Decree No. 218/2025/NĐ-CP on administrative sanctions for violations in the field of national defense and cryptographic communications

DECREE

Regulations on Administrative Sanctions for Violations in the field of national defense, cryptographic affairs

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Handling Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 54/2014/QH13, Law No. 18/2017/QH14, Law No. 67/2020/QH14, Law No. 09/2022/QH15, Law No. 11/2022/QH15, and Law No. 88/2025/QH15.

Pursuant to the Law on National Defense No. 22/2018/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard No. 33/2018/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Military Service Obligation No. 78/2015/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 48/2019/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army No. 16/1999/QH10 amended and supplemented by Law No. 19/2008/QH12, Law No. 72/2014/QH13;

Pursuant to the Law on Cryptographic Affairs No. 05/2011/QH13;

Pursuant to the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces No. 48/2019/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Reserve Mobilization Forces No. 53/2019/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Atomic Energy No. 18/2008/QH12 amended and supplemented by Law No. 35/2018/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Combating Money Laundering No. 14/2022/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Civil Defense No. 18/2023/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Electronic Transactions No. 20/2023/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas No. 25/2023/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on National Defense Industry, Security Industry, and Industrial Mobilization No. 38/2024/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Civil Air Defense No. 49/2024/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of 11 Laws on Military Affairs and National Defense No. 98/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Ordinance on Management and Protection of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Area No. 06/2025/UBTVQH15;

"Based on the proposal of the Minister of National Defense;"

The Government promulgates this Decree to stipulate administrative penalties in the fields of national defense and cryptographic affairs.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. This Decree stipulates acts of administrative violations; completed acts of administrative violations and ongoing acts of administrative violations; forms of punishment, levels of fines, and measures to remedy consequences for each act of administrative violation; subjects of punishment; authority to impose penalties, specific fine amounts according to each position and authority to issue administrative violation records; enforcement of administrative penalty forms and remedial measures in the fields of national defense and cryptographic affairs.

2. Administrative violations in the field of national defense include:

a) Violations of regulations on performing military service obligations; participating in the People's Public Security Forces;

b) Violations of regulations on reserve forces;

c) Violations of regulations on self-defense militia;

d) Violations of regulations on civil defense;

đ) Violations of regulations on air defense;

e) Violations of regulations on preventing and combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

g) Violations of regulations on managing and protecting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Area;

h) Violations of regulations on national defense industry and industrial mobilization;

i) Violations of regulations on managing and protecting national defense works and military areas;

k) Violations of regulations on using registration certificates, military vehicle license plates, military driving licenses, and manufacturing, buying, selling military vehicle license plates and maritime military vehicle license plates operating in inland waterways and maritime areas;

l) Violations of regulations on using, manufacturing, and selling military uniforms, militia uniforms, work badges, and flags.

3. Administrative violations in the field of cryptographic affairs include:

a) Violations of regulations on ensuring security and safety of cryptographic activities to protect state secrets;

b) Violations of regulations on periods during which individuals may not engage in cryptographic activities and commitments to protect state secrets;

c) Violations of regulations on ensuring security and safety of cryptographic information systems that have not reached the level of criminal prosecution;

d) Violations of regulations on digital signatures, digital signature certificates, and specialized digital signature certification services that have not reached the level of criminal prosecution.

4. Other administrative violations related to the fields of national defense and cryptographic affairs not specified in this Decree shall be subject to provisions on administrative penalties in other relevant decrees.

Article 2. Applicability

1. Individuals, organizations, Vietnam; foreign individuals, organizations (hereinafter collectively referred to as organizations and individuals) commit administrative violations concerning national defense and cryptographic affairs within the territory, contiguous zones, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelves of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; on aircraft bearing Vietnamese nationality, ships flying the flag of Vietnam, except where international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party provide otherwise.

2. Persons authorized to record administrative violations, persons authorized to impose administrative penalties, and individuals and organizations involved in the imposition of administrative penalties as stipulated in this Decree.

3. Organizations as subjects of administrative penalties stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article include:

a) State agencies committing acts of administrative violation that are not part of their assigned state management tasks;

b) Public service units;

c) Social organizations, political-social organizations, social-professional organizations;

d) Cooperatives, cooperatives unions, cooperative federations;

đ) Enterprises established and operating under Vietnamese law; branches and representative offices of foreign enterprises operating in Vietnam;

e) Other organizations established in accordance with the law;

g) Foreign organizations committing administrative violations concerning national defense and cryptographic affairs within the territory, contiguous zones, exclusive economic zones, and continental shelves of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; on aircraft bearing Vietnamese nationality, ships flying the flag of Vietnam, except where international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party provide otherwise.

4. Individual businesses and households committing administrative violations as stipulated in this Decree shall be subject to administrative penalties as if they were individuals.

Article 3. Explanation of Terms

In this Decree, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. A valid reason is when an individual or their close relative suffers from serious illness or injury requiring treatment at a medical facility; the family has a funeral or the residence is directly affected by natural disasters, fires, epidemics, and must be confirmed by the People's Committee of the commune where they reside or a competent medical facility.

Close relatives as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article include: biological father, biological mother; father-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law, mother-in-law; adoptive father, adoptive mother; lawful guardian; spouse; biological child, adopted child.

2. Deception is the act of providing false information, forging, or altering health certificates issued by competent authorities, or intentionally changing one's own health status to evade fulfilling legal obligations, responsibilities, or requirements of competent authorities.

3. Obstruction is the act of using methods or means of action or inaction to prevent or threaten individuals or organizations from being able to accept or implement decisions of competent state authorities.

Article 4. Statute of limitations and time point for calculating the statute of limitations for administrative violations in the defense and confidential sectors

1. Statute of limitations for punishment

The statute of limitations for administrative violations in the defense and confidential sectors is one year; for acts violating the provisions stipulated in Clause 3, Clause 4, Article 42; Clause 1, Clause 4, Article 43 of this Decree, the statute of limitations for punishment is two years.

2. Time point for calculating the statute of limitations for punishment

The time point for calculating the statute of limitations for administrative violations in the defense and confidential sectors shall be implemented according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 6 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2012, amended and supplemented at Point a, Clause 4, Article 1 of the Law amending and supplementing certain articles of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2020, specifically as follows:

a) For administrative violations prescribed in Clause 5, Article 9; Point b, Clause 2, Article 10; Clause 2, Article 13; Clause 1, Article 14 of this Decree, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be calculated from the date when the individual completes the act of deception, giving money, property, or other material benefits to medical staff or others to distort the health classification results of the person being examined or undergoing military service physical examination; participating in the People's Public Security; reserve officer training, or reserve non-commissioned officers, soldiers already assigned to reserve mobilization units before concentration for training or exercises;

b) For administrative violations prescribed in Clause 2, Point b, Clause 4, Clause 6, Article 9; Clause 3, Article 10; Clause 1, Article 15; Point b, Clause 3, Article 16; Clause 3, Article 18; Clause 2, Article 20; Clause 1, Article 21; Clause 4, Article 22; Clause 3, Article 23; Clause 3, Article 25; Clause 1, Article 26; Clause 4, Article 28; Points b, c, Clause 4, Article 37; Clause 5, Article 40; Clause 3, Article 41 of this Decree, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be calculated from the date when the organization or individual does not accept or comply with the order or decision of the competent state agency as prescribed by law;

c) For administrative violations regarding the deadline for reporting prescribed in Clause 5, Article 8; Point d, Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 38 of this Decree, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be calculated from the date when the organization or individual fails to report as required;

d) For administrative violations prescribed concerning the presence registration period; military service physical examination, People's Public Security participation; regulations on the presence period for training, exercises, readiness mobilization inspection, combat readiness inspection for reservists and self-defense militia prescribed in Clause 1, Clause 3, Article 9; Clause 1, Article 10; Clause 1, Article 13; Clause 2, Article 14 of this Decree, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be calculated from the day following the last day of the presence period recorded in the order or notification document of the competent authority;

đ) For ongoing administrative violations that do not fall under the cases specified in Points a, b, c, and d, Clause 2 of this Article, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be calculated from the date when the authorized official discovers the violation. For completed administrative violations, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be calculated from the end date of the violation;

e) Within the time limit specified in Points a, b, c, d, and đ, Clause 2 of this Article, if individuals or organizations deliberately evade or obstruct the punishment process, the statute of limitations for administrative violations shall be recalculated from the date when the evasion or obstruction ends;

g) In cases where administrative violations are punished based on information transferred by judicial agencies, the statute of limitations for punishment shall be applied according to the provisions in Points a, b, c, d, đ, and e, Clause 2 of this Article. The time taken by judicial agencies to handle and review the case shall be included in the statute of limitations for administrative violations.

Article 5. Forms of punishment and measures to remedy consequences

1. For each administrative violation in the field of national defense, telegraph communications, organizations and individuals must bear the main form of punishment which is warning or fine.

2. For each administrative violation in the field of national defense, telegraph communications, in addition to being subject to the main form of punishment, organizations and individuals committing such violations shall also be subject to one or more supplementary forms of punishment as follows:

a) Confiscation of objects and means used for the administrative violation (hereinafter referred to collectively as objects and means of administrative violation);

b) Expulsion.

3. For each administrative violation in the field of national defense, in addition to being subject to the main form of punishment and supplementary forms of punishment, organizations and individuals committing such administrative violations shall also be subject to one or more remedial measures prescribed in Points a, h, and i Clause 1 Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and the following remedial measures:

a) Compelling to complete initial military service registration; registration for reserve rank service; supplementary military service registration; registration when changing place of residence or workplace, study; temporary absence registration;

b) Compelling to perform military service, public security service obligations;

c) Compelling to report as prescribed;

d) Compelling to return to school; receiving and arranging employment for non-commissioned officers, soldiers who have completed their military service obligations; non-commissioned officers, soldiers who have completed their public security service obligations returning to their original agencies or organizations to work;

đ) Compelling to return to reserve officer training and continue working at their original agency or organization;

e) Compelling to return to and reassign work for reserve military personnel upon completion of training, exercises, readiness mobilization and combat inspections, and completion of assigned tasks, returning to their original agencies or organizations to work;

g) Compelling to implement decisions or orders to mobilize or deploy technical reserves;

h) Compelling to dissolve self-defense militia forces established and organized in violation of the law;

i) Compelling to participate in self-defense militia activities; participate in militia training;

k) Compelling to comply with decisions to mobilize self-defense militia for duty;

l) Compelling to remove obstacles;

m) Compelling to move hazardous waste, toxic chemicals;

n) Compelling to provide information about efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; compelling to update lists of organizations and individuals designated; removing organizations and individuals from designated lists;

o) Compelling to comply with decisions to mobilize and deploy forces, equipment, assets for civil defense and people's air defense activities authorized by competent authorities;

p) Compelling to participate in civil defense training and exercises; people's air defense training and exercises;

q) Compelling to provide full and accurate information about production and repair capabilities to survey agencies;

r) Compelling to perform industrial mobilization tasks;

s) Compelling to recover equipment and technical documents provided by the State for industrial mobilization purposes;

t) Compelling to refund the amount deducted from assets invested for improper purposes;

u) Compelling to relocate out of restricted areas, protected areas, and safety zones around defense works and military areas;

v) Compelling to return driving licenses, waterway vessel control permits that have been altered, repaired, or falsified to the competent authority that issued them;

x) Compelling to provide information about efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

y) Compelling to publicly apologize;

z) Compelling to pay an amount equal to the value of objects and means of administrative violation that were consumed, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law.

4. For each administrative violation in the field of telegraph communications, in addition to being subject to the main form of punishment and supplementary forms of punishment, organizations and individuals committing such administrative violations shall also be subject to one or more remedial measures as follows:

a) Compelling to comply with regulations on ensuring security and safety in telegraph offices, places where cryptographic products are deployed, and cryptographic product storage facilities;

b) Compelling to comply with regulations on coordinating the deployment of measures to ensure security and safety in information networks using cryptographic products;

c) Compelling to restore the initial state of the telecommunication system;

d) Compelling to return illegal profits obtained from collecting, providing, using, disclosing, displaying, disseminating, or trading illegally information of agencies, organizations, and individuals in information systems serving specialized government digital signature services;

đ) Compelling to pay an amount equal to the value of objects and means of administrative violation that were consumed, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law.

Article 6. Procedures for imposing penalties, enforcing penalty decisions, and measures to remedy consequences

1. The procedures for imposing penalties, enforcing penalty decisions, and measures to remedy consequences for administrative violations in the fields of national defense and cryptographic communications shall be carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Part II of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and the provisions of this Decree.

2. For acts of violation specified in point a, Clause 4, Article 9; point a, Clause 2, Article 10; Clause 5, Article 28; point b, Clause 3, Article 33; point b, Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 34; Clause 4, Article 35; Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 47; and Clause 1, Article 48; Article 62; and Article 63 of this Decree, during the verification process, if signs of criminal offenses as stipulated in the Penal Code are discovered, the authority handling the case must transfer the case file to the competent criminal prosecution agency to consider pursuing criminal responsibility according to Clauses 1, 2, and 4 of Article 62 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.

3. In cases where remedial measures require the return of driving licenses or vessel control permits that have been erased, altered, or falsified, in accordance with point c, Clause 2, Article 44 of this Decree: The violator, whether an individual or organization, shall be responsible for implementing the remedial measure of returning the driving license or vessel control permit that has been erased, altered, or falsified, in accordance with Article 85 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations. The authority issuing the decision on remedial measures shall transfer the erased, altered, or falsified driving license or vessel control permit to the competent authority that issued such licenses or permits.

4. In cases where remedial measures require the return of unlawful profits, the determination of unlawful profits shall be carried out as follows:

a) The unlawful profits obtained from committing administrative violations as stipulated in Clause 3, Clause 4, Article 36; point a, point b, Clause 3, Article 38; and Article 39 of this Decree shall be the total amount of money received from the following actions: Participating in national defense industrial activities beyond the scope, mission, plan, or field assigned, or illegally exploiting and using equipment and other assets provided by the State to national defense industrial facilities, calculated based on the actual income from these actions minus direct costs constituting goods or services, verified through legitimate and valid documentation provided by the violating entity or individual.

b) The unlawful profits obtained from committing administrative violations as stipulated in Clause 5, Article 36; point b, Clause 4, Article 38; Clause 3, Article 39; Clause 2, Clause 3, and Clause 4, Article 45; Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 47; Clause 1, Article 48; Clause 2, Article 49; Clause 1, Article 50; and Clause 3, Article 63 of this Decree shall be the total amount of money received from the following actions: Buying, renting, pledging, mortgaging technical equipment, technical means, technical materials, and industrial mobilization products provided by the State to mobilization industrial facilities; lending, renting, buying, selling, producing counterfeit military vehicle registration plates, military vehicle registration plates; using industrial mobilization products for commercial purposes, renting, pledging, selling, transferring military emblems, rank insignia, shoulder boards, military nameplates, military branch symbols, caps, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular uniforms, combat uniforms, and special uniforms of the Military; civilian defense uniforms, badges, and other types of military equipment; illegally trading work permits, flags, and emblems reserved exclusively for the Military when performing duties; illegal business operations involving information from agencies, organizations, and individuals within the system providing specialized public service digital signature authentication, calculated based on the actual income from these actions minus direct costs constituting goods or services, verified through legitimate and valid documentation provided by the violating entity or individual.

5. In cases where remedial measures require the return of an equivalent amount of money corresponding to the value of contraband items or vehicles that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law, the violating entity or individual must return an equivalent amount of money corresponding to the value of the contraband items or vehicles that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law.

6. In cases where remedial measures require the fulfillment of military service or participation in the People's Public Security Force due to fraudulent behavior affecting health status, it shall be implemented as follows: A citizen who has undergone a medical examination for military service and received a conclusion from the authorized Medical Examination Board stating they meet the health criteria for enlistment; but during the waiting period for the call-up order, engages in fraudulent behavior that alters their health status, but does not affect the health standards for fulfilling military service as prescribed by law, shall be required to fulfill military service or participate in the People's Public Security Force in the same year; if the alteration of health status leads to non-compliance with the health standards for fulfilling military service as prescribed by law, they shall be required to fulfill military service or participate in the People's Public Security Force in the following year if still within the age range for fulfilling military service as prescribed by law.

7. The violating entity or individual must report to the authority that issued the penalty decision about the results of implementing the remedial measures within a maximum of three working days from the end date of the remedial measures implementation period.

8. In case the violator pays the administrative fine through the National Public Service Portal: The authorized authority to impose fines shall send the penalty information to the National Public Service Portal; the Portal will automatically notify the violator to check the administrative penalty decision information via the phone number registered with the competent authority at the time of issuing the administrative violation record; the violator accesses the National Public Service Portal through the administrative penalty decision number that has been announced or the administrative violation record to check the administrative penalty decision information; pay the administrative fine, register to retrieve temporarily detained documents through public postal services; the authorized authority to impose fines shall check the electronic receipt for collecting administrative fines sent back by the National Public Service Portal system for printing, filing the administrative penalty case file, and as the basis for returning temporarily detained documents according to the law. In case the violator pays the administrative fine through public postal services, it shall be carried out in accordance with Article 20 of Decree No. 118/2021/NĐ-CP dated December 23, 2021 of the Government. Administrative penalties on the electronic environment shall be implemented when the conditions regarding infrastructure, technology, and information are met.

9. In case organizations and individuals subject to administrative penalties do not voluntarily comply with the penalty decision, do not voluntarily return the expenses incurred by the agency implementing remedial measures, they shall be compulsorily enforced to implement the administrative penalty decision in accordance with the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and other relevant laws.

Article 7. Amount of fines and authority to impose fines

1. The maximum amount of fines for individuals in the field of national defense and cryptography is 75,000,000 VND, and 150,000,000 VND for organizations.

2. The amount of fines prescribed in Chapter II and Chapter III of this Decree applies to acts of administrative violations committed by individuals. For organizations committing the same act of violation, the amount of fines is twice the amount of fines imposed on individuals.

3. The authority to impose fines for the positions specified in Section 12 of Chapter II and Section 2 of Chapter III of this Decree is the authority over individuals; the authority to impose fines on organizations is twice the authority to impose fines on individuals.

Chapter II

VIOLATIONS, FORMS OF PENALTIES, AMOUNTS OF PENALTIES AND REMEDIAL MEASURES; AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE PENALTIESAND REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR CONSEQUENCES; PENALTY AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

Section 1

VIOLATIONS OF REGULATIONS ON PERFORMING MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS; POLICE SERVICE OBLIGATIONSPARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE'S POLICE

Article 8. Violations of regulations on registering military service obligations

1. Warning penalty for the act of failing to register for military service for the first time for male citizens aged 17 years old within the year who are required to register for military service.

2. Fine from 8,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND for one of the following acts:

a) Repeat offense against the administrative violation stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Failure to register for reserve service as prescribed;

c) Failure to register for supplementary military service when there is a change in job position, educational level, professional qualifications, health status, and other information related to military service as prescribed;

d) Failure to register for military service transfer when changing place of residence or workplace, study within five working days from the date of arrival at the new place of residence or workplace, study;

đ) Failure to register for temporary absence from military service when leaving the place of residence or workplace, study for three months or more, or failure to re-register upon return within five working days from the date of return after the period of temporary absence.

3. Fine from 10,000,000 VND to 15,000,000 VND for one of the following acts:

a) Reporting incomplete list of male citizens aged 17 years old within the year, female citizens with specialized professions suitable for the requirements of the People's Army in the age range of 18 to 40 years old;

b) Reporting incomplete number of reservists and male citizens in the age range of performing military service in their own agencies, organizations as prescribed.

4. Fine from 15,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND for one of the following acts:

a) Reporting inaccurate list of male citizens aged 17 years old within the year, female citizens with specialized professions suitable for the requirements of the People's Army in the age range of 18 to 40 years old;

b) Reporting inaccurate number of reservists and male citizens in the age range of performing military service in their own agencies, organizations as prescribed.

5. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) Failure to report the list of male citizens aged 17 years old within the year, female citizens with specialized professions suitable for the requirements of the People's Army from 18 to 40 years old;

b) Failure to report the number of reservists and male citizens in the age range of performing military service in their own agencies, organizations as prescribed.

6. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel to perform the initial military service registration procedure; registration for reserve service; supplementary military service registration; registration when changing place of residence or workplace, study; temporary absence registration for the violation stipulated in Clause 1; Points a, b, c, d and đ Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Compel to report as prescribed for the violation stipulated in Clause 5 of this Article.

Article 9. Violations concerning preliminary health screening; health examination for performing military service obligations and participating in the People's Public Security Forces

1. A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of not being present at the time or place specified in the decision on preliminary health screening for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces without a valid reason.

2. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of not receiving the decision on preliminary health screening for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces without a valid reason.

3. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of not being present at the time or place specified in the decision on health examination for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces without a valid reason.

4. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed on one of the following acts:

a) Obstructing citizens from receiving the decision on health examination for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces issued by the competent authority, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution;

b) Not receiving the decision on health examination for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces issued by the competent authority without a valid reason.

5. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on one of the following acts:

a) The person undergoing health examination engages in deceitful behavior to misrepresent their health classification results to evade military service obligations or participation in the People's Public Security Forces;

b) Giving or receiving money, property, or other material benefits valued under VND 2,000,000 to medical staff or others to misrepresent the health classification results of the person undergoing health examination for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces to evade military service obligations or participation in the People's Public Security Forces.

6. A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of failing to comply with the decision on health examination for performing military service obligations or participating in the People's Public Security Forces.

Article 10. Violations concerning enlistment; regulations for performing obligations to participate in the People's Public Security Forces

1. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of not being present at the time or place specified in the decision on enlistment or the decision on performing obligations to participate in the People's Public Security Forces without a valid reason.

2. A fine of VND 40,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed on one of the following acts:

a) Obstructing citizens from performing the decision on enlistment or the decision on performing obligations to participate in the People's Public Security Forces after having passed the health screening for military service obligations and meeting the conditions for enlistment or participation in the People's Public Security Forces as prescribed, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution;

b) Engaging in deceitful behavior to evade performing the decision on enlistment or the decision on performing obligations to participate in the People's Public Security Forces after having passed the health screening for military service obligations and meeting the conditions for enlistment or participation in the People's Public Security Forces as prescribed.

3. A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of failing to comply with the decision on enlistment or the decision on performing obligations to participate in the People's Public Security Forces, except for the cases stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel the performance of military service obligations or participation in the People's Public Security Forces for individuals who violate the provisions set out in point b of Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 11. Violation of regulations on implementing policies for non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have completed their military service obligations or their participation in the People's Public Security force

1. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of not accepting back to school; not accepting and arranging employment for non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have completed their military service obligations; non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have completed their participation in the People's Public Security force returning to their former agencies or organizations to work.

2. Measures to remedy consequences:

Compel acceptance back to school; acceptance and arrangement of employment for non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have completed their military service obligations; non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have completed their participation in the People's Public Security force returning to their former agencies or organizations to work for the violation of the provisions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Section 2

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON RESERVE FORCES

Article 12. Violation of registration regulations for reserve officers

1. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Not registering as a reserve officer for the first time within 15 working days from the date of returning to place of residence or place of work (as indicated in the introduction letter issued by the competent authority).

b) Not registering supplementary information within 15 working days from the date when there is a change in the registered factors of the reserve officer.

c) Not registering before moving from one locality to another (at the commune level) within 15 working days from the date of arrival at the new place of work or study.

d) Not registering when absent from the place of residence or place of work or study for 30 days or more; not registering absence when traveling abroad for work, study, or personal reasons for a period of one year or more; not registering again within 15 working days from the date of return to the place of residence or place of work or study after being abroad.

2. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel compliance with the registration regulations for serving in the reserve cadre for the act stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 13. Violation of training regulations for reserve officers

1. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of not appearing at the time and place specified in the summons for health check-up for reserve officers or persons selected for reserve officer training without a valid reason.

2. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) The person undergoing health examination engages in deceitful behavior that distorts the health classification results in order to evade the responsibility of serving as a reserve officer or attending reserve officer training.

b) Offering money, property, or other material benefits valued up to VND 2,000,000 to medical staff or others to distort the health classification results of the person undergoing health examination as a reserve officer or a person selected for reserve officer training.

3. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of not accepting back to the original agency or organization for work after completing reserve officer training.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel acceptance back to the original agency or organization for work after completing reserve officer training for the act stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 14. Violation of regulations on concentrated training, exercises, readiness inspection for mobilization, and combat readiness

1. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for deceitful behavior that distorts the results of health checks and classifications for reserve military personnel in order to evade orders for concentrated training, exercises.

2. A fine of from VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for not appearing at the time and place specified in the order for concentrated training, exercises, readiness inspection for mobilization, and combat readiness without a valid reason.

3. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for not arranging time for reserve military personnel to participate in concentrated training, exercises, readiness inspection for mobilization, and combat readiness.

4. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for not accepting and reassigning work for reserve military personnel upon completion of concentrated training, exercises, readiness inspection for mobilization, and combat readiness and upon completion of tasks and return to their original agencies or organizations.

5. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel acceptance and reassignment of work for reserve military personnel upon completion of concentrated training, exercises, readiness inspection for mobilization, and combat readiness and upon completion of tasks and return to their original agencies or organizations for the act stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 15. Violation of provisions on mobilizing technical equipment

1. A fine of from 15,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of failing to comply with decisions or orders to mobilize or dispatch reserve technical equipment that has been assigned to reserve units for training, exercises, and inspections of reserve units during peacetime.

2. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel compliance with decisions or orders to mobilize or dispatch reserve technical equipment for the violation stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Section 3

VIOLATIONS OF PROVISIONS ON CIVILIAN SELF-DEFENSE FORCES

Article 16. Violations of provisions on organizing civilian self-defense forces

1. A fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 15,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of obstructing the organization and construction of civilian self-defense forces; obstructing the implementation of decisions to expand civilian self-defense forces made by competent authorities.

2. A fine of from 20,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of failing to implement decisions of competent authorities regarding the organization and construction of civilian self-defense forces.

3. A fine of from 50,000,000 VND to 75,000,000 VND shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Establishing or organizing civilian self-defense forces not in accordance with the provisions of the law;

b) Failing to comply with decisions to expand civilian self-defense forces made by competent authorities.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel dissolution of civilian self-defense forces established or organized not in accordance with the law for the violation stipulated in Point a of Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 17. Violations of provisions on performing the duty to participate in civilian self-defense forces

1. A fine of from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of evading the performance of the duty to participate in civilian self-defense forces.

2. A fine of from 5,000,000 VND to 8,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of obstructing persons performing the duty to participate in civilian self-defense forces.

3. A fine of from 8,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of voluntarily ceasing to perform the duty to participate in civilian self-defense forces before the expiration of the term without a decision of a competent authority allowing such cessation or removal from the list of civilian self-defense forces.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel performance of the duty to participate in civilian self-defense forces for the violation stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 18. Violations of provisions on training civilian self-defense forces

1. A fine of from 8,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of evading training for civilian self-defense forces.

2. A fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 15,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of obstructing the training of civilian self-defense forces.

3. A fine of from 15,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of failing to comply with decisions to mobilize participation in training for civilian self-defense forces.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel participation in training for civilian self-defense forces for the violations stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 19. Violations of provisions on performing tasks of civilian self-defense forces

1. A fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of evading the implementation of decisions to mobilize civilian self-defense forces to perform tasks as prescribed by law.

2. A fine of from 20,000,000 VND to 40,000,000 VND shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Obstructing the implementation of decisions of state agencies with competent authority to mobilize civilian self-defense forces to perform tasks as prescribed by law;

b) Obstructing civilian self-defense forces from performing tasks as prescribed by law.

3. A fine of from 50,000,000 VND to 75,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of using civilian self-defense forces contrary to the law.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel compliance with decisions to mobilize civilian self-defense forces to perform tasks for the violation stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Section 4

VIOLATIONS OF PROVISIONS ON CIVIL DEFENSE

Article 20. Violation of regulations on mobilization and deployment of forces, equipment, and assets to participate in civil defense activities

1. A fine of VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for acts obstructing the implementation of decisions on mobilization and deployment of forces, equipment, and assets to participate in civil defense activities by competent authorities.

2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for acts failing to comply with decisions on mobilization and deployment of forces, equipment, and assets to participate in civil defense activities by competent authorities.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel compliance with decisions on mobilization and deployment of forces, equipment, and assets to participate in civil defense activities by competent authorities for violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 21. Violation of regulations on concentration for training and drills in civil defense

1. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for acts failing to comply with decisions on mobilization to participate in training and drills in civil defense by competent authorities without justifiable reasons.

2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for acts failing to allocate time for persons mobilized to participate in training and drills in civil defense according to the plan of competent authorities.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel participation in training and drills in civil defense for violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 22. Violation of regulations on civil defense activities

1. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for acts refusing to participate in search and rescue when actual conditions permit.

2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for acts disseminating false information about incidents or disasters.

3. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for acts obstructing or intentionally delaying the execution of directives or commands of agencies or persons with authority in implementing civil defense.

4. A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) Failure to comply with decisions on mobilizing manpower, equipment, assets, and essential supplies to serve emergency response operations by persons with authority;

b) Failure to comply with directives or commands of agencies or persons with authority in implementing civil defense tasks.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel correction of false or misleading information about incidents or disasters for acts stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Compel compliance with decisions on mobilizing manpower, equipment, and assets to participate in civil defense activities by competent authorities for violations stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article.

Article 23. Violation of regulations on management and protection of equipment and facilities for civil defense

1. A fine of VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for acts damaging specialized equipment and facilities for civil defense.

2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for acts obstructing the activities of management and protection forces or organizations, institutions, or individuals participating in the management and protection of specialized civil defense facilities.

3. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for acts failing to comply with requests of management and protection forces or organizations, institutions, or individuals participating in the management and protection of specialized civil defense facilities.

4. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for acts destroying or appropriating specialized equipment and facilities for civil defense.

Article 24. Violation of regulations on the use of civil defense equipment and facilities

1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of using specialized civil defense equipment for purposes other than those intended or using specialized civil defense facilities not in accordance with their functions.

2. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of creating obstacles to hinder civil defense activities.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Forced demolition and removal of obstacles for violations stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article.

Section 5

VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL AIR DEFENSE REGULATIONS

Article 25. Violations of regulations on construction and mobilization to participate in civil air defense forces

1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of evading implementation of decisions on mobilization and dispatch to participate in civil air defense forces by competent authorities.

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of obstructing the construction of civil air defense forces or obstructing the implementation of decisions on mobilization and dispatch to participate in civil air defense forces by competent authorities.

3. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of failing to comply with decisions on construction of civil air defense forces or decisions on mobilization and dispatch to participate in civil air defense forces by competent authorities.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Forced compliance with decisions on mobilization and dispatch to participate in civil air defense forces by competent authorities for violations stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 26. Violations of regulations on concentration for training and drills of civil air defense forces

1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of failing to comply with decisions on mobilization for participation in training and drills of civil air defense forces by competent authorities without justifiable reasons.

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of failing to allocate time for persons mobilized to participate in training and drills of civil air defense forces.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Forced participation in training and drills of civil air defense forces for violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 27. Violations of regulations on civil air defense activities

1. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of mobilizing and dispatching civil air defense forces for purposes other than those approved in plans by competent authorities.

2. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of mobilizing and dispatching civil air defense forces not included in plans approved by competent authorities.

3. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of obstructing or intentionally delaying the execution of directives and commands of agencies and persons authorized in performing civil air defense tasks.

Article 28. Violations of regulations on management and protection of civil air defense equipment and facilities

1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts: filming, photographing, measuring, drawing, collecting information about the location, function, structure, recording related data about civil air defense facilities not in accordance with duties and tasks or without permission of competent authorities.

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of intentionally damaging civil air defense equipment and facilities.

3. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of obstructing the activities of management and protection forces or organizations, individuals participating in management and protection of civil air defense facilities.

4. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of failing to comply with requirements of management and protection forces or organizations, individuals participating in management and protection of civil air defense facilities.

5. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts: appropriating, destroying records, documents, information about civil air defense facilities; destroying, appropriating civil air defense equipment and facilities; providing information, pointing out targets, plans, technical equipment, combat facilities of civil air defense forces, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution.

6. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of objects and means used to commit violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

7. Measures to remedy consequences: Forced payment of an amount equal to the value of administrative violation objects and means that have been consumed, dispersed, destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 29. Violation of regulations on the use of civil air defense equipment and facilities

1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 for the act of using civil air defense equipment not in accordance with its intended purpose or not in accordance with the function of civil air defense facilities.

2. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for the act of creating obstacles to hinder the operation of civil air defense activities.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel the removal of obstacles for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

Chapter 6

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON PREVENTION AND COMBATING THE SPREAD OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTIONWEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Article 30. Violation of regulations on providing and reporting information related to prevention and combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction

1. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for the act of failing to provide information to competent authorities regarding work on prevention and combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

2. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel the provision of information on work to prevent and combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction for violations prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 31. Violation of regulations on updating lists of organizations and individuals designated and removed from the list of designations

1. A fine of from VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for one of the following acts:

a) Failure to update the list of organizations and individuals designated;

b) Failure to update the list of organizations and individuals removed from the list of designations.

2. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the implementation of updating the list of organizations and individuals designated as prescribed in point a, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Compel the implementation of updating the list of organizations and individuals removed from the list of designations as prescribed in point b, Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 32. Violation of regulations on financing the spread of weapons of mass destruction

1. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 for the act of providing money or assets to organizations or individuals involved in the spread of weapons of mass destruction, except where permitted, authorized, or notified according to resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.

2. Additional forms of punishment:

a) Confiscate objects and means used to commit the violation prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Deport foreign nationals who commit the violation prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel the return of an amount equal to the value of confiscated objects and means of administrative violations that have been consumed, disposed of, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the violation prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Section 7

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM HERITAGE SITEHO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM

Article 33. Violation of regulations on management and protection of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Heritage Site

1. A fine of from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for the act of writing, drawing, defacing, or desecrating structures within the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Heritage Site.

2. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 for the act of gathering a large number of people illegally in the protected area of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Heritage Site.

3. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) Cutting down special scenic forests within the K9 Heritage Site;

b) Causing loss of security and public order in the protected area of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Heritage Site, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel restoration to the original state for the act violating the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 34. Violation of regulations on the operation of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site

1. A fine of from five million to ten million Vietnamese dong shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) Obstructing or failing to comply with inspection, supervision requirements or orders of the management and protection forces of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site;

b) Uttering or performing actions that threaten, insult, or offend the dignity and personality of individuals belonging to the management and protection forces of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site while they are performing their duties;

c) Organizing, inciting, assisting, enticing, or instigating others not to comply with inspection, supervision requirements or orders of the management and protection forces of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site.

2. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed on any of the following acts:

a) Filming or taking photographs in prohibited areas or protected areas where filming or photographing is not allowed;

b) Using force or threatening to use force against individuals belonging to the management and protection forces of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site while they are performing their duties, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution;

c) Causing damage to property or equipment of the management and protection forces of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site while they are performing their duties.

3. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 for acts endangering or harming the security and safety of operations within the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution.

4. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of objects and means used to violate the provisions set out in point a, Clause 2, Article 34 of this Law.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compelling public apology for the act stipulated in point b, Clause 1, Article 34 of this Law;

b) Compelling the return of the amount equivalent to the value of administrative violation objects and means that have been consumed, disposed of, or destroyed contrary to the law for the act violating the provisions set out in point a, Clause 2, Article 34 of this Law.

Article 35. Violation of regulations on protecting equipment and facilities at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site

1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 for the act of allowing waste or toxic chemicals to enter the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site.

2. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for the act of intentionally creating obstacles hindering activities within the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site.

3. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for the act of violating regulations on protecting and using equipment and facilities at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site, causing damage to equipment and facilities valued under VND 100,000,000.

4. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 for the act of destroying or appropriating equipment and facilities belonging to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site, but not reaching the level of criminal prosecution.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compelling the removal of waste or toxic chemicals from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Historical Site for the act stipulated in Article 35, Clause 1 of this Law;

b) Compelling the dismantling or relocation of obstacles for the act violating the provisions set out in Article 35, Clause 2 of this Law.

Section 8

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY, NATIONAL DEFENSE ENTERPRISES

Article 36. Violation of regulations on participating in national defense industry activities

1. A fine of from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for the act of failing to comply with inspection or reporting systems regarding national defense industry activities as prescribed by law.

2. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for the act of failing to maintain and implement material conditions, human resources, and equipment as required by competent state agencies for mobilized entities participating in national defense industry activities.

3. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Participating in national defense industry activities outside the assigned scope;

b) Participating in national defense industry activities outside the assigned tasks;

c) Participating in national defense industry activities outside the assigned plan;

d) Participating in national defense industry activities outside the assigned field.

4. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for the act of exploiting or using equipment and other assets provided by the State to national defense enterprises illegally.

5. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 for the act of buying, selling, giving away, renting, pledging, or mortgaging equipment and other assets provided by the State to national defense enterprises.

6. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 for the act of destroying or intentionally damaging equipment and other assets provided by the State to national defense enterprises.

7. Measures to remedy consequences: Compelling the return of unlawful profits obtained through the implementation of administrative violations stipulated in Clause 3, Clause 4, and Clause 5 of this Article.

Article 37. Violation of regulations on industrial mobilization

1. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of providing incomplete or inaccurate information about the production and repair capacity of the enterprise to the survey agency.

2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on any of the following acts:

a) Providing incomplete and inaccurate information about the production and repair capacity of the enterprise to the survey agency;

b) Not selecting, arranging, and training personnel with sufficient capacity and qualifications to ensure the operation of the assigned industrial mobilization chain.

3. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Not cooperating with the survey agency to perform the task of surveying production and repair capacity of industrial facilities;

b) Not providing information about the production and repair capacity of the enterprise to the survey agency.

4. A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Not performing the assigned tasks or evading responsibility in preparing and implementing industrial mobilization according to the assigned tasks;

b) Not complying with the decision of the competent state agency regarding the relocation of the industrial mobilization facility to a new location;

c) Not complying with the decision to participate in industrial mobilization exercises.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Order to provide complete and accurate information about the production and repair capacity to the survey agency for the act stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Order to perform the industrial mobilization tasks for the act stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article.

Article 38. Violation of regulations on management and use of equipment and technical documents serving industrial mobilization

1. A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on industrial enterprises assigned equipment by the State for one of the following violations:

a) Not opening or not recording in a logbook the situation of use and changes of the assigned equipment;

b) Not establishing rules for managing and using the assigned equipment;

c) Not conducting an inventory of the quantity and quality of the assigned equipment as prescribed;

d) Not reporting to the competent authority the results of the inventory of the quantity and quality of the assigned equipment as prescribed.

2. A fine of VND 8,000,000 to VND 12,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Not reporting to the direct superior agency or not submitting a written request to the Minister of National Defense when utilizing the assigned equipment for purposes other than those planned for industrial mobilization production and repair;

b) Not submitting a written report to the agency that issued the establishment decision and the Ministry of National Defense when there is a decision to merge, split, dissolve, transfer ownership to another subject, or file for bankruptcy declaration, or when technological renovation has been completed but the ability to perform industrial mobilization tasks is no longer possible.

3. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Utilizing the assigned equipment for purposes outside the planned industrial mobilization or not in accordance with the permitted content and time limit;

b) Using materials provided by the State for producing industrial mobilization products for other purposes not specified in the assigned mobilization plan;

c) Using funds deducted from assets invested by the State for purposes other than intended.

4. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Not handing over fully the transferred technical documents and equipment provided by the State when a recovery decision is made;

b) Selling, giving away, renting, pledging, mortgaging technical equipment, technical business means, technical materials, and industrial mobilization products provided by the State to industrial mobilization facilities.

5. A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Destroying or losing technical documents provided by the State to serve industrial mobilization;

b) Destroying or intentionally damaging technical equipment and other property provided by the State to industrial mobilization facilities.

6. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Order to return the amount of depreciation funds improperly used for the act stipulated at point d, Clause 3 of this Article;

b) Order to recover technical equipment and documents provided by the State to serve industrial mobilization for the act stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article;

c) Order to surrender the unlawful profits obtained from the violation stipulated at point b, point c, Clause 3; the illegal sale, rental, pledge, mortgage of technical equipment, technical business means, technical materials, and industrial mobilization products stipulated at point b, Clause 4 of this Article.

Article 39. Violation of regulations on industrial mobilization products

1. A fine of from twenty million to thirty million dong for the act of delivering industrial mobilization products that do not meet the quantity requirements set forth in the mobilization plan.

2. A fine of from thirty million to forty million dong for the act of delivering industrial mobilization products that do not meet the quality requirements set forth in the mobilization plan.

3. A fine of from forty million to fifty million dong for the act of using industrial mobilization products for business purposes, gifts, rentals, pledges, mortgages, or sales.

4. Measures to address the consequences: Compel the return of illegal profits obtained through the use of industrial mobilization products for business purposes, rentals, pledges, mortgages, or sales as stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article.

Section 9

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONSINSTALLATIONS AND MILITARY ZONES

Article 40. Violation of regulations within the restricted area of national defense installations and military zones

1. A fine of from three million to five million dong for intentionally entering or moving around within the restricted area of national defense installations or military zones without permission from the competent authority.

2. A fine of from five million to eight million dong for any of the following violations:

a) Leaving toxic chemicals within national defense installations or allowing waste to penetrate and corrode, destroy the structure, or equipment of national defense installations;

b) Installing equipment within the restricted area, affecting the structure, function, safety, or secrecy of national defense installations or military zones;

c) Damaging or moving boundary markers, fences, barriers, or warning signs within the restricted area of national defense installations or military zones;

d) Cutting down or killing camouflage plants within the restricted area of national defense installations or military zones;

đ) Filming, photographing, recording audio, measuring, or drawing within the restricted area of national defense installations or military zones without permission from the competent authority.

3. A fine of from ten million to twenty million dong for collecting information about the location, function, structure, or recording related data concerning national defense installations or military zones within the restricted area beyond one's duties or without permission from the competent authority.

4. A fine of from twenty million to twenty-five million dong for obstructing the activities of management and protection forces or organizations, institutions, or individuals participating in management and protection within the restricted area of national defense installations or military zones.

5. A fine of from twenty-five million to thirty million dong for failing to comply with the demands of management and protection forces or organizations, institutions, or individuals participating in management and protection within the restricted area of national defense installations or military zones.

6. Additional forms of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items and means of transportation for the acts stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.

7. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the removal of waste or toxic chemicals from national defense installations for the act stipulated in point a of Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Compel relocation outside the restricted area of national defense installations and military zones for the act stipulated in point b of Clause 2 of this Article;

c) Compel restoration to the original condition for the acts stipulated in points c and d of Clause 2 of this Article;

d) Compel the return of an amount equal to the value of contraband items and means of transportation that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the acts stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 41. Violation of regulations in the protection zone of national defense works and military areas (excluding works specified in points a and d, Clause 5, Article 6 of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas)

1. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for tourism activities in the protection zone of national defense works and military areas Groups I, II, and III without permission from the competent authority.

2. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for obstructing the activities of management and protection forces or agencies, organizations, or individuals participating in management and protection in the protection zone of national defense works and military areas.

3. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for failing to comply with the requirements of management and protection forces or agencies, organizations, or individuals participating in management and protection in the protection zone of national defense works and military areas.

4. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 for filming, photographing, recording, surveying, locating, measuring, drawing, documenting, or describing special category national defense works and military areas without permission from the competent authority.

5. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items and means of administrative violation for the acts stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article.

6. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Order to relocate out of the protection zone of national defense works and military areas for the act stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Order to return the amount equal to the value of contraband items and means of administrative violation that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the act stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article.

Article 42. Violation of regulations in the safety belt area of national defense works and military areas; safety belt area of ammunition warehouses and technical safety corridors of military antenna systems (excluding works specified in points a and d, Clause 5, Article 6 of the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Areas)

1. A fine of VND 4,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 for anchoring, parking vehicles; hunting; sightseeing tours or mass gatherings in the safety belt area of ammunition warehouses without permission from the competent authority.

2. A fine of VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for using fire, explosives, flammable and explosive materials, flying objects carrying fire in the safety belt area of ammunition warehouses.

3. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for constructing houses, works, structures violating the minimum distance of antenna obstacles within the technical safety corridor as prescribed by the Government; hunting, blasting; sightseeing tours and mass gatherings within 500 meters from the outer edge of the military antenna system without permission from the competent authority.

4. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for constructing houses, works, structures in the safety belt area of ammunition warehouses without permission from the competent authority.

5. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 for opening new, expanding tourist sites and socio-economic development projects in the safety belt area of special category national defense works and military areas without written consent from the Ministry of National Defense.

6. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items and means of administrative violation for the acts stipulated in Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Article.

7. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Order to relocate out of the national defense works and military areas for the acts stipulated in Clauses 3, 4, and 5 of this Article;

b) Order to restore the original condition for the acts stipulated in Clauses 3, 4, and 5 of this Article;

c) Order to return the amount equal to the value of contraband items and means of administrative violation that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the acts stipulated in Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Article.

Article 43. Violation of regulations on the use of defense works and military zones

1. A fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of constructing or installing equipment that affects the architecture, structure, functionality, safety, and secrecy of defense works.

2. A fine of from 20,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of using specialized equipment and materials of defense works for purposes other than intended.

3. A fine of from 30,000,000 VND to 40,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of using defense works and military zones for purposes other than those permitted by competent authorities.

4. A fine of from 40,000,000 VND to 50,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of renovating defense works and military zones without permission from competent authorities.

5. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel restoration of the original state of defense works and military zones for violations stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2, and Clause 3 of this Article.

Section 10

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF MILITARY VEHICLE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND MILITARY DRIVING LICENSES AND THE USE, SALE, AND PRODUCTION OF MILITARY VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES AND ACTIVE MILITARY VEHICLES IN THE DOMESTIC WATERWAYS AND MARITIME SECTORSMILITARY VEHICLES, LICENSE TO DRIVE MILITARY VEHICLES AND USE, PURCHASE, SALE,PRODUCTION OF MILITARY VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES, MILITARY EQUIPMENT OPERATINGIN THE FIELD OF INLAND WATERWAYS AND MARITIME

Article 44. Violation of regulations on the use of military vehicle registration certificates and military driving licenses

1. A fine of from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of operating military vehicles and military vessels in the domestic waterways and maritime sectors with an invalid driving license or vessel operation permit (the driving license or vessel operation permit has a serial number on the back that does not match the serial number issued by the competent authority).

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) The person operating military vehicles and military vessels in the domestic waterways and maritime sectors holds a driving license or vessel operation permit but it is not suitable for the type of vehicle or vessel being operated;

b) The person operating military vehicles and military vessels in the domestic waterways and maritime sectors does not have a driving license or vessel operation permit or uses an invalid driving license or vessel operation permit not issued by a competent authority;

c) The person operating military vehicles and military vessels in the domestic waterways and maritime sectors uses a driving license or vessel operation permit that has been altered or tampered with, causing a change in its content.

3. Additional form of administrative sanction: Confiscate driving licenses or vessel operation permits that are not issued by a competent authority or are invalid for violations stipulated in Clause 1; Point b, Clause 2 of this Article.

4. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel the return of driving licenses or vessel operation permits that have been altered or tampered with to the competent authority that issued them for violations stipulated in Point c, Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 45. Violation of regulations on the use, sale, and production of military vehicle license plates and active military vessels in the domestic waterways and maritime sectors

1. A fine of from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of using military vehicle license plates or military vessel license plates that do not correspond to the vehicle registration certificate or vessel registration certificate or attaching license plates that are not issued by a competent authority.

2. A fine of from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of lending or renting out military vehicle license plates or military vessel license plates to attach to other vehicles or vessels.

3. A fine of from 20,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of illegally buying or selling military vehicle license plates or military vessel license plates.

4. A fine of from 30,000,000 VND to 50,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of illegally producing military vehicle license plates or military vessel license plates.

5. Additional form of administrative sanction: Confiscate contraband items and means of transportation for violations stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2, and Clause 3 of this Article.

6. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the return of illegal profits obtained from carrying out acts of renting, buying, selling, or producing illegal military vehicle license plates or military vessel license plates as stipulated in Clause 2, Clause 3, and Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of an amount of money equal to the value of contraband items and means of transportation that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for violations stipulated in Clause 2, Clause 3, and Clause 4 of this Article.

Section 11

VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS ON THE USE, SALE, AND PRODUCTION OF MILITARY UNIFORMS, PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCES UNIFORMS, AND BADGES AND FLAGSARMAMENTS OF THE ARMY, UNIFORMS OF THE POPULAR DEFENSE FORCESAND BADGES OF DUTY, FLAGS AND EMBLEMS

Article 46. Violation of regulations on the use of military uniforms

1. Fine from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for one of the following acts:

a) Wearing military uniforms with insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, or military branch symbols without authorization;

b) Wearing civilian defense militia uniforms when not performing duties;

c) Wearing hats with insignia or stars of the civilian defense militia without authorization.

2. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items for violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Measures to remedy consequences: Compel the return of an amount equal to the value of confiscated objects and means of administrative violations that have been consumed, disposed of, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the violation prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 47. Violation of regulations on the management of military uniforms

1. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for the act of illegally storing military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment with a value below VND 100,000,000.

2. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for the act of illegally exchanging military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms of the military; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment with a value below VND 100,000,000 or illegal profit under VND 50,000,000.

3. A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 for the act of illegally buying and selling military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms of the military; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment with a value below VND 100,000,000 or illegal profit under VND 50,000,000.

4. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items for violations stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2, and Clause 3 of this Article.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compelling the return of unlawful profits obtained from the illegal exchange and sale of military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms of the military; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment as stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article;

b) Compelling the return of the amount equivalent to the value of contraband items and means of violating administrative regulations that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for violations stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2, and Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 48. Violation of regulations on the production of military uniforms

1. A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 for one of the following acts:

a) Illegally producing military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment with a value below VND 100,000,000 or illegal profit under VND 50,000,000;

b) Counterfeiting military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment with counterfeit goods equivalent to the quantity of genuine goods or goods with the same technical features and functions valued at less than VND 30,000,000 or illegal profit under VND 50,000,000.

2. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items and means of violating administrative regulations for the act stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compelling the return of unlawful profits obtained from the illegal production and counterfeiting of military insignia, rank insignia, badges, pine branches, name plates, military branch symbols, kepi hats, combat helmets, ceremonial uniforms, regular service uniforms, combat uniforms, specialized uniforms; uniforms, stars, badges of civilian defense militias, and other types of military equipment as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Compelling the return of the amount equivalent to the value of contraband items and means of violating administrative regulations that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 49. Violation of regulations on the use of service plates, flags, and priority signals exclusively for the Military when performing duties

1. A fine of from 3,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of improperly using service plates, flags, and priority signals exclusively for the Military when performing duties.

2. A fine of from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of improperly buying and selling service plates and flags exclusively for the Military when performing duties.

3. Additional forms of administrative punishment: Seizure of objects and means of transportation used in violation of administrative regulations for acts stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.

4. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the return of unlawful profits obtained through the act of improperly buying and selling service plates and flags exclusively for the Military when performing duties as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of an amount of money equal to the value of objects and means of transportation used in violation of administrative regulations that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for acts violating the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 50. Violation of regulations on the production of service plates and flags exclusively for the Military when performing duties

1. A fine of from 30,000,000 VND to 50,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of improperly producing service plates and flags exclusively for the Military when performing duties.

2. Additional form of punishment: Confiscation of contraband items and means of violating administrative regulations for the act stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the return of unlawful profits obtained through the act of improperly producing service plates and flags exclusively for the Military when performing duties as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of an amount of money equal to the value of objects and means of transportation used in violation of administrative regulations that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for acts violating the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article.

Section 12

ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY AND PENALTY IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL DEFENSEADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY AND PENALTY IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

Article 51. Administrative Violation Decision-Making Authority in the Field of National Defense

The persons authorized to make administrative violation decisions in the field of national defense include:

1. Persons authorized to impose penalties according to the provisions from Article 52 to Article 58 of this Decree.

2. Personnel belonging to the People's Army and the People's Public Security Forces assigned to perform official duties in the field of national defense.

3. Civil servants and officials assigned the task of inspecting and detecting administrative violations in the field of national defense.

4. Aircraft commanders, ship captains, train captains, and those personnel assigned by aircraft commanders, ship captains, and train captains to make administrative violation records for cases of administrative violations occurring on aircraft, ships, and trains in the field of national defense.

Article 52. Administrative Penalty Authority of Chairpersons of People's Committees at All Levels

1. The Chairperson of the People's Committee of communes, wards, and special zones (hereinafter referred to as commune level) has the authority:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Imposing a fine up to VND 37,500,000;

c) To confiscate objects and means of administrative violations;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, h, and i of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; Clause 3 of this Decree.

2. The Chairman of the People's Committee of a provincial-level city has the right:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to seventy-five million dong;

c) To confiscate objects and means of administrative violations;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, h, and i of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; Clause 3 of this Decree.

Article 53. Administrative Penalty Authority of the National Defense Inspectorate

1. National Defense Inspectors of the Ministry of National Defense have the authority:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose fines up to 7,500,000 VND;

c) To seize objects and means of transportation used in violation of administrative regulations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of the fine prescribed in point b of this clause;

2. Heads of inspection teams at military regions and the Command of the Capital City of Hanoi have the authority:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Imposing a fine up to VND 37,500,000;

c) To confiscate objects and means of administrative violations;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, h, and i of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; Clause 3 of this Decree.

3. Chiefs of the National Defense Inspectorate of military regions and the Chief of the National Defense Inspectorate of the Command of the Capital City of Hanoi have the authority:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Imposing a fine up to VND 60,000,000;

c) To confiscate objects and means of administrative violations;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, h, and i of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; Clause 3 of this Decree.

4. The Chief of the National Defense Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense; Heads of inspection teams established by the Chief of the National Defense Inspectorate of the Ministry of National Defense have the authority:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to seventy-five million dong;

c) To confiscate objects and means of administrative violations;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, h, and i of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; Clause 3 of this Decree.

Article 54. Competence to impose penalties of the People's Public Security

1. Public security officers performing their duties have the authority to:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

2. The head of a battalion-level mobile police unit has the authority:

a) Fine up to fifteen million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

3. The head of a police station, the head of a border gate police station, the head of a processing zone police station, the captain of a mobile police company, the commander of a water police team, the head of a station, and the head of a squad have the authority:

a) Fine up to twenty-two million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.

4. The Head of Public Security at commune level has the right:

a) Fine up to thirty-seven million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, x, and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

5. The heads of business units under the General Bureau of Administrative Management for Social Order; the heads of business units under the General Bureau of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention; the heads of provincial public security departments including the heads of internal security departments, economic security departments, fire prevention and firefighting rescue departments, drug crime investigation departments, administrative management for social order departments, social order crime investigation departments, corruption, economy, smuggling, environment investigation departments, traffic police departments, mobile police departments, cybersecurity and high-tech crime prevention departments; the heads of battalion-level mobile police units have the authority:

a) Fine up to sixty million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, x, and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

6. The head of the Exit and Entry Management Department under the provincial public security department has the authority to impose penalties as provided for in Clause 5 of this Article and has the authority to decide on applying the expulsion penalty form.

7. The director of the provincial public security department has the authority:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) Expel;

d) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a and i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, x, and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

8. The directors of the Economic Security Bureau; the Administrative Management for Social Order Bureau; the Social Order Crime Investigation Bureau; the Corruption, Economy, Smuggling Investigation Bureau; the Traffic Police Bureau; the Environmental Crime Prevention Bureau; the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Bureau; the Internal Security Bureau; the Drug Crime Investigation Bureau; the Fire Prevention and Firefighting Rescue Bureau; the Commander of the Mobile Police Force have the authority:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a and point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, x, and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

9. The director of the Exit and Entry Administration Bureau

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Expel;

c) To confiscate objects and means of administrative violations;

d) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a and point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, x, and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

10. The inspector of the Ministry of Public Security has the authority to impose penalties as provided for in Clause 1, Article 53 of this Decree.

11. The head of inspection teams of the Fire Prevention and Firefighting Rescue Bureau; the head of inspection teams of the provincial public security department have the authority to impose penalties as provided for in Clause 2, Article 53 of this Decree.

12. The chief inspector of the Fire Prevention and Firefighting Rescue Bureau; the chief inspector of the provincial public security department have the authority to impose penalties as provided for in Clause 3, Article 53 of this Decree.

13. The chief inspector of the Ministry of Public Security has the authority to impose penalties as provided for in Clause 4, Article 53 of this Decree.

Article 55. Competence to impose administrative penalties of Market Management

1. Market inspectors performing their duties have the right to:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

2. The Head of the Market Management Team under the Market Management Branch under the Department of Industry and Trade has the right:

a) Fine up to twenty-two million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and point z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

3. The Head of the Market Management Branch; the Head of the Business Management Market Control Department under the Domestic Market Management and Development Department have the right:

a) Fine up to thirty-seven million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and point z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

4. The Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department has the right:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and point z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

Article 56. Competence to impose administrative penalties of Border Guard Forces

1. Border Guard soldiers performing official duties have the right to:

a) Fine up to 3,750,000 dong;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

2. The station chief, team leader of those specified in Clause 1 of this Article have the right to:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.

3. The team leader of the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime under the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime have the right to:

a) Fine up to 11,250,000 dong;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.

4. The Head of the Border Guard Post, the Head of the Border Guard Squadron, the Commander of the Border Guard Command at the Port have the right:

a) Fine up to twenty-two million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

5. The Head of the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime under the Drug Prevention and Crime Fighting Department directly under the Border Guard Command have the right:

a) Fine up to thirty-seven million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a and point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

6. The Commander of the Border Guard Command, the Head of the Border Guard Squadron, the Director of the Drug Prevention and Crime Fighting Department under the Border Guard Command have the right:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a and point i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

Article 57. Competence to impose administrative penalties of Vietnam Coast Guard

1. Coast Guard officers performing their duties have the right to:

a) Fine up to 3,750,000 dong;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

2. The head of the Coast Guard business affairs team have the right to:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

3. The Head of the Maritime Police Operational Team, the Head of the Maritime Police Station have the right to:

a) Fine up to fifteen million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) Apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.

4. The maritime squadron commander have the right to:

a) Fine up to twenty-two million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

5. The Head of the Coast Guard Squadron; the Head of the Reconnaissance Unit, the Head of the Special Task Force against Drug Crimes under the Vietnam Coast Guard Command have the right:

a) Fine up to thirty-seven million five hundred thousand VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

6. The Commander of the Coast Guard Region, the Director of the Operations and Legal Affairs Department under the Vietnam Coast Guard Command have the right:

a) Fine up to sixty million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

7. The commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard have the right to:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in point a of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations; points l, m, n, u, x and z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

Article 58. Competence to impose administrative penalties for violations of administrative regulations of inspection and some positions related to preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

1. The Inspector who is a member of the Inspection Team of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Administration has the right:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause;

2. The Chief Inspector of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Administration, the Chief Inspector of the Provincial Police have the right:

a) Fine up to sixty million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in points n, x, z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

3. The Director of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Administration, the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Public Security, the Director of the Telecommunications Department, the Director of the Radio, Television and Information Technology Department, the Director of the Press Department, the Director of the Publishing, Printing and Distribution Department have the right:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) To apply remedial measures provided for in points n, x, z of Clause 3, Article 5 of this Decree.

Article 59. Division of competence to impose administrative penalties in the field of national defense

1. The Chairman of the People's Committee at all levels has the right to impose administrative penalties for acts of violation of administrative regulations prescribed in Chapter II of this Decree (excluding the right to expel) within the scope of their management according to the provisions of Article 52 of this Decree.

2. The Defense Inspector has the right to impose administrative penalties for acts of violation of administrative regulations prescribed in Chapter II of this Decree (excluding the right to expel) according to the provisions of Article 53 of this Decree.

3. The person authorized to impose administrative penalties of the People's Public Security as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 of Article 54 of this Decree has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in Articles 9, 10, 11 Section 1; Section 4, Articles 28, 29 Section 5; Section 6; Section 7; Section 9; Section 10 and Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree (excluding the right to expel) according to the provisions of Article 54 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

4. The Head of the Exit and Entry Management Department under the Provincial Public Security has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in Articles 9, 10, 11 Section 1; Section 4, Articles 28, 29 Section 5; Section 6; Section 7; Section 9; Section 10 and Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree according to the provisions of Article 54 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

5. The Director of the Provincial Public Security has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in Articles 9, 10, 11 Section 1; Section 4, Articles 28, 29 Section 5; Section 6; Section 7; Section 9; Section 10 and Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree according to the provisions of Article 54 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

6. The Director of the Exit and Entry Management Department has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in point b of Clause 4, Article 38; Clause 3, Article 45; Articles 47, 48, 49, 50 Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree according to the provisions of Article 55 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

7. The person authorized to impose administrative penalties of Market Management has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in point b of Clause 4, Article 38; Clause 3, Article 45; Articles 47, 48, 49, 50 Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree according to the provisions of Article 55 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

8. The person authorized to impose administrative penalties of Border Guard Forces has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in Articles 23, 24 Section 4; Articles 28, 29 Section 5; Section 6; Section 9; Section 10; Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree (excluding the right to expel) according to the provisions of Article 56 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

9. The person authorized to impose administrative penalties of Vietnam Coast Guard has the right to impose administrative penalties for violations prescribed in Sections 4; Section 6; Section 9; Section 10; Section 11 of Chapter II of this Decree, excluding the right to expel according to the provisions of Article 57 of this Decree and the functions, tasks, powers assigned within their own fields and areas of management.

10. The positions with the authority to impose penalties as stipulated in Article 58 of this Decree have the authority to impose administrative penalties for violations specified in Section 6 of Chapter II of this Decree, except for the authority to deport according to the management sector, field, and functions, tasks, and powers prescribed by law.

11. The authority to impose penalties of the Government Office Security Board has the authority to impose penalties for violations specified in Sections 9 and 10; Articles 49 and 50, Section 11 of this Decree according to the management sector, field, and functions, tasks, and powers prescribed by law.

Chapter III

VIOLATIONS, FORMS OF PENALTIES, AMOUNTS OF PENALTIES AND REMEDIAL MEASURES; AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE PENALTIESAND REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONSIN THE FIELD OF OFFICIAL SECRECY

Section 1

ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF OFFICIAL SECRECY

Article 60. Violation of regulations on ensuring security and safety in cryptographic activities to protect state secrets

1. A fine of from VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Failure to ensure security and safety in the official workroom, deployment site of cryptographic products, and cryptographic product storage facility;

b) Failure to cooperate in implementing measures to ensure security and safety in information networks for systems using cryptographic products;

c) Loss or misplacement of cryptographic products listed in the Catalogue issued by the Director of the Government Office Security Board that, when lost or misplaced, do not affect technical or operational cryptographic security.

2. A fine of from five million to eight million dong for any of the following violations:

a) Entering an official workroom or cryptographic product storage facility without permission from the competent authority;

b) Filming, photographing, recording audio, or drawing diagrams of an official workroom, deployment site of cryptographic products, or cryptographic product storage facility without permission from the competent authority.

3. Additional form of penalty: Confiscation of the objects and means of violation for the violation specified in point b, Clause 2 of this Article.

4. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel compliance with regulations on ensuring security and safety in the official workroom, deployment site of cryptographic products, and cryptographic product storage facility for the violation specified in point a, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Compel compliance with regulations on cooperating in implementing measures to ensure security and safety in information networks for systems using cryptographic products for the violation specified in point b, Clause 1 of this Article;

c) Compel the return of an amount equal to the value of the objects and means of administrative violation that were consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the violation specified in point b, Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 61. Violation of regulations on the prohibition period for engaging in cryptographic activities and commitment to protect state secrets

1. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the violation of the prohibition period for engaging in cryptographic activities.

2. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for the violation of the commitment to protect state secrets in scientific research and technological cryptographic activities.

Article 62. Violation of regulations on ensuring security and safety of the official information system not reaching the level of criminal prosecution

1. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for the failure to cooperate or ensure the smooth, accurate, secure, and timely transmission of state secret cryptographic information within the scope of the official information system.

2. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Using tools, means, or software to spread viruses or malicious code harmful to the normal operation of the official information system;

b) Committing acts of intrusion, causing malfunctions, distorting, interrupting, paralyzing, or disrupting the normal operation of the official information system.

3. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts that render ineffective the security and safety measures of the official information system.

4. Additional form of penalty: Confiscation of the objects and means of administrative violation as stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel restoration to the original condition for the violation specified in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of an amount equal to the value of the objects and means of administrative violation that were consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for the violation specified in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 63. Violations concerning digital signatures, digital signature certificates, and specialized official digital authentication services that do not warrant criminal prosecution

1. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for intentionally accessing, altering data, or damaging equipment storing secret keys.

2. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts: unlawfully accessing, copying, or altering information within the system providing specialized official digital authentication services for the provision and management of digital signatures, digital signature certificates, and specialized official digital authentication services.

3. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts: unlawfully collecting, providing, using, disclosing, displaying, disseminating, or trading information of agencies, organizations, or individuals within systems serving the provision of specialized official digital authentication services.

4. Additional forms of administrative sanctions: Confiscation of evidence and means of violating administrative regulations as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the return of unlawful profits obtained through the violation as stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of an amount equal to the value of confiscated evidence and means of violating administrative regulations that have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of the law for violations as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.

Section 2

ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY AND PENALTY IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL DEFENSEADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF CLASSIFIED MATTERS

Article 64. Competence to Draft Administrative Violation Records in the Field of Classified Matters

Those with the authority to draft administrative violation records in the field of classified matters include:

1. Individuals authorized to impose penalties as provided for in Articles 65 and 66 of this Decree.

2. Personnel engaged in classified matters while performing their duties or tasks.

Article 65. Competence of the Inspection Department for Classified Matters to Impose Penalties

1. Inspectors of the Government's Classified Affairs Board have the right to:

a) Fine up to seventy-five million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations with a value not exceeding two times the amount of fine prescribed in point a of this clause.

2. The Chief Inspector of the Government's Classified Affairs Board has the right to:

a) Fine up to sixty million VND;

b) Confiscate contraband items and means of transport for administrative violations;

c) Apply measures to rectify consequences as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 5 of this Decree.

Article 66. Competence of the Director of the Government's Classified Affairs Board to Impose Penalties

The Director of the Government's Classified Affairs Board has the right to:

1. Impose a fine up to VND 75,000,000.

2. Confiscate evidence and means of violating administrative regulations.

3. Apply measures to rectify consequences as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 5 of this Decree.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 67. Effective Date

This Decree takes effect from August 5, 2025, and replaces Decree No. 120/2013/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2013, of the Government on administrative penalties in the fields of national defense and classified matters, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 37/2022/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2022, of the Government.

Article 68. Transitional Provisions

1. For administrative violations in the fields of national defense and classified matters occurring and concluded before the effective date of this Decree but discovered afterwards and not yet expired or being considered and resolved when this Decree becomes effective, the Government's Decree on administrative penalties in force at the time of the violation shall be applied for handling;

2. For decisions on administrative penalties in the fields of national defense and classified matters issued or fully executed before the effective date of this Decree, if the individual or organization subject to the penalty still appeals, the provisions of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations 2012, amended and supplemented in 2020 and 2025; Decree No. 118/2021/NĐ-CP dated December 23, 2021, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 68/2025/NĐ-CP dated March 18, 2025, of the Government; Decree No. 120/2013/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2013, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 37/2022/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2022, of the Government; Decree No. 189/2025/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2025, of the Government detailing the Law on Handling Administrative Violations regarding the competence to impose administrative penalties and other related regulatory legal documents shall be applied for resolution.

Article 69. Responsibility for Implementation

The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under the direct control of the central government shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.