Methods of Paying Fines for Traffic Violations by Vehicles?
Methods for Paying Traffic Violation Fines
Based on Article 20 of Decree 118/2021/ND-CP, regulating forms and procedures for collecting and paying fines:
- Individuals and organizations that commit violations shall pay fines by one of the following methods:
a) Direct cash payment at the State Treasury or at a commercial bank where the State Treasury has opened the account as recorded in the penalty decision;
b) Bank transfer to the account of the State Treasury as recorded in the penalty decision through the National Public Service Portal or electronic payment services of banks or intermediary payment service providers;
c) Direct payment to the authorized person for imposing penalties as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 56, Clause 2, Article 78 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations, or direct payment to the airport authority or its representative in case the penalized person is a transit passenger through the territory of Vietnam for an international flight departing from the territory of Vietnam; crew members on duty on a flight transiting through the territory of Vietnam; crew members of a foreign airline performing an international flight departing from the territory of Vietnam;
d) Payment of administrative fines in the field of road traffic to the State Treasury as prescribed at points a, b, and c, Clause 1 of this Article or through public postal services.
Thus, you can pay by bank transfer or directly to the competent authority as per the above law.
Penalties for Late Payment of Traffic Violation Fines
Based on Clause 1, Article 78 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2012, amended by Clause 39, Article 1 of the amended Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2020 governing late payment of fines:
- Within the period of execution of the penalty decision as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 68 or Clause 2, Article 79 of this Law, the penalized individual or organization must pay the fine at the State Treasury or transfer to the account of the State Treasury as recorded in the penalty decision, except for cases where the fine has already been paid as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article. If past the stated deadline, enforcement of the penalty decision will be applied, and for each day of late payment, the violating individual or organization must pay an additional 0.05% calculated on the total unpaid fine amount.
According to the above regulation, if payment is overdue, enforcement of the penalty decision will be applied, and for each day of late payment, an additional 0.05% on the total unpaid fine amount will be charged.
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