Failing to present identity card upon the requirement of the traffic police shall be fined VND 200,000 in Vietnam

According to Article 9 of the Decree No. 167/2013/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, sanctions for violation of regulations on management and use of identity card are specified as follows:

- A caution or a fine of between VND 100,000 and 200,000 shall be imposed for one of the acts as follows:

+ Failing to present identity card upon the examination requirement of the competent person;

+ Failing to comply with regulations of law on new issue, re-issue or change of identity card;

+ Failing to comply with regulations of law on recovery, temporary seizure of identity card upon the requirement of the competent persons;

- A fine of between VND 1.000,000 and 2,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the acts as follows:

+ Using the identity card of others to perform acts in contradiction with regulations of law;

+ Erasing or modifying identity card;

+ Renting, borrowing or leasing or lending the identity card to others to perform acts in contradiction with regulations of law;

- A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the acts as follows:

+ Committing perjury, forging documents or providing untruthfully information and documents to be issued with identity card;

+ Forging identity cards;

+ Using fake identity card;

- A fine of between VND 4,000,000 and 6,000,000 shall be imposed for mortgage of identity card to perform acts in contradiction with regulations of law

- Additional sanction: Confiscating the exhibits or means used for administrative violation for the acts specified in Clause 2 of this Article;

- Remedial measures: Coercively revoking the identity card for the acts specified at Point b, Clause 2 of this Article.

Thus, in case of being requested by the Traffic Police, if a person fails to present an identity card, he/she will be fined up to VND 200,000.

More details at the Decree No. 167/2013/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, effective from December 28, 2013.

Le Thanh

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