From May 21, 2022, motorbikes can be registered at the commune police station in Vietnam

From May 21, 2022, motorbikes can be registered at the commune police station in Vietnam (Artwork)

Specifically, police of communes, wards or towns (hereinafter referred to commune-level Police) grants vehicle registration and number plates to motorbikes (including electric bikes) under the ownership of domestic agencies, organizations, enterprises, military enterprises or individuals whose offices or permanent residence addresses are located under their jurisdiction; foreign agencies, organizations, individuals, projects or economic organizations in partnership with foreign entities that fall within their remit; withdraws certificates of the vehicle registration or number plate with respect to the vehicles whose useful life expires, vehicles damaged to the extent of being out of order of agencies, organizations or individuals whose offices or permanent residence addresses are located within their jurisdiction.

Conditions and authority to grant vehicle registration and number plates of commune-level Police Divisions shall be subject to clause 6 of Article 26 of Circular 15/2022.

According to physical or material facility and IT infrastructure conditions at localities, Directors of Police Departments of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities shall issue decisions after getting the agreement of Traffic Police Department in Vietnam:

- Granting authority to grant registration for motorbikes (including electric bikes) and other similar vehicles to district-level Police Divisions. This task should be completed by December 31, 2022.

- Granting authority to grant registration and number plates for cars, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and other equivalents to district-level Police Divisions in Vietnam. This task should be completed by December 31, 2022.

- Granting authority to grant registration and number plates for motorbikes (including electric bikes) and other equivalents to the commune-level Police that grants new registration for at least 250 motorbikes (including electric bikes) on average each year during the period of 3 consecutive years preceding the year under consideration to the agencies, organizations or individuals whose offices or permanent residence addresses are located at the communes (excluding districts, centrally-affiliated cities; provincially-affiliated cities where Traffic Police Divisions’ offices are located, and at the communes where district-level Police Divisions' offices are located).

- Withdrawing registration certificates or number plates with respect to vehicles whose useful life expires, vehicles damaged to the extent of being out of order on the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security or the National Service Portal in Vietnam. This task should be completed by December 31, 2022.”.

Circular 15/2022/TT-BCA takes effect from May 21, 2022.

Bao Ngoc

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