Decree No. 336/2025/NĐ-CP stipulates administrative penalties for violations in road traffic activities.

DECREE
Regulations on Administrative Sanctions for Violations in Road Transport Activities

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

Pursuant to the Law on Local Administration Organization No. 72/2025/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, Law No. 56/202/QH15, and Law No. 88/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Roads No. 35/2024/QH15;

At the proposal of the Minister of Construction;

The Government issues this Decree on administrative sanctions for violations in road transport activities.

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. This Decree stipulates acts of administrative violation; completed acts of administrative violation and ongoing acts of administrative violation; forms of administrative sanction, levels of administrative sanction, measures to remedy consequences for each act of administrative violation; subjects subject to administrative sanction; authority to impose administrative sanctions, specific fines according to each position; authority to issue administrative violation records; implementation of administrative sanctions and measures to remedy consequences in road transport activities under the domain of road traffic.

2. Acts of administrative violation related to road transport activities and acts of administrative violation in other state management fields related to road transport activities that are not specified in this Decree shall be subject to administrative sanctions in accordance with regulations set forth in Decrees on administrative sanctions in those respective fields.

Article 2. Persons subject to penalty

1. Individuals and organizations committing acts of administrative violation in road transport activities within the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2. Organizations referred to 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 establishments;

c) Political-social organizations, political-social occupational organizations, social organizations, social occupational organizations;

d) Economic organizations established in accordance with the Law on Enterprises including: private enterprises, joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, partnerships, and affiliated units of enterprises (branches, representative offices);

đ) Economic organizations established in accordance with the Law on Cooperatives including: cooperative groups, cooperatives, associations of cooperatives;

e) Agencies and organizations from foreign countries permitted by competent authorities of Vietnam to operate within the territory of Vietnam, except where international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party provide otherwise;

g) Other organizations established in accordance with the law.

3. Households and family businesses committing acts of administrative violation as prescribed in this Decree shall be subject to administrative sanctions as if they were individuals committing such violations.

Article 3. Levels of Fines, Forms of Administrative Sanctions, Measures to Remedy Consequences, and Principles of Application

1. The maximum fine for individuals in road transport activities under the domain of road traffic is 75,000,000 VND, and for organizations it is 150,000,000 VND.

2. Principal forms of administrative sanctions

a) Warning;

b) Fine.

3. Additional forms of punishment

a) Suspension of training activities;

b) Suspension of construction activities;

c) Revocation of vehicle operation permits issued to cars engaged in transportation services;

d) Revocation of transportation business licenses.

4. Measures to remedy consequences

a) Compel restoration to the original condition prior to the change caused by the administrative violation;

b) Compelling the demolition of construction projects or parts thereof without a permit or constructed contrary to the permit;

c) Compelling the return of unlawful profits obtained through the commission of administrative violations;

d) Compelling the removal of objects attached, hung, or installed on road traffic signs; compelling the relocation of plants obstructing the view of drivers, traffic signs;

đ) Compelling the cleanup of waste, debris, vehicles, materials, soil, goods, machinery, equipment, banners, signs, advertisements, and other obstructions;

e) Compelling the replacement or repair of missing or damaged traffic signs; remedying damages to road infrastructure;

g) Compelling the full and accurate posting of required information as prescribed.

5. The application of measures to remedy consequences shall be implemented in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.

6. For acts of administrative violation with the same nature and similar descriptions as provided in this Decree, in cases where the violators overlap, the following sanctions shall apply:

a) For acts of administrative violation as stipulated in point a, Clause 2, Article 11 and corresponding acts of administrative violation at point d, Clause 4, Article 12, in cases where the transportation service provider is a household business and the household business owner directly operates the vehicle, the individual-level fine as prescribed in point d, Clause 4, Article 12 shall be applied;

b) For acts of administrative violation as stipulated in points b and c, Clause 2, Article 11 and corresponding acts of administrative violation at point đ, Clause 4, Article 12, in cases where the transportation service provider is a household business and the household business owner directly operates the vehicle, the individual-level fine as prescribed in point đ, Clause 4, Article 12 shall be applied.

Article 4. Completed administrative violations and ongoing administrative violations

1. The determination of completed administrative violations and ongoing administrative violations for calculating the statute of limitations for administrative offenses shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on handling administrative violations.

2. For violations discovered through technical means and equipment provided by individuals or organizations: the time of cessation of the violation is calculated from the time when the technical means and equipment record the violation.

Chapter II

VIOLATIONS, FORMS, AMOUNTS OF FINES AND REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN ROADWAY ACTIVITIES
TO CORRECT THE CONSEQUENCES OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN ROADWAY OPERATIONS
VIOLATIONS OF ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATIONS

Section 1
VIOLATIONS OF ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATIONS

Article 5. Imposing penalties on violations concerning the use and exploitation within the scope of land allocated for roadway infrastructure

1. A fine of VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 for individuals and VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 for organizations for planting trees within the safety zone of the roadway that obstructs the view of traffic vehicle drivers or obscures road signs, except for violations stipulated in point c, Clause 4 of this Article.

2. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 for individuals and VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 for organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Erecting unauthorized welcome gates within the scope of land allocated for roadway infrastructure affecting road traffic safety;

b) Hanging unauthorized banners within the scope of road land affecting road traffic safety;

c) Placing or hanging signboards or advertisements on road land outside urban areas, except for placing or hanging signboards or advertisements on the road surface, and except for violations stipulated in point a, Clause 5 of this Article;

d) Dumping waste on the road outside designated areas, except for violations stipulated in point a, Clause 4 of this Article.

3. A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for individuals and VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for organizations for erecting tents, stalls, entrance gates, fences, or other structures without authorization within the scope of land allocated for roadway infrastructure, except for violations stipulated in point d, Clause 4; point a, Clause 5; points a, b, d, Clause 6 of this Article.

4. A fine of VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 for individuals and VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Dumping or leaving materials or waste illegally within the safety zone of the roadway;

b) Unauthorized excavation, filling, leveling, or backfilling of the ground within the scope of land allocated for roadway infrastructure;

c) Unauthorized attachment, hanging, installation, or placement of unrelated content on road signs, causing distortion or loss of effectiveness of the road signs;

d) Erecting tents, stalls, or other structures without authorization in urban areas within tunnels, overpasses, pedestrian underpasses, or underpasses, except for violations stipulated in point a, Clause 6 of this Article;

đ) Failing to provide appropriate drainage paths or obstructing, blocking drainage systems from infrastructure works according to regulations;

e) Demolishing advertising boards or parts thereof affecting the roadway infrastructure.

5. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 for individuals and VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Installing advertising boards within the safety zone of the roadway without approval as required, except for violations stipulated in point d, Clause 6 of this Article;

b) Failing to dismantle advertising boards or parts thereof upon request from the road management authority, road managers, or users;

c) Failing to remove temporary connection points when the temporary connection period has expired;

d) Failing to restore the original condition of the safety zone of the roadway or failing to repair and supplement the affected roadway infrastructure caused by temporary connections.

6. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for individuals and VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 for organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Occupying road land or the safety zone of the roadway to build houses;

b) Illegally connecting to main roads or branch roads;

c) Illegally dismantling, moving, or altering road structures;

d) Installing advertising boards within the safety zone of expressways.

7. In addition to being subject to fines, individuals and organizations committing violations must also implement the following remedial measures:

a) For violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the violators must relocate plants obstructing the view of traffic vehicle drivers and road signs;

b) For violations stipulated in point a, Clause 2 of this Article, the violators must demolish unauthorized construction works and restore the original state altered due to administrative violations;

c) For violations stipulated in points b, c, Clause 2 of this Article, the violators must collect and remove banners, signboards, and advertisements;

d) For violations stipulated in point d, Clause 2, point a, Clause 4 of this Article, the violators must collect and remove waste, debris, and materials;

đ) For violations stipulated in Clause 3, point d, Clause 4; point a, Clause 5; points a, b, d, Clause 6 of this Article, the violators must demolish unauthorized construction works or constructions not in accordance with permits and restore the original state altered due to administrative violations;

e) For violations stipulated in point b, Clause 4; point c, Clause 6 of this Article, the violators must restore the original state altered due to administrative violations;

g) For violations stipulated in point c, Clause 4 of this Article, the violators must dismantle objects attached, hung, or installed on road signs and restore the original state altered due to administrative violations.

Article 6. Imposing penalties on violations concerning management, operation, exploitation, and maintenance of technical infrastructure works shared with roads

1. A fine of from VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 12,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 on organizations for failing to mark the identification signs of infrastructure works under their ownership when installing them into technical infrastructure works shared with roads.

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Managing, operating, exploiting, and maintaining technical infrastructure works shared with roads that affect the safety of road works, road traffic safety, or hinder the operation, exploitation, and maintenance of road works;

b) Failing to relocate or dismantle technical infrastructure works shared, or works installed within shared technical infrastructure works upon request of the manager or user of road works for investment, construction, upgrading, expansion, and maintenance of road works.

Section 2

VIOLATIONS OF PROVISIONS ON TRAINING INSPECTORS, BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICES;
MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, EXPLOITATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE STRUCTURES
Article 7. Imposing penalties on violations concerning training inspectors, business conditions for road traffic safety inspection services
HIGHWAY

1. A fine of from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed on training institutions for road traffic safety inspectors for committing any of the following violations:

a) Not having sufficient audio-visual equipment as prescribed;

b) Not having sufficient computers and devices to measure the reflectivity of road signs as prescribed;

c) Not having the required number of full-time lecturers as prescribed;

d) Using lecturers who do not meet the prescribed qualification standards.

2. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on training institutions for road traffic safety inspectors for committing any of the following violations:

a) Enrolling and training students who do not meet the prescribed qualification standards;

b) Failing to announce the training plan and list of students before starting classes as prescribed;

c) Training road traffic safety inspectors outside the prescribed framework and training plan;

d) Recognizing examination results for persons who did not attend the examination or did not complete the road traffic safety inspector training course;

đ) Failing to establish or establish an examination board as prescribed;

e) Failing to store and preserve student records as prescribed, except for the violation prescribed at point g of this clause;

g) Failing to prepare, retain, and preserve relevant documentation related to training activities as prescribed.

3. A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations conducting road traffic safety inspection services for committing any of the following violations:

a) Not being independent from construction units or design consulting organizations as prescribed;

b) Using persons without a road traffic safety inspector certificate or with a certificate that has expired for road traffic safety inspections;

c) Failing to meet the capacity requirements when inspecting projects in Group C or operational road works as prescribed.

4. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations conducting road traffic safety inspection services for failing to meet the capacity requirements when inspecting national key projects or projects in Groups A and B as prescribed.

5. In addition to fines, organizations committing violations shall also be subject to supplementary penalties:

a) Training institutions for road traffic safety inspectors committing violations prescribed in Clause 1, Point a, and Point b of Clause 2 of this Article shall have their training activities suspended for one to three months;

b) Organizations conducting road traffic safety inspection services committing violations prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article shall have their inspection activities suspended for one to three months.

b) An organization conducting road traffic safety inspection services that commits a violation as stipulated in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article shall also be suspended from conducting road traffic safety inspections for a period of from one to three months.

Article 8. Imposing penalties for violations concerning construction within the scope of protection of road infrastructure

1. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and a fine of VND 2,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for carrying out any of the following violations:

a) Conducting construction work on operational roads without installing warning devices on construction vehicles and machinery.

b) Failing to submit traffic safety measures and construction safety measures (traffic organization measures) to the road management agency before conducting construction work on operational roads in cases where a construction permit is not required.

2. A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and a fine of VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for carrying out any of the following violations:

a) Conducting construction work within the scope of land allocated for road infrastructure without properly implementing traffic organization measures as stipulated in the accompanying documents of the construction permit or the approval document of the competent authority, except for the violations specified in Clause 1, Point b, Point c of this Clause; Point a, Point b of Clause 3; Point a, Point b, Point d of Clause 4; Point a, Point b, Point c of Clause 5 of this Article.

b) Leaving materials, soil, construction equipment outside the construction area, obstructing traffic.

c) Failing to immediately remove traffic signs, barriers, construction equipment, and materials from the portion of the road or the road safety zone upon completion of construction.

3. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and a fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 14,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for carrying out any of the following violations:

a) Conducting construction work on operational roads without properly implementing traffic organization measures, resulting in traffic congestion.

b) Failing to arrange personnel to warn and guide traffic during construction work on operational roads as prescribed.

c) Conducting construction work within the scope of land allocated for road infrastructure when the construction permit or approval document has expired.

4. A fine of VND 7,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and a fine of VND 14,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for carrying out any of the following violations:

a) Conducting construction work on operational roads without setting up traffic warning lights and nighttime lighting.

b) Conducting construction work on operational roads with temporary warning signs and barriers at the construction site but not fully in accordance with the construction permit or the approval document of the competent authority, except for the violation specified in Point c of Clause 5 of this Article.

c) Conducting construction work within the scope of land allocated for road infrastructure without a construction permit or approval document from the competent authority as prescribed.

d) Conducting construction work on operational roads without complying with the construction permit, causing damage or destruction to the operational road infrastructure.

5. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 for individuals and VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Conducting construction work in urban areas without adhering to the time stipulated in the construction permit or approval document.

b) Conducting construction work on operational roads without fully implementing traffic organization measures, resulting in traffic accidents.

c) Conducting construction work on operational roads without setting up temporary warning signs and barriers at the construction site as stipulated in the construction permit or the approval document of the competent authority.

d) Failing to relocate the construction work when requested by the competent road management agency, the person managing or using the road, as prescribed.

đ) Failing to relocate the construction work when it affects road traffic safety or road infrastructure safety without taking corrective measures.

e) Failing to hand over the completed construction project, the completion documents, and the maintenance procedures as prescribed after completing the road construction project for compensation.

g) Failing to restore or restore the affected road infrastructure in compliance with the regulations.

6. A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and a fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for failing to construct a road project for compensation or replacement of the affected part of the project or failing to compensate for the cost of constructing a replacement section as prescribed.

7. In addition to the monetary penalty, individuals and organizations committing the violations specified in Point a of Clause 3; Points b and c of Clause 5 of this Article shall also be subject to supplementary sanctions of suspending construction activities for four to ten days.

8. In addition to the imposition of penalties, individuals and organizations committing violations shall also be subject to the following remedial measures:

a) For violations specified in Points b and c of Clause 2 of this Article, they shall be compelled to clean up equipment, materials, soil, goods, machinery, facilities, and other obstructions.

b) For violations specified in Points c and d of Clause 4 of this Article, they shall be compelled to demolish the construction works or parts thereof that were constructed without a permit or did not comply with the permit and restore the original condition altered due to administrative violations.

Article 9. Sanctions for violations concerning management, exploitation, maintenance, and protection of road infrastructure structures

1. Warning or a fine from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed on individuals who commit any of the following violations:

a) Grazing livestock on the road surface;

b) Attaching livestock to traffic signs, guardrails, or other auxiliary facilities of road infrastructure structures.

2. A fine from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 600,000 to VND 800,000 on organizations that commit any of the following violations:

a) Lighting fires on bridges or under bridge decks; mooring vessels under bridge decks or within the safe zone of bridges;

b) Unauthorized construction of embankments, pumping water across roads; placing pipes for pumping water or sand through roads, lighting fires on road surfaces.

3. A fine from VND 6,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations entrusted with the management, exploitation, and maintenance of road infrastructure structures that commit any of the following violations:

a) Failing to promptly replace or repair according to regulations warning signs, prohibitory signs, and signal signs that have been lost or damaged, and failing to promptly take measures to remedy damages to road works that affect traffic safety;

b) Failing to detect or take measures to prevent, report promptly acts of encroachment or unauthorized use of road traffic safety zones or road land;

c) Failing to install water level markers at both ends of submerged roads;

d) Failing to provide traffic warnings, traffic regulation measures, or measures to prevent vehicles from passing through flooded sections with strong currents.

4. A fine from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 on organizations that commit any of the following violations:

a) Damaging or rendering ineffective the drainage system of roads;

b) Unauthorized removal, relocation, adjustment, damage, misuse, or alteration of traffic signs, traffic lights, barriers, posts, lane markings, protective walls, guardrails, boundary markers, clearance posts, and other road signs;

c) Unauthorized demolition, destruction, or illegal repair and renovation of sidewalks.

5. A fine from VND 5,000,000 to VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 10,000,000 to VND 14,000,000 on organizations that commit any of the following violations:

a) Unauthorized drilling, digging, or cutting of roads or sidewalks;

b) Unauthorized demolition or damage to auxiliary works attached to roads, components, or accessories of road works, except for violations stipulated in Clause 4; Points a, c, and d of this Clause;

c) Unauthorized removal or opening of manhole covers, utility grates of underground works, or pipeline systems on roads causing damage;

d) Blasting or extracting soil, sand, rock, gravel, or other minerals affecting the safety of road works;

e) Failing to establish operational procedures for road management, exploitation, and maintenance as prescribed, or failing to fully implement the approved operational procedures for road management, exploitation, and maintenance.

6. In addition to the sanctions imposed, individuals and organizations committing violations shall also be subject to the following remedial measures:

a) Individuals violating Point a of Clause 3 of this Article shall be required to supplement and repair missing or damaged signs; remedy damages to road works;

b) Organizations violating Clause 4; Points a, b, c, and d of Clause 5 of this Article shall be required to restore the original condition altered due to administrative violations.

Article 10. Penalties for violations related to electronic payment of road traffic, and activities at toll stations on highways

1. A fine of from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Arbitrarily transferring the end-user card from one vehicle to another;

b) Destroying, forging, deleting data, or interfering with the content of the end-user card;

c) Opening or maintaining anonymous or false identity traffic accounts.

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Failing to publicly display information at toll stations as required;

b) Organizing ticket sales and inspections untimely, harassing ticket buyers; failing to sell tickets fully or limiting the sale time for monthly and quarterly tickets as prescribed;

c) Accepting cash from road traffic vehicle users without issuing tickets or issuing incorrect type tickets for vehicles passing through toll stations;

d) Failing to follow the prescribed procedures so that vehicles required to purchase tickets pass through toll stations without tickets.

3. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 20,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Failing to properly manage and operate toll stations as prescribed, resulting in traffic accidents involving vehicles when they pass through toll stations, except for violations stipulated in point c, Clause 5 of this Article;

b) Issuing payment receipts for road usage fees incorrectly to the wrong recipients or for incorrect amounts as prescribed at toll stations;

c) Intruding or attempting to intrude into the electronic payment system for road traffic;

d) Damaging or stealing data from the electronic payment system for road traffic;

đ) Illegally altering software programs or electronic data used in electronic payment systems for road traffic.

4. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Failing to report revenues or reporting incompletely or not within the prescribed timeframe;

b) Failing to publicly disclose daily revenue figures or the amount owed by vehicles at each toll station;

c) Changing the fee for road usage without written approval from competent state authorities;

d) Failing to maintain toll station assets; arbitrarily dismantling, liquidating, or selling toll station assets; failing to calibrate or inspect equipment requiring calibration or inspection as prescribed;

5. A fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 70,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Failing to properly manage and operate toll stations as prescribed, resulting in queues of more than 750 meters of vehicles waiting in front of toll stations on a single lane (measured from the toll booth to the last vehicle in the queue);

b) Failing to properly manage and operate toll stations as prescribed, causing any vehicle's passage time through a toll station, from stopping to wait for payment to exiting the toll station, to exceed 15 minutes;

c) Failing to properly manage and operate toll stations as prescribed, resulting in traffic accidents involving vehicles when they pass through toll stations causing serious consequences or worse;

d) Failing to establish or establish incomplete procedures for offsetting, payment, and data verification;

đ) Failing to implement procedures established by providers of electronic payment services for road traffic;

e) Failing to perform reconciliation procedures; failing to correct errors or discrepancies discovered during the reconciliation process;

g) Failing to reconcile actual traffic volume with the traffic volume recorded by service providers for road usage payments as prescribed;

h) Failing to establish procedures for collecting road usage fees through non-cash electronic transactions;

i) Failing to establish procedures for collecting fees, prices, and other service charges;

k) Failing to establish or approve electronic payment procedures for road traffic that are inconsistent with the form and method of electronic payment at collection points;

l) Failing to establish internal procedures for monitoring, handling violations, and addressing issues during the implementation of electronic payment systems for road traffic;

m) Failing to synchronize information in the electronic payment database for road traffic as prescribed.

6. A fine of from VND 80,000,000 to VND 100,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Failing to independently manage funds in the account for road usage fees separate from other funds of service providers for road usage payments;

b) Misusing funds in the account for road usage fees.

7. In addition to being subject to fines, individuals and organizations committing violations must also implement the following remedial measures:

a) Committing violations as prescribed in point c and point d, Clause 2, point b, Clause 3, and point c, Clause 4 of this Article shall be ordered to return any illegal gains obtained from administrative violations (if any);

b) Committing violations as prescribed in point đ, Clause 3 of this Article shall be ordered to restore the original condition before the administrative violation occurred.

Section 3
VIOLATIONS OF ROAD TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES

Article 11. Imposing penalties on drivers of motor vehicles, four-wheeled passenger-carrying vehicles with engines engaged in commercial transportation who violate regulations on road transport

1. A fine of VND 300,000 to VND 500,000 shall be imposed for the violation of not wearing uniforms or name badges as prescribed by the transport service provider.

2. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for committing any of the following violations:

a) Operating a taxi without a fare meter (for vehicles registered to use a fare meter) or having one but not in accordance with regulations, or having one but not using it to calculate fares upon passengers' request or interfering to adjust the displayed fare;

b) Operating a taxi using fare calculation software without equipment to directly connect with passengers as prescribed;

c) Operating a taxi without fare calculation software (for vehicles registered to use such software) or using fare calculation software that does not meet prescribed requirements;

d) Operating a passenger transport vehicle on a fixed route and charging fares higher than those declared and publicly posted according to regulations.

3. In addition to being subject to administrative fines, persons violating clause 2, point d of this Article shall also be required to return any unlawful profits obtained from the administrative violation.

Article 12. Imposing penalties on violations of regulations on road transport and supporting road transport services

1. A fine of VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 on organizations for failing to display internal rules, service prices, and the name and phone number of the competent state management agency at parking lots as prescribed.

2. A fine of VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 on organizations for committing any of the following violations:

a) Refusing to pay tickets to passengers who have purchased tickets but before the vehicle departs as prescribed for fixed routes;

b) Failing to properly affix or recall license plates issued to motor vehicles participating in commercial transport;

c) Failing to arrange personnel to monitor and supervise drivers and vehicles throughout the commercial transport process as prescribed;

d) Accepting and transporting consigned goods in violation of regulations;

đ) Failing to implement fare reductions for the elderly, people with disabilities, and other policy beneficiaries as prescribed;

e) Failing to enter into agency sales contracts with bus transport operators or fixed-route transport operators as prescribed.

3. A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 on transport operators and supporting transport service providers for committing any of the following violations:

a) Using motor vehicles designed to carry eight or more passengers (excluding the driver's seat) or vehicles modified from larger vehicles to carry fewer than eight passengers (excluding the driver's seat) for taxi operations;

b) Failing to arrange direct managers for transport activities or arranging them but they do not meet prescribed conditions;

c) Using cooperative members' property for commercial transport without a service contract between the member and the cooperative as prescribed, or using vehicles not legally owned for commercial transport;

d) Bus stations failing to confirm or confirming inaccurately or incompletely information in dispatch orders as prescribed, or confirming dispatch orders when the vehicle is not at the station;

đ) Bus stations allowing vehicles to depart outside the schedule published by the management authority;

e) Failing to report transport business activities as prescribed;

g) Failing to establish or implement traffic safety assurance tasks as prescribed;

h) Bus stations failing to declare and publish information about service fees for entering and exiting bus stations as prescribed by price laws;

i) Passenger bus stations failing to sign contracts with transport operators as prescribed;

k) Failing to announce fare calculation methods on taxis as prescribed;

l) Failing to retain complete records related to transport management and operation as prescribed; lacking a retention system or having one but not retaining complete customer complaints as prescribed.

4. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 on transport operators and supporting transport service providers for committing any of the following violations:

a) Announcing cargo terminals, rest stops not in accordance with regulations; failing to reannounce passenger terminals, cargo terminals, and rest stops as prescribed;

b) Failing to establish a safety management department as prescribed or having one but it does not fully perform its duties as prescribed;

c) Failing to establish or updating inadequately and inaccurately vehicle and driver records as prescribed;

d) Using taxis without fare meters (for vehicles registered to use fare meters) or with improperly installed fare meters; lacking printing devices connected to fare meters as prescribed or having them but unable to use them or issuing receipts without all required information;

đ) Using taxis without equipment to directly connect with passengers as prescribed (for vehicles registered to use fare calculation software) or using fare calculation software that does not meet prescribed requirements;

e) Failing to comply with announced service quality standards;

g) Failing to comply with declared and announced service fees for entering and exiting bus stations.

h) Failing to comply with the posted or declared prices for fixed-route passenger transport services and taxi passenger transport services;

i) Not purchasing insurance for passengers as required;

k) Using two-tier sleeper buses to operate on mountainous routes classified as Class V and Class VI roads.

5. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 on business organizations engaged in passenger transport and supporting transport services that commit any of the following violations:

a) Bus stations not declaring or publicizing information about the prices of station entry and exit services in accordance with laws on pricing;

b) Not declaring the prices of fixed-route passenger transport services by road and taxi passenger transport services as required.

6. A fine of from VND 12,000,000 to VND 16,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 24,000,000 to VND 32,000,000 on business organizations engaged in passenger transport and supporting transport services that commit any of the following violations:

a) Operating passenger transport using motor vehicles or four-wheeled vehicles with engines without a transport business license, except for the violation specified in point i of this clause;

b) Not complying with the business form registered in the transport business license;

c) Illegally establishing or organizing passenger pick-up and drop-off points or cargo loading and unloading points;

d) Not establishing or not properly implementing traffic safety procedures for station entry and exit vehicles, or not posting or not fully and accurately posting information at bus stations as required;

đ) Not sending electronic invoices or not sending the minimum content of electronic contracts as required;

e) Not implementing or not fully or correctly implementing regulations on managing and applying information from station management software;

g) Using electronic contracts without a user interface provided to passengers or transport lessees as required, or having an interface that does not meet the requirements set forth;

h) Allowing organizations or individuals without a transport business license for motor vehicles or four-wheeled vehicles with engines to manage vehicles and drivers or determine fares for transport;

i) Directly managing vehicles and drivers or determining transport fares without a transport business license as required;

k) Not implementing storage or not storing in accordance with regulations;

l) Software not recording customer evaluations of driver service quality or recording but not sending such information to transport business organizations as required.

7. A fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed on software application providers supporting transport connections that commit any of the following violations:

a) Software providers supporting transport connections not complying with regulations on providing software applications supporting transport connections, except for the violation specified in point e of this clause;

b) Software providers supporting transport connections not providing the competent authority with a list of transport business organizations, motor vehicles, and drivers of transport organizations cooperating with software application providers supporting transport connections, or not providing access accounts to software applications supporting transport connections to the competent authority when requested, or not implementing storage as required;

c) Arbitrarily adjusting posted fare rates or contract values on the software;

d) Permitting passenger transport businesses to use the software to confirm reservations for individual passengers, sell tickets, or collect payments from individual passengers contrary to regulations;

đ) Not providing transport business organizations with interfaces and tools to directly manage vehicles and drivers, negotiate, and determine transport fares with passengers and transport lessees through the software;

e) The software application supporting transport connections requiring drivers to perform multiple actions to accept trips while the vehicle is moving.

In addition to fines, individuals and organizations committing violations shall also be subject to the following additional penalties:

a) Committing violations as specified in point a and point c of Clause 3 of this Article shall result in the revocation of the vehicle identification plates issued to motor vehicles participating in transport business operations for a period of one to three months (if issued or already issued) for the violating vehicles;

b) Committing violations as specified in point b of Clause 3; point b of Clause 4; point b and point h of Clause 6 of this Article shall result in the revocation of the transport business licenses for a period of one to three months.

9. In addition to penalties, individuals and organizations committing violations as specified in point a of Clause 2; point g, point h, and point i of Clause 4 of this Article shall also be subject to measures to rectify consequences, including being ordered to return illegal profits obtained from committing the violations.

Article 13. Sanctions for bus service staff and passenger transport vehicle service staff operating on fixed routes or under contracts

1. A fine of from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed for committing any of the following violations:

a) Not allocating priority seats for the elderly, persons with disabilities, children, and pregnant women, and not guiding passengers to sit in designated places;

b) Not wearing uniforms or name badges as required for service staff on vehicles.

2. A fine of from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed on bus service staff who commit the violation of collecting fares but not issuing tickets (paper or electronic) to passengers, or collecting fares higher than prescribed.

3. A fine of from VND 300,000 to VND 400,000 shall be imposed on passenger transport vehicle service staff operating on fixed routes who commit the violation of collecting fares but not issuing tickets (paper or electronic) to passengers, or collecting fares higher than prescribed.

4. In addition to being subject to administrative sanctions, those who commit violations as stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article shall also be ordered to return any unlawful gains obtained through such administrative violations.

Article 14. Sanctions for violations related to internal transportation

1. A fine of from VND 3,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals who use four-wheeled motorized vehicles for internal transportation purposes other than commercial passenger transport.

2. A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and a fine of VND 6,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on organizations for carrying out any of the following violations:

a) Not organizing or inadequately organizing traffic safety management activities as prescribed, except for the violation stipulated in point b of this clause;

b) Not monitoring and supervising the operation of drivers and vehicles throughout the internal transportation process;

c) Using passenger vehicles with two-tier beds to operate on class V and VI mountain roads;

d) Using internal transportation vehicles for commercial passenger transport or cargo transport;

đ) Using internal transportation vehicles to transport people or goods not in accordance with prescribed categories;

e) Using automobiles owned by cooperative members for internal transportation without a service contract between the member and the cooperative as prescribed, or using automobiles not legally owned or used by the cooperative.

Article 15. Sanctions for violations related to vehicle rental services

1. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 16,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 on organizations providing vehicle rental services for failing to enter into self-drive vehicle rental contracts with renters.

2. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 on organizations providing vehicle rental services for committing any of the following violations:

a) Arranging drivers for self-drive renters;

b) Not entering into self-drive vehicle rental contracts with renters for commercial automobile transport or internal transportation;

c) Entering into vehicle rental contracts for commercial automobile transport or internal transportation without indicating that the contract does not include a driver with the renter.

3. A fine of from VND 28,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed on individuals, and from VND 56,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 on organizations providing vehicle rental services for renting vehicles to self-drive renters who do not have valid driving licenses appropriate to the type of rented vehicle.

Chapter III
AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Section 1
AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS

Article 16. Allocation of Administrative Violation Sanctioning Authority in Road Traffic Activities

1. The Chairpersons of People's Committees at all levels shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in this Decree within their local administrative jurisdiction.

2. Traffic police officers within the scope of their assigned functions and tasks shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in the points, clauses, and articles of this Decree as follows:

a) Clause 1, 2, 3, point a, b, c, and point d clause 4 Article 5;

b) Point a clause 1; point b, c clause 2; point a, b clause 3; point a, b clause 4; point a, b and point c clause 5 Article 8;

c) Clause 1, 2, 4 and clause 5 Article 9;

d) Point a clause 3; point a, b and point c clause 5 Article 10;

đ) Article 11;

e) Clause 1, point a, c and point đ clause 2; point a clause 3; point đ, e, g, i and point k clause 4, clause 5 and point c clause 6 Article 12;

g) Article 13;

h) Clause 1; point c, d, đ and point e clause 2 Article 14;

i) Article 15.

3. Mobile police officers and administrative police officers managing social order within the scope of their assigned functions and tasks related to road traffic activities shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in the points, clauses, and articles of this Decree as follows:

a) Clause 1, 2, 3; point a, d and point đ clause 4 Article 5;

b) Clause 1, 2, 4 and clause 5 Article 9;

c) Point a clause 3; point a, b and point c clause 5 Article 10;

d) Clause 1, point a, c and point đ clause 2; point a, k and point l clause 3; point i and point k clause 4; clause 5; point đ and point g clause 6 Article 12;

đ) Point c, d, đ and point e clause 2 Article 14.

4. Chiefs of Public Security Police Stations, Chiefs of Public Security Posts within the scope of their assigned functions and tasks related to road traffic activities shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in the points, clauses, and articles of this Decree as follows:

a) Clause 1, 2, 3, point a, b, c, d and point đ clause 4 Article 5;

b) Point a clause 1; point b, c clause 2; point a, b clause 3; point a, b clause 4; point a, b and point c clause 5 Article 8;

c) Clause 1, 2, 4 and clause 5 Article 9;

d) Point a clause 3; point a, b and point c clause 5 Article 10;

đ) Article 11;

e) Clause 1, point a, c and point đ clause 2; point a, k and point l clause 3; point đ, e, g, i and point k clause 4; clause 5; point c, đ and point g clause 6 Article 12;

g) Article 13;

h) Clause 1; point c, d, đ and point e clause 2 Article 14;

i) Article 15.

5. The Director of the Traffic Police Department shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in clause 2 of this Article.

6. The Director of the Administrative Management Police Department for Social Order, the Commander of Mobile Police Force shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in clause 3 of this Article.

7. The Director of Provincial Public Security Departments shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in clause 4 of this Article.

8. The Director of Vietnam Highway Administration, the Head of Inspection Teams established by the Minister of Construction, the Director of Construction Departments, the Head of Inspection Teams established by the Director of Vietnam Highway Administration shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in this Decree.

9. The Director of Highway Management Zones under the Vietnam Highway Administration shall have the authority to impose sanctions on violations stipulated in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and Article 10 of this Decree.

Article 17. Sanctioning Authority of the Chairpersons of People's Committees at All Levels

1. The Chairperson of the People's Committee at the commune level has the right to:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 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) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

Article 18. Sanctioning Authority of the People's Public Security

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

a) To issue warnings;

b) Fine up to VND 7,500,000.

2. The head of the Mobile Police Company has the right:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose fines up to 15,000,000 VND;

c) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

3. The Head of Police Station, the head of the Mobile Police Company at battalion level, the Head of Station, the Team Leader have the right:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Imposing a fine up to VND 22,500,000;

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

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

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

5. Heads of functional departments under the Administrative Management Police Department for Social Order including: Heads of Departments guiding and managing conditional investment and business sectors concerning national security and public order and seals; Heads of functional departments under the Traffic Police Department including: Heads of Departments managing, operating, processing, and digitizing data, Heads of Departments guiding propaganda, investigating, and resolving traffic accidents, Heads of Departments guiding registration and inspection of vehicles, Heads of Departments guiding training, examination, and management of driving licenses for vehicle drivers, Heads of Departments guiding patrol and control of road traffic, railway traffic, Heads of Departments guiding traffic control and leading convoys, Heads of Mobile Police Battalions; Heads of Provincial Public Security Departments including: Heads of Departments managing administrative affairs for social order, Heads of Departments investigating crimes concerning social order, Heads of Traffic Police Departments, Heads of Mobile Police Departments shall have the right:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

6. The provincial public security director have the right to:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) To apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

7. The Directors of the Traffic Police Inspectorate, the Administrative Management Inspectorate for Social Order, and the Commander of the Mobile Police Force have the right:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) To apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

Article 19. The authority to impose administrative penalties of the Director of the Vietnam Highway Administration, the Head of the inspection team established by the Minister of Construction, the Director of the Construction Department, the Head of the inspection team established by the Director of the Vietnam Highway Administration, and the Director of the Road Management Zone under the Vietnam Highway Administration.

1. The Director of the Highway Management Zone under the Vietnam Highway Administration has the right:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

2. The Director of the Construction Department, the Head of the Inspection Team established by the Director of the Vietnam Highway Administration have the right:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) Apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

3. The Director of the Vietnam Highway Administration, the Head of the Inspection Team established by the Minister of Construction have the right:

a) To issue warnings;

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

c) Revoking the right to use time-limited permits or suspending operations for a time-limited period;

d) To apply the measures to remedy consequences prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree.

Article 20. Principles for determining the authority to impose administrative penalties and apply measures to remedy consequences.

1. The principles for determining the authority to impose administrative penalties and apply measures to remedy consequences in highway activities shall be implemented according to the provisions of Article 52 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and Article 4 of Decree No. 189/2025/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2025 of the Government detailing the Law on Handling Administrative Violations regarding the authority to impose administrative penalties.

2. The authority to impose administrative penalties of the positions specified in Articles 17, 18, and Article 19 of this Decree is the authority to apply to an individual's administrative violation act; in cases of fines, the authority to impose penalties on organizations is twice that of individuals.

Article 21. Authority to issue administrative violation records.

The authority to issue administrative violation records in highway activities includes:

1. The positions specified in Article 17, Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 19 have the authority to issue administrative violation records for violations stipulated in this Decree;

2. The positions specified in Article 18 have the authority to issue administrative violation records for violations classified in Clause 4 of Article 16 of this Decree;

3. The position specified in Clause 1 of Article 19 has the authority to issue administrative violation records for violations classified in Clause 9 of Article 16 of this Decree;

4. Civil servants and officials of highway management agencies performing their duties have the authority to issue records for violations occurring within the scope of management of the agency or unit;

5. Members of the inspection team established by the Minister of Construction, members of the inspection team established by the Director of the Vietnam Highway Administration have the authority to issue records for violations discovered during inspections within the scope and range of inspection.

Section 2
PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSING PENALTIES

Article 22. Procedures for imposing penalties, enforcing penalty decisions, and applying measures to remedy consequences.

1. Procedures for imposing penalties, enforcing penalty decisions, and applying measures to remedy administrative violations in highway activities shall be carried out according to the provisions of Chapter III, Part II of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and the provisions of this Decree.

2. In cases where administrative violations are discovered through the use of technical equipment and means but the competent authority cannot immediately stop the vehicle to handle the situation, the following procedures shall be followed:

a) The competent authority sends a notification requiring the owner of the vehicle and related individuals or organizations (if any) to come to the office of the authority with the power to impose administrative penalties to resolve the violation case. The notification shall be made in writing or electronically within ten days from the date of discovery of the violation;

b) The owner of the vehicle has the obligation to cooperate with the competent authority to identify the person who operated the vehicle to commit the violation.

If the owner of the vehicle is an individual, if they do not cooperate with the competent authority, fail to prove or explain that they did not operate the vehicle to commit the violation, they will be subject to penalties for the discovered violation, except in cases where the vehicle was stolen or used illegally;

If the owner of the vehicle is an organization, if they do not cooperate with the competent authority, fail to provide information to identify the person who operated the vehicle to commit the violation, the organization will be subject to administrative penalties for the discovered violation, except in cases where the vehicle was stolen or used illegally.

c) The transfer of results obtained through technical equipment and means to the authority with the power to impose administrative penalties to issue violation records and make penalty decisions shall be carried out according to the Government's regulations on the list, management, and use of technical equipment and means, and the process of collecting and using data obtained from such equipment provided by individuals or organizations to detect administrative violations.

4. For violations at point d clause 4, point c clause 5 Article 5; point b clause 2 Article 6; clause 1 and clause 2 Article 7; point a clause 1, point a clause 2, point a and point b clause 3, point a and point b clause 4, clause 5, clause 6 Article 8; point c, d clause 3 and point d clause 5 Article 9; point d, h, i, k and point l clause 5 Article 10; point b clause 3, point c, d and point d clause 4 Article 12, organizations and individuals committing violations must cease the violations according to the specific provisions below:

a) Committing violations as prescribed in point d clause 4 Article 5 must provide appropriate drainage paths for infrastructure works in accordance with regulations;

b) Committing violations as prescribed in point c clause 5 Article 5 must remove temporary connection points as required;

c) Committing violations as prescribed in point b clause 2 Article 6 must relocate or dismantle shared infrastructure facilities according to the requirements of the road construction facility manager;

d) Committing violations as prescribed in clause 1 Article 7 must fully comply with the conditions for business inspection bases; clause 2 Article 7 must fully comply with training regulations for inspectors and responsibilities of training business establishments.

d) For violations as stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 7, all provisions regarding the conditions of a traffic safety inspector business establishment must be fully implemented; for violations as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 7, all provisions concerning the training of traffic safety inspectors and the responsibilities of the training business establishment must be fully implemented.

d) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at point a Clause 1; point a Clause 2, points a and b Clause 3; points a and b Clause 4; points a, b and c Clause 5 Article 8 must immediately implement traffic safety measures (traffic organization measures) as prescribed;

e) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at points d, đ Clause 5 Article 8 must relocate the works as prescribed;

g) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at point e Clause 5 Article 8 must hand over the works, completion files of the works, maintenance procedures as prescribed;

h) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at point g Clause 5 Article 8 must restore the affected road infrastructure according to the regulations;

i) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at Clause 6 Article 8 must construct a road work or pay the funds to compensate and replace the affected road works;

k) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at point c Clause 3 Article 9 must install water level markers; point d Clause 3 Article 9 must take warning and traffic regulation measures, measures to prevent vehicles from passing through flooded sections with strong currents as prescribed;

l) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at Clause đ Clause 5 Article 9; points d, h, i, k and l Clause 5 Article 10 must establish procedures as prescribed;

m) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at point b Clause 3 Article 12 must arrange personnel directly managing transport activities who meet the conditions as prescribed;

n) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at point c Clause 4 Article 12 must establish, update, and store all relevant files and documents accurately as prescribed;

o) Where the violation of the provisions stipulated at points d and đ Clause 4 Article 12 must install fare meters and equipment for direct connection with passengers as prescribed.

5. In cases where the measure to mitigate consequences requiring the return of illegal gains is applied, the determination of illegal gains shall be carried out as follows:

a) The illegal gains derived from the administrative violation stipulated at point c Clause 2 Article 10 shall be calculated based on the amount of money received from passengers using road transport vehicles;

b) The illegal gains obtained from the administrative violation stipulated at point b Clause 3, point c Clause 4 Article 10 shall be calculated based on the amount of money collected from road usage fees minus the approved price by the competent authority in writing;

c) The illegal gains obtained from the administrative violation stipulated at point d Clause 2 Article 11, Clause 2 and Clause 3 Article 13 shall be calculated based on the amount of money collected from passenger ticket sales minus the declared and posted ticket prices;

d) The illegal gains obtained from the administrative violation stipulated at point a Clause 2 Article 12 shall be calculated based on the amount of money collected from passengers for tickets sold to passengers refusing travel;

đ) The illegal gains obtained from the administrative violation stipulated at point g Clause 4 Article 12 shall be calculated based on the amount of money collected from transportation business units minus the declared and published service prices for entering and exiting terminals;

e) The illegal gains obtained from the administrative violation stipulated at point h Clause 4 Article 12 shall be calculated based on the amount of money collected from passengers minus the declared and published fixed route passenger transport fares and taxi service prices;

g) The illegal gains obtained from the administrative violation stipulated at point i Clause 4 Article 12 shall be calculated based on the amount of money required to purchase insurance for passengers as prescribed but not purchased by the transportation business unit;

6. The person authorized to issue administrative penalty decisions shall be responsible for supervising the implementation of measures to mitigate consequences.

7. In cases where organizations or individuals subject to administrative penalties do not voluntarily comply with the penalty decision, do not voluntarily refund the funds to the agency that has implemented the measures to mitigate consequences, they will be enforced according to the provisions of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and other related laws.

Article 23. Revocation of the right to use a time-limited permit or suspension of activities for a time-limited period in road transport operations

1. The starting point for calculating the duration of revocation of the right to use a permit in road transport operations shall be as follows:

a) In cases where at the time of issuing the administrative penalty decision, the authority with the power to impose penalties has already temporarily seized the permit in road transport operations of the individual or organization that violated the regulations, the starting point for calculating the duration of revocation of the right to use the permit is the date on which the administrative penalty decision becomes effective;

b) In cases where at the time of issuing the administrative penalty decision, the authority with the power to impose penalties has not yet temporarily seized the permit in road transport operations of the individual or organization that violated the regulations, the authority with the power to impose penalties still issues the administrative penalty decision according to the provisions applicable to the violation. In the content of the administrative penalty decision, it must clearly state the starting point for calculating the effectiveness of the supplementary penalty form of revocation of the right to use the permit, which is from the date when the violator presents the permit to the authority with the power to impose penalties for temporary seizure;

c) When temporarily seizing the permit in road transport operations as prescribed in point b of this clause and when returning the permit whose right to use has been revoked as prescribed in points a and b of this clause, the authority with the power to impose penalties must prepare a record and retain the administrative penalty case file;

2. During the period of being deprived of the right to use the permit in road transport operations, if individuals or organizations still conduct activities listed in the permit, they will be penalized as if they did not have the permit;

3. In cases where the person who committed the violation is subject to the penalty form of revocation of the right to use the permit in road transport operations but the remaining usage period of the permit is less than the revocation period, the authority with the power to impose penalties still issues the administrative penalty decision applying the penalty form of revocation of the right to use the permit according to the provisions applicable to the violation. During the period of being deprived of the right to use the permit in road transport operations, individuals or organizations may proceed with procedures to renew or obtain a new permit but are not allowed to conduct activities listed in the permit or professional practice certificate;

Article 24. Temporary Seizure of Documents Related to the Driver and Vehicle in Violation

For cases where at the time of inspection, the driver cannot present one, several, or all of the required documents (driver's license, vehicle registration certificate or certified copy of the vehicle registration certificate accompanied by the original receipt issued by a financial institution or foreign bank branch still in effect in cases where the financial institution or foreign bank branch holds the original vehicle registration certificate, certificate of technical safety and environmental protection inspection), as stipulated, the following measures shall be taken:

1. The authority with the power to impose penalties shall prepare an administrative violation record against the driver for the act of not having the required documents (corresponding to those documents not presented) and simultaneously prepare an administrative violation record against the owner of the vehicle for the corresponding violations as prescribed in Article 12 of this Decree and temporarily seize the vehicle according to the regulations;

2. Within the deadline specified in the administrative violation record for resolving the violation case, if the violator can present the required documents, the authority with the power to impose penalties shall issue an administrative penalty decision regarding the act of not carrying the required documents for the driver and not penalize the owner of the vehicle;

3. If the violator presents or fails to present the required documents beyond the deadline specified in the administrative violation record, they must comply with the administrative penalty decision according to the regulations for the violations recorded in the administrative violation record.

Chapter IV
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 25. Repeal certain Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 100/2019/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2019 of the Government on administrative penalties for violations in the field of road traffic and railway transport, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 123/2021/NĐ-CP dated December 28, 2021 of the Government and Decree No. 168/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 26, 2024 of the Government.

1. Repeal Point a, b, d, and Point đ Clause 2; Point b, c, d, and Point e Clause 3; Clause 4; Point a, b Clause 5; Point a, b, c, d, đ, and Point h Clause 6; Point b Clause 8; Clause 9, 10 Article 12.

2. Repeal Article 13, 14, 15.

3. Repeal Point b Clause 1; Point i, l, o, p Clause 3; Point n Clause 5; Clause 8, 9 Article 23.

4. Repeal Point a Clause 4 Article 24.

5. Repeal Point a, b, c, d, đ, i Clause 2; Point b, c Clause 3; Point b, c, d, đ, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, t Clause 4; Point a, b, c, d, h, i, k, l, n, q Clause 6; Point a, b, c, d, e, g, k Clause 7; Point c, d Clause 8; Point a, b Clause 10; Point a, b, d, đ, e, g, h, k and Point l Clause 11 Article 28.

6. Repeal Article 31.

7. Repeal Point b, c, d, e, g Clause 2; Point đ, e, k Clause 3; Point g, h Clause 4; Point e, m, o Clause 5; Point b Clause 8 Article 74; the phrase "Point a Clause 2 Article 16; Point a Clause 6 Article 23; Point a Clause 2 Article 32" stipulated in Clause 3a Article 74.

8. Repeal Point i, l and Point m Clause 3 Article 80.

Article 26. Effective date

This Decree takes effect from March 1, 2026.

Article 27. Transitional Provisions

1. In cases where administrative violations in road traffic occur and conclude before this Decree takes effect but are discovered or are under consideration for resolution thereafter, the then-effective Decree shall be applied to impose penalties.

2. For administrative violations in road traffic that occur prior to the effective date of this Decree but continue to occur when this Decree becomes effective, the provisions of this Decree shall be applied to impose penalties.

Article 28. Responsibility for Implementation

The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees, cities, and related agencies and units are responsible for implementing this Decree./.