On July 15, 2020, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 82/2020/ND-CP stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the fields of judicial support; judicial administration; marriage and family; civil judgment enforcement; bankruptcy of enterprises and cooperatives.
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From September 1, 2020: A fine up to 5 million VND shall be imposed for the act of adultery in Vietnam - Illustrative photo
From September 1, 2020 (the effective date of Decree 82/2020/ND-CP), administrative penalties for violations related to marriage, divorce, and polygamy in Vietnam will be supplemented and significantly increased compared to the current regulations in Decree 110/2013/ND-CP and Decree 67/2015/ND-CP. To be specific, the penalties for violations are detailed in the following table:
| No. | Violation | Decree 82/2020/ND-CP | Decree 110/2013/ND-CP and Decree 67/2015/ND-CP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Married but marries another person, or not married but marries someone known to be married | Fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND | Fine from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND |
| 2 | Married but lives as husband and wife with another person | ||
| 3 | Not married but lives as husband and wife with someone known to be married | ||
| 4 | Marriage or cohabitation as husband and wife between former adopters and adoptees, father-in-law with daughter-in-law, mother-in-law with son-in-law, stepfather with the wife's children, stepmother with the husband's children | ||
| 5 | Obstructing marriage, demanding property in marriage or obstructing divorce | Fine from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND | No regulation |
| 6 | Marriage or cohabitation as husband and wife between people of direct bloodline or within three generations | Fine from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND | Currently a fine from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 VND for marriage or cohabitation as husband and wife between people within three generations and a fine from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 VND for marriage or cohabitation as husband and wife with people of direct bloodline |
| 7 | Marriage or cohabitation as husband and wife between adopters and adoptees | Fine from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 VND | |
| 8 | Forced marriage or deceitful marriage; forced divorce or deceitful divorce | No regulation | |
| 9 | Exploiting marriage for emigration, immigration, residence, acquiring Vietnamese nationality, foreign nationality; enjoying state preferential policies or for other purposes not for the purpose of building a family | No regulation | |
| 10 | Exploiting divorce to evade property obligations, violate policies, laws on population, or for other purposes not for the purpose of ending marriage | Fine from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND |
Thus, from September 1, 2020, for cases where a husband or wife commits "adultery" in Vietnam, the fine will be from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND instead of from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND as currently.
For details, see Decree 82/2020/ND-CP, effective from September 1, 2020, replacing Decree 110/2013/ND-CP and Decree 67/2015/ND-CP.
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