Procedures for deducting points from driving license

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Article 50 of Decree 168/2024/ND-CP on administrative sanctions for violations of road traffic order and safetyprescribes the principles, authority, order and procedures for deducting driving license points as follows:

1. Principles of driving license point deduction

a) The deduction of driving license points is carried out immediately after the decision to impose an administrative penalty for a violation that, according to the provisions of this Decree, results in the deduction of driving license points comes into effect;

b) In case an individual commits multiple administrative violations or commits multiple administrative violations and is punished at the same time, if there are 02 or more violations according to regulations that result in deduction of driving license points, only the violation that results in the deduction of the most points will be deducted;

c) In case the remaining points of the driving license are less than the deducted points, all remaining points of the driving license shall be deducted;

d) In case the driving license integrates an indefinite driving license (motorcycle, motorcycle-like vehicle) and a limited driving license (car, car-like vehicle, four-wheeled motorized passenger vehicle, four-wheeled motorized cargo vehicle), the competent person shall deduct points from the indefinite driving license when the driver of the motorbike or motorcycle-like vehicle or deduct points from the limited driving license when the driver of the car, car-like vehicle, four-wheeled motorized passenger vehicle, or four-wheeled motorized cargo vehicle commits an administrative violation for which points are deducted from the driving license;

d) No points will be deducted from a driving license when the driving license is within the period of suspension.

2. Authority to deduct points from driving license

The person with authority to apply the penalty of revoking the right to use a license or practice certificate for a period of time or suspending operations for a period of time as prescribed in Chapter II Part Two of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, Section 1 Chapter III of this Decree and with authority to impose administrative penalties for violations for which driving license points are deducted shall have authority to deduct driving license points for such violations.

3. Procedures for deducting points from driving license

a) Immediately after the decision on administrative penalty comes into effect, the data on driving license point deduction of the penalized person will be automatically updated in the Database on handling administrative violations of road traffic order and safety. The person with the authority to deduct driving license points will notify the person whose driving license points are deducted of the deduction.

In case the Chairman of the District People's Committee or the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee issues a decision to sanction an administrative violation for a violation that results in a deduction of driving license points, the Chief of the District Police or the Chief of the Traffic Police Department of the Provincial Police shall be responsible for updating the data on driving license point deductions into the Database on handling administrative violations of road traffic order and safety;

b) The notification of driving license point deduction shall be made in writing according to the form prescribed by the Minister of Public Security and shall be delivered directly or sent by post or notified electronically through the citizen's account registered on the Public Service Portal, Traffic Application on mobile devices when meeting the conditions on infrastructure, technology, and information; at the same time, information on driving licenses with points deducted shall be updated on the Electronic Information Page of the Traffic Police Department.

In case the driving license is presented in the form of a data message, the competent authority or person shall update the status of the driving license point deduction in the electronic identification card and electronic identification account on the national identification application.