Cases of traffic police patrolling and public control combined with disguise in Vietnam

Cases of traffic police patrolling and public control combined with disguise in Vietnam (Internet image) 

On August 1, 2023, the Minister of Public Security issued Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA stipulating tasks, powers, form and content and the process of patrolling, controlling, and handling administrative violations of road traffic by the Traffic Police.

1. Cases of traffic police patrolling and public control combined with disguise in Vietnam

Specifically, Clause 2, Article 12, Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA regulates cases of public control patrol combined with disguises, including:

- Use professional technical means and equipment to improve the effectiveness of ensuring road traffic order and safety;

- Fight against crime; a complicated situation of security, order, or road traffic safety and order.

2. Authority to decide on public control patrols combined with disguises in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 3 of Article 12 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA, the authority to decide on public control patrols combined with disguises is as follows:

- Director of Traffic Police Department; The Director of Police at the provincial level or higher decides on public patrol and control combined with disguise as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 12 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA;

- Head of the Department of Patrol Guidance and Road and Railway Traffic Control; Head of Traffic Police Department; The District Police Chief decides on public patrol and control combined with disguises for the cases specified in Point a, Clause 2, Article 12 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA.

3. Conditions for public patrol and control combined with disguise

According to Clause 4, Article 12 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA, the conditions for public control patrol and disguise are as follows:

- There must be a patrol and control plan issued by competent authorities as specified in Clause 3 of Article 12 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA. The content of the plan must clearly state the implementation method: force, skin, communication methods, time, routes, patrol and control areas, means of transportation, professional technical means and equipment, weapons, support tools, and other technical means used for patrol and control.

Director of Traffic Police Department; Director of Provincial Police; Head of the Department of Patrol Guidance and Road and Railway Traffic Control; Head of Traffic Police Department; The District Police Chief, according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 12 of Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA, decides on wearing police uniforms, wearing plain clothes when patrolling, and public control combined with costumes;

- The costume officers and the patrol and publicity control officers in the Traffic Police Group must keep an appropriate distance to ensure timely and legal handling of violations.

The disguise staff department is responsible for directly observing and using professional technical means and equipment to monitor traffic order and safety and detect violations of road traffic laws and other violations of law; When detecting violations, they must immediately notify the patrol and public control departments to stop the vehicle, control it, and handle it according to regulations.

In case of detecting serious violations of road traffic, security, and social order are not detected promptly, they will cause dangerous consequences for society, damage the property of agencies, organizations, and individuals, and harm the lives and health of traffic participants. Then, use the People's Police ID card to notify and mobilize people to coordinate and immediately stop violations;

Notify and coordinate with the patrol and public control departments to resolve the violation at the place where it was discovered, or bring the violator to the nearest Police headquarters to resolve it according to regulations.

More details can be found in Circular 32/2023/TT-BCA taking effect on September 15, 2023.

Circular 65/2020/TT-BCA; Article 4, Clause 11, Clause 12, Clause 13, Clause 14 of Article 7 of Circular 15/2022/TT-BCA expires on September 15, 2023.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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