What are the fines for pledging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate, or receiving them as pledge in Vietnam?

What are the fines for pledging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate, or receiving them as pledge in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 10 of the Decree 144/22021/NĐ-CP, a fine ranging from 4.000.000 VND to 6.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Forging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate; but not liable to criminal prosecution;

b) Using a forged ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

c) Pledging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate, or receiving them as pledge;

d) Buying, selling, taking or granting lease of the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

dd) Borrowing, lending the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate for commission of illegal acts.

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 10 of the Decree 144/22021/NĐ-CP stipulating additional penalties as follows:

Confiscation of the exhibits and means of administrative violations for the violations specified Points b and c Clause 2, Point a Clause 3, points a, b, c and d Clause 4 of this Article.

Pursuant to Clause 6 Article 10 of the Decree 144/22021/NĐ-CP stipulating remedial measures as follows:

a) Mandatory return of the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate in case of violations specified in Point a Clause 2 and Point dd Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Mandatory return of the illegal profits earned from commission of the administrative violations specified in Points a, c, d and dd Clause 4 of this Article.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from 4.000.000 VND to 6.000.000 VND shall be imposed for pledging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate, or receiving them as pledge in Vietnam.

What are the fines for pledging seals in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3 Article 13 of the Decree 144/22021/NĐ-CP, a fine ranging from 3.000.000 VND to 5.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Failure to turn the seal in under the decision of a competent authority or the seal registration authority;

b) Appending the seal to a document that does not have the signature of the competent person or has the seal of an unauthorized person;

c) Borrowing, lending, giving lease, taking lease, pledging, buying, selling the seal, illegally destroying the seal; using the seal of another organization for operation;

d) Using an expired seal;

dd) Deliberately deform or change content of a registered seal;

e) Forging the certificate of seal registration;

g) Using an seal without registration;

h) Failure to return the seal and the certificate of seal registration upon issuance of the a competent authority's decision on division, merger or consolidation, or revocation of the certificate of business registration or operation license, or business suspension or termination; or upon receipt of a competent authority's request for of the seal as prescribed by law;

i) Erasing, falsifying the certificate of seal registration.

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 13 of the Decree 144/22021/NĐ-CP stipulating additional penalties as follows:

a) Confiscation of the exhibits and means of administrative violations in case of violations specified in Points c, e and g Clause 3 and Points a and b Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Expulsion of foreigners committing the violations specified in Clauses 3 and 4 of this Article.

Pursuant to Clause 6 Article 13 of the Decree 144/22021/NĐ-CP stipulating remedial measures as follows:

a) Mandatory return of the seal, the certificate of seal registration in case of violations specified in Point b Clause 2; Points a, d and dd Clause 3 and Point c Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Mandatory destruction of documents that are illegally sealed in case of violations specified in Point b Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Mandatory return of the illegal profits earned from commission of the administrative violations specified in Point c Clause 3 and Point c Clause 4 of this Article;

d) Mandatory return of the certificate of seal registration in case of violations specified in Point I Clause 3 of this Article.

As regulations above, a fine ranging from 3.000.000 VND to 5.000.000 VND shall be imposed for pledging seals in Vietnam. In additon, the exhibits and means of administrative violations shall be confiscated. The illegal profits earned from commission of the administrative violations shall be returned. If the violator is a foreigner, he/she shall be expelled.

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