Official: Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA on issuing identification license plate to vehicle owners in Vietnam

Official: Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA on issuing identification license plate to vehicle owners in Vietnam (Internet image)

Official: Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA on issuing identification license plate to vehicle owners in Vietnam

According to Clause 3, Clause 7 and Clause 8, Article 3 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA regulates identification number plates as follows:

- A license plate shall be issued and managed according to identification number of the vehicle owner (hereinafter referred to as “identification license plate”)  The identification license plate is a license plate with signs, series, size of letters and digits and color according to regulations in Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.  

- In case of an end-of-life vehicle, a damaged vehicle or a vehicle with title transfer, the identification license plate shall be revoked by the vehicle registration authority and re-issued when the vehicle owner carries out registration procedures for another vehicle which he/she has the right to ownership. 

The identification license plate shall be retained for the owner within 05 years from the date of revocation. After 05 years, if the vehicle owner has not yet carried out registration procedures, the identification license plate shall be transferred to the license plate storage for registration and issuance to another organization or individual according to regulations.

- If a vehicle owner that is an organization relocates its headquarter, or a vehicle owner that is an individual changes his/her place of residence to another province or central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as “province”), the identification license plate shall be retained (it is not required to replace the license plate)

Vehicle registration authority in Vietnam under Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA

Specifically, Article 4 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA regulates vehicle registration authority as follows:

(1) Department of Traffic Police shall register vehicles owned by the Ministry of Public Security; automobiles owned by organizations and individuals specified in Appendix 01 issued together with Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA; automobiles owned by diplomatic missions, representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam and automobiles owned by foreigners working for these ones.

(2) Division of Traffic Police shall register the following vehicles (except for vehicles specified in (1)

- Automobiles, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles similar to automobiles (hereinafter referred to as “automobiles”) owned by organizations or individuals whose headquarters or permanent residence addresses are located in provinces or central- affiliated cities; cities, districts or district-level towns where the headquarters of Divisions of Traffic Police are located.

- Automobiles with license plates purchased at auctions; confiscated vehicles in accordance with the law and motorcycles with a displacement volume of 175 cm3 or more owned by local organizations and individuals (initial registration)

- Automobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, (including electric motorcycles) and other vehicles similar to motorcycles (hereinafter referred to as “motorcycles” owned by foreign organizations or individuals, and local consulates.  

(3)  The police authority of a district, a district-level town or a district-level city (hereinafter referred to as “district-level police authority”) shall register automobiles, motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such district (except for vehicles specified in (1), (2) and (4)).

(4) The police authority of a commune, ward or commune-level town (hereinafter referred to as “commune-level police authority”) shall register vehicles (except for the cases specified in (1), (2)) as follows:

- The commune-level police authorities of districts and district-level towns affiliated to central- affiliated cities shall register automobiles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such districts and towns.

- The commune-level police authorities of districts, district-level towns and cities affiliated to a province (except for the police authorities of communes where headquarters of Traffic Police Divisions or the police authorities of districts, district-level towns and cities are located) that have processed an average of at least 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year during the last 03 years shall register motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such districts, district-level towns and cities.

(5) With regard to a specific area, according to the actual number of registered vehicles, the nature of the area and the geographical distance, the director of the provincial Police Department shall agree with the Traffic Police Department on organization of vehicle registration as follows:

- In case of less than 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year in a commune, the police authority of that commune shall organize vehicle registration, or the police authority of the district or an assigned commune-level police authority shall organize vehicle registration for multiple communes;  

- In case the number of applications for registration of new vehicles exceeds the capacity of the commune-level police authority, the police authorities of the district and adjacent communes may assist in processing vehicle registration applications submitted by organizations and individuals residing in the commune.

(6)  Vehicle registration authorities shall be responsible for ensuring facilities and designating convenient locations to receive and process vehicle registration applications and procedures, and giving priority to receipt and processing of vehicle registration procedures on the public service portal.

The vehicle registration location shall have a direction map, a people reception schedule, title plates of vehicle registration offices, seats, a parking, a suggestion box and a public posting of regulations on procedures for vehicle registration, vehicle registration fees, violations and penalties for violations against regulations on vehicle registration.

More details can be found in Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA which takes effect as of August 15, 2023 and replaces Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.

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