What is identification license plate? Regulations on identification license plates in Vietnam

What is identification license plate? Regulations on identification license plates in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is identification license plate?

According to Clause 3, Article 3 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA, 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.  

2. Regulations on identification license plates in Vietnam

Regulations on identification license plates according to Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Article 3 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA are as follows:

- If the vehicle owner is a Vietnamese citizen, the license plate shall be managed according to his/her personal identification number.

- If the vehicle owner is a foreigner, the license plate shall be managed according to the foreigner’s ID number generated by the electronic identification and authentication system, permanent residence card, temporary residence card or 9-digit ID card number issued by the competent authority.

- If the vehicle owner is an organization, the license plate shall be managed according to its electronic identification code generated by the electronic identification and authentication system. If the organization has not yet been issued with the electronic identification code, the license plate shall be managed according to tax identification number or establishment decision.  

- 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)

3. Responsibilities of vehicle owners in Vietnam

Responsibilities of vehicle owners in Vietnam according to Article 6 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA are as follows:

- Strictly abide by laws and regulations on the vehicle registration.  Carry out vehicle registration procedures on national public service portal, provide and declare information on vehicle registration in a full, honest and accurate manner.  Be responsible to the law for legality of the vehicle and vehicle documentation. 

Strictly prohibit tampering with required documents, illegally interfering with the national public service portal or the system of registration and management of vehicles to change electronic data information; or making any attempt in changing engine and chassis number for the purpose of vehicle registration.

- Have their vehicles inspected at the vehicle registration authority specified in Article 4 of Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA in case of initial registration and registration of title transfer, vehicle transfer, modification and color change.

In case vehicle registration certificates or license plates are faded, damaged or lost, the vehicle owners shall make declaration and carry out procedures for replacement of vehicle registration certificates or license plates (hereinafter referred to as “replacement”), re-issuance of vehicle registration certificates or license plates (hereinafter referred to as “re-issuance”) according to regulations.

- Within 30 days from the date on which a vehicle owner is issued with a certificate of technical and environmental safety for modified vehicles by a competent authority or there is any change in information on the vehicle owner (change of vehicle owner or relocation of vehicle owner from one province to another) or the vehicle registration certificate expires:

The vehicle owner shall carry out procedures for replacement or revocation of the vehicle registration certificate or license plate at the vehicle registration authority (hereinafter referred to as “revocation) according to regulations.

- When selling, donating, exchanging, inheriting, contributing capital, or transferring a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle title transfer):  

+ The vehicle owner shall retain the vehicle registration certificate and license plate (not transfer the registration certificate and license plate to the transferee) and submit them to the vehicle registration authority for revocation procedures; in case of vehicle title transfer together with the license plate purchased at auction, the vehicle owner shall submit the registration certificate to the vehicle registration authority for revocation procedures;

+ Within 30 days from the date of carrying out procedures for vehicle title transfer, the vehicle owner shall carry out procedures for revocation;

Within the aforesaid duration, if the vehicle owner fails to carry out procedures for revocation or transfer the vehicle registration certificate and license plate to the transferee to carry out revocation procedures, before processing the procedures, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a decision to impose administrative penalties on the vehicle owner.  

After vehicle title transfer, if the vehicle owner fails to carry out procedures for revocation, it/he/she shall be responsible to the law for violations related to that vehicle;

+ After the vehicle owner completes revocation procedures, the transferee shall carry out procedures for registration of title transfer according to regulations.

- Within 07 days from the date on which vehicle’s life cycle ends, the vehicle is broken or destroyed by objective reasons:

The vehicle owner shall make declaration on the public service portal and submit the vehicle registration certificate or license plate to the vehicle registration authority or to the commune-level police authority (without consideration for place of residence of the vehicle owner) in order to carry out procedures for revocation.  

More details can be found in Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA taking effect as of August 15, 2023, replacing Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.

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