10 crimes with fines, effective from January 1, 2018

Humiliating others, violating gender equality rights, unintentionally causing injury... are crimes that can be fined without a prison sentence.

The 2015 Penal Code took effect on January 1, 2018, with one of the new points being the expansion of penalties that do not apply detention measures.The following 10 crimes, if the act falls under clause 1, the offender may be subject to a fine by the court.

Article 155: Humiliating others

Anyone who seriously insults the dignity or honor of another person shall be subject to a warning, a fine of 10-30 million VND, or non-custodial reform for up to 3 years.

Imprisonment from 3 months to5 years applies to criminals who abuse their position and power; to people performing official duties; to people who educate, raise, care for, or treat them, causing mental and behavioral disorders in the victim of 11% or more, or causing the victim to commit suicide.

Article 165: Violation of gender equality rights

Anyone who, for gender reasons, commits any act that prevents others from participating in activities in the fields of politics, economics, labor, education and training, science and technology, culture, information, physical education, sports, or health, and has been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for this act but continues to violate, shall be subject to a warning, a fine of 5 to 50 million VND, or non-custodial reform for up to two years.

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Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be subject to a fine of 50-100 million VND or imprisonment from three months to two years: taking advantage of one's position or power; committing the crime two or more times; against two or more people.

Offenders may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from one to five years.

Article 183: Organizing early marriage

Anyone who organizes marriages for people under the marriageable age, has been administratively sanctioned for this act and still violates it, shall be fined from 10 to 30 million VND or sentenced to non-custodial reform for up to two years.

The penalty under the 1999 Penal Code is a warning, non-custodial reform for up to two years or imprisonment from three months to two years.

Article 197: False advertising

The signs of a crime are that a person has committed an act of false advertising of goods or services, has been administratively sanctioned for this act or has been convicted of this crime, has not had his criminal record expunged, and continues to commit the crime. The penalties include: a fine of 10-100 million VND or non-custodial reform for up to three years.

Offenders may also be fined from 5 to 50 million VND and banned from practicing a profession or doing certain jobs for 1 to 5 years.

Article 205: Establishing illegal funds

Anyone who abuses his/her position and power to establish a fund in violation of the law and uses that fund to cause damage to State assets of 50-200 million VND or has been disciplined for this act but still violates it shall be subject to a fine of 50-100 million VND or to non-custodial reform for up to three years.

A person who commits a crime in one of the following cases shall be subject to a fine of 100-500 million VND or imprisonment of 1-5 years: using cunning tricks to evade control; to commit other illegal acts; causing damage to State property from 200 million VND to less than one billion VND.

A person who commits a crime causing damage to state property of one billion VND or more shall be sentenced to 5-10 years in prison.

Article 231: Intentionally violating regulations on distribution of relief money and goods

Anyone who abuses his/her position or power to intentionally violate regulations on the distribution of relief money and goods, causing damage or loss of relief money and goods from 100 to under 300 million VND, shall be subject to a warning, a fine of 50 to 200 million VND, or non-custodial reform for up to two years.

The fine will be from 200 million to 1 billion VND or a prison sentence of 1-5 years if the offender is in the following cases: organized; committed twice or more; caused damage or loss of money or relief goods worth 300 million VND or more; caused negative impacts on security, order and social safety.

Article 135: Intentionally causing injury or harm to the health of another person in a state of strong mental agitation

NAnyone who intentionally causes injury or harm to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60% while in a state of severe mental agitation due to the victim's serious illegal behavior towards that person or towards that person's relatives shall be fined from 10 to 50 million VND or sentenced to non-custodial reform for up to three years.

Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from six months to three years: with two or more people, each with a bodily injury rate of 31-60%; causing injury or damage to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more or leading to death.

Article 136: Intentionally causing injury or harm to the health of another person by exceeding the limits of legitimate defense or by exceeding the necessary level when arresting a criminal

Anyone who intentionally causes injury or harm to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60% due to exceeding the limits of legitimate defense or exceeding the necessary level when arresting a criminal shall be subject to a fine of 5-20 million VND or non-custodial reform for up to three years.

Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from three months to two years: against two or more people with each person's bodily injury rate from 31% to 60%; causing injury or damage to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more.

If the crime results in death or injury or damage to the health of two or more people, with each person's bodily injury rate being 61% or more, the perpetrator shall be sentenced to 1-3 years in prison.

Article 138: Unintentionally causing injury or harm to the health of another person

Anyone who unintentionally causes injury or harm to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60% shall be subject to a warning, a fine of 5-20 million VND, or non-custodial reform for up to three years.

Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from three months to two years:with two or more people, each person's body injury rate is from 31% to 60%; gInjuring or causing damage to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more.

A prison sentence of 1-3 years applies to those who commit crimes against two or more victims, with each person's body injury rate being 61% or more.

Article 281: Violation of regulations on maintenance, repair and management of traffic works

Any person who is responsible for the maintenance, repair, or management of road, railway, waterway, or air traffic works and commits one of the following acts, causing injury or damage to the health of one person with a bodily injury rate of 31% to 60% or causing injury or damage to the health of two or more people with a total bodily injury rate of 31% to 60%, shall be subject to a fine of 30 million to 100 million VND or to non-custodial reform for up to three years:

- Failure to implement or improper implementation of regulations on maintenance, repair and management so that traffic works do not ensure the technical safety status and technical standards of the works related to ensuring traffic safety;

- Failure to promptly repair damaged traffic works, threatening traffic safety;

- Failure to implement or improper implementation of traffic guidance and control measures, placement of signs, markers, and barriers to prevent accidents when traffic works have been damaged or are undergoing maintenance or repair;

- Not regularly checking and implementing traffic safety measures on dangerous mountain passes, roads with landslides, landslides, flooding or on roads at risk of not ensuring traffic safety;

- Failure to take timely measures to handle and prevent accidents when discovering or receiving reports that traffic works under one's management authority are damaged;

- Not placing or not placing enough protective signals according to regulations for construction and repair of traffic works;

- Not cleaning up and disposing of protective signs, barriers, vehicles, and materials after construction is completed;

- Other violations in maintenance, repair and management of traffic works.

In case of causing injury, damage to health at a higher level or causing more damage, the penalty will be from 6 months to 15 years in prison.

According to VNE