Proposal for cases where traffic police are allowed to move violating vehicles

Specifically, the draft regulation stipulates that when detecting a vehicle violating the law by stopping or parking on the road, causing traffic obstruction and congestion, with the risk of leading to a traffic accident, but the driver or owner of the vehicle is not present at the scene of the violation, the traffic police officer or soldier on duty shall move the violating vehicle away from the above stopping or parking location.

In case of ineligibility, the unit, officer or traffic police officer may hire an organization or individual to move the vehicle; the vehicle operator must pay the cost of hiring the vehicle to move;

However, the draft also clearly stipulates that in the process of moving a vehicle according to regulations, if damage is caused, the unit of the traffic police officer, soldier, organization or individual hired to move the vehicle must compensate according to the provisions of law.

In addition to regulations on moving violating vehicles, the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety also stipulates the mobilization of people, vehicles, and civil equipment in urgent cases.

Accordingly, when performing the tasks of patrolling, controlling, commanding, directing traffic, resolving traffic accidents, in urgent cases to protect national security, ensure social order and safety or to prevent consequences of damage to society that are occurring or are at risk of occurring, the traffic police force is allowed to mobilize people, vehicles, civilian equipment and people using and controlling such vehicles and equipment.

In urgent cases as prescribed in this point, traffic police officers and soldiers shall request foreign organizations and individuals to support and assist them in performing their tasks in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member;

Traffic police officers and soldiers who mobilize people, vehicles and equipment are responsible for returning them immediately after the emergency ends. In case people, vehicles and equipment mobilized for duty are damaged, they will be entitled to policies and compensation; the unit with mobilized officers and soldiers is responsible for resolving compensation according to the provisions of law.