Compilation of fines for violations in civil status and judicial record management in Vietnam

No.

Type of Violation

Violating Acts

Fine Amount

1

Violation of birth registration regulations

Individuals responsible for registering a child’s birth fail to do so within the prescribed time limit

Warning

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities to process birth registration procedures

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Falsely certifying birth information

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Intentionally providing incorrect information on birth registration

Using fake documents to process birth registration procedures

Forging documents to process birth registration procedures

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

2

Violation of marriage registration and marriage brokerage regulations

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities to process marriage registration procedures

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Lending documents to others for marriage registration; using another person’s documents for marriage registration

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Using fake documents to process marriage registration procedures

Falsely declaring marital status to process marriage registration

Forging documents to process marriage registration procedures

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Exploiting marriage for the purpose of emigration, immigration; acquiring Vietnamese or foreign nationality

A fine from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND

Exploiting marriage to benefit from state incentives or for other profiteering goals

Illegal marriage brokerage

A fine from 20,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND

3

Violation of regulations on the organization and operation of marriage and family counseling centers involving foreign elements

Failing to notify changes in name, office, or head of the center to competent authorities

Warning or a fine from 500,000 VND to 1,000,000 VND

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities in dossiers requesting changes in operation content

Altering, erasing, or falsifying the operation registration certificate    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Failing to report as per policies; improperly maintaining or using records, forms

Failing to provide counseling or support upon request in matters of marriage and family involving foreign elements

Failing to issue a confirmation certificate from the center after providing counseling or support

Failing to publicly announce the remuneration rate as regulated

Using fake documents in dossiers requesting operation content changes    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Providing false details in the operation registration form

Providing false location proof of the headquarters

Changing name, headquarters location, head, or operation content without a request document for competent authorities

Conducting counseling and support activities in marriage and family involving foreign elements without completing registration procedures    

A fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND

Using a fake operation registration certificate

Operating beyond the scope mentioned in the operation registration certificate

Demanding money or other material benefits beyond the prescribed remuneration when providing counseling and support in marriage and family involving foreign elements

Failing to keep confidential personal information, private life, and family secrets of individuals requesting counseling and support

Forging operation registration certificates    

A fine from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND

Marriage and family counseling centers involving foreign elements operating under unmet conditions

4

Violation of marriage status certificate issuance regulations    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities to process marriage status certificate procedures    

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Using another person’s documents to process marriage status certificate procedures    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Falsely declaring marital status to process marriage status certificate procedures

Using fake documents to process marriage status certificate procedures

Providing false information to obtain marriage status certificates; misusing marriage status certificates

Forging documents to process marriage status certificate procedures    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

5

Violation of death registration regulations    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities for death registration procedures    

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Using fake documents or falsely certifying information for death registration procedures for others    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Forging documents to process death registration procedures    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Registering the death of a living person    

A fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND

Intentionally failing to register the death of a deceased person for profiteering

6

Violation of guardianship registration regulations    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities for guardianship registration procedures    

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Using another person’s documents to process guardianship registration    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Using fake documents to process guardianship registration

Forging documents to process guardianship registration    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

7

Violation of regulations on the registration of recognizing parent-child relationships    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities to process registration of recognizing parent-child relationships    

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Using another person’s documents to process registration of recognizing parent-child relationships    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Using fake documents to process registration of recognizing parent-child relationships

Forcing others to recognize parent-child relationships

Forging documents to process registration of recognizing parent-child relationships    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

8

Violation of civil status change and correction regulations    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities to process civil status change and correction procedures

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Falsely certifying information on civil status changes and corrections    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Using another person’s documents to process civil status change and correction procedures    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Using false documents to process civil status change and correction procedures

Using fake documents to process civil status change and correction procedures

Asking false witnesses for civil status change and correction

Forging documents to process civil status change and correction procedures    

A fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND

9

Violation of regulations regarding the re-determination of ethnicity and gender    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities for the re-determination of ethnicity and gender procedures

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Using another person’s documents to process the re-determination of ethnicity and gender procedures    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Using fake documents to process the re-determination of ethnicity and gender procedures

Forging documents to process the re-determination of ethnicity and gender procedures    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

10

Violation of civil status document management and usage regulations    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying civil status documents    

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Using fake civil status documents    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Forging civil status documents    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Destroying civil status documents

11

Violation of nationality management regulations    

Altering, erasing, or falsifying documents issued by competent authorities in dossiers for applying for Vietnamese nationality, renouncing Vietnamese nationality; dossiers for registering to retain Vietnamese nationality; dossiers for confirming Vietnamese nationality; dossiers for confirming Vietnamese origin    

Warning or a fine from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND

Intentionally providing false information in dossiers for applying for Vietnamese nationality, renouncing Vietnamese nationality; dossiers for registering to retain Vietnamese nationality; dossiers for confirming Vietnamese nationality; dossiers for confirming Vietnamese origin    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Altering, erasing, or falsifying nationality documents

Using fake documents for nationality procedures

Using fake nationality documents

Forging documents for nationality procedures    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Destroying nationality documents    

A fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND

Forging nationality documents

12

Violation of regulations on the management, use, and exploitation of judicial record databases; requests for judicial record certificates; use of judicial record certificates    

Using fake documents to request judicial record certificates    

A fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND

Illegally exploiting, using, altering, destroying paper-based judicial record files, and electronic judicial record data    

A fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND

Altering, erasing, or falsifying judicial record certificates

Using fake judicial record certificates

Forging judicial record certificates    

A fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND

Using another person's judicial record certificate