Pending a complaint against the traffic police penalty decision, is it necessary to pay the fine?

Clause 1, Article 73 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2012 stipulates the execution of administrative penalty decisions as follows:

Individuals and organizations sanctioned for administrative violations must comply with the penalty decision within the time limit of 10 days from the date of receiving the administrative penalty decision; in cases where the administrative penalty decision specifies a longer execution period than 10 days, the longer period shall be followed.

In cases where individuals and organizations sanctioned for administrative violations lodge a complaint or initiate a lawsuit against the administrative penalty decision, they must still comply with the penalty decision, except in the cases specified in Clause 3, Article 15 of this Law. Complaints and lawsuits will be resolved in accordance with the law.

Referencing Clause 3, Article 15 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2012, it is stipulated as follows:

During the process of resolving complaints or lawsuits, if it is deemed that the execution of the contested administrative penalty decision will cause irreparable harm, the person resolving the complaint or lawsuit must issue a decision to temporarily suspend the execution of that decision in accordance with the law.

Therefore, if your current administrative penalty decision concerning traffic violations is being contested, you must still comply with the penalty decision unless a decision to temporarily suspend the execution of the penalty decision has been issued.

Hence, you must pay the fine within the stipulated timeframe.

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