What is the alcohol by volume in Vietnam? What is the fine for a person who operates a motorbike under the influence of alcohol that is below 0.1 milligram?
What is the alcohol by volume in Vietnam? What is the fine for a person who operates a motorbike under the influence of alcohol that is below 0.1 milligram? - Question from Mr. Lam (Hanoi).
In Vietnam, what is the fine for a person who operates a motorbike under the influence of alcohol that is below 0.1 milligram?
In Clause 6, Article 6 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, there are regulations on operating a motorbike under the influence of alcohol that is below 0.1 milligram:
Penalties imposed upon operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like violating road traffic rules
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6. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
a) Letting the sidestand or other object touching against the road while running;
b) Entering a freeway, except for the vehicles serving the management and maintenance of the freeway;
c) Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol but BAC does not exceed 50 mg per 100 ml of blood or BrAC does not exceed 0.25 mg per liter of breath;
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10. Apart from incurring fines, the violating operator shall also incur the following additional penalties:
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d) The violation(s) specified in Point b Clause 6; Point dd Clause 8; Clause 9 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 3 months to 5 months;
dd) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 6 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 10 months to 12 months;
e) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 7 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 16 months to 18 months;
g) The violation(s) specified in Points e, g, h and i Clause 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 22 months to 24 months;
Thus, if a person operates a motorbike under the influence of alcohol that is below 0.1 milligram, he/she will be fined from 2,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND. In addition, the right to use a driving license will be revoked from 10 months to 12 months.
What is the alcohol by volume in Vietnam? What is the fine for a person who operates a motorbike under the influence of alcohol that is below 0.1 milligram? (Image from the Internet)
What is the fine for a person who operates a car under the influence of alcohol in Vietnam?
Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP stipulates fines for operating a car under the influence of alcohol as follows:
Penalties imposed upon operators of cars and car-like vehicles violating traffic rules
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6. A fine ranging from VND 6,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
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c) Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol but BAC does not exceed 50 mg per 100 ml of blood or BrAC does not exceed 0.25 mg per liter of breath;
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8. A fine ranging from VND 16,000,000 to VND 18,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
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c) Operating the vehicle while BAC exceeds 50 - 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, or BrAC exceeds 0.25 - 0.4 mg per liter of breath;
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10. A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
a) Operating the vehicle while BAC exceeds 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, or BrAC exceeds 0.4 mg per liter of breath;
b) Failure to comply with the law enforcement officer’s order for alcohol content testing;
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11. Apart from incurring fines, the violating operator shall also incur the following additional penalties:
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e) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 6 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 10 months to 12 months;
g) The violation(s) specified in Point c Clause 8 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 16 months to 18 months;
h) The violation(s) specified in Clause 10 of this Article shall lead to suspension of driving license from 22 months to 24 months;
Thus, the highest fine for operating a car under the influence of alcohol in 2024 is 40,000,000 VND and the lowest fine is 6,000,000 VND.
In addition, the right to use a driving license will be revoked for a certain period of time depending on each specific case.
What is the alcohol by volume in Vietnam?
Clause 4, Article 2 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019 stipulates as follows:
Definitions
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4. “alcohol by volume” (hereinafter referred to as “ABV”) refers to a measure of how much alcohol is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage and expressed as a volume content. ABV is defined as the number of milliliters of pure ethanol present in 100 ml of solution at 20°C.
Thus, alcohol by volume refers to a measure of how much alcohol is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage and expressed as a volume content.
Alcohol content is defined as the number of milliliters of pure ethanol present in 100 ml of solution at 20°C.
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