment note to return vehicle registration result, pay vehicle registration fee and receive license plate (the case of being issued with a new number plate for the case where the car owner has not been granted an identification number plate or has an identification number plate but is registering for another vehicle).

If the vehicle owner wishes to receive vehicle registration result by post, it/he/she shall register with the public post office.

Step 4: The applicant may receive the vehicle registration certificate and the license plate (in case the license plate number is reissued according to the identification plate number, the license plate number has been revoked) in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post.

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