For each violation committed by the driver of a vehicle, he may be given a fine. The size of administrative fines from the traffic police can be very different: from 500 rubles for a minor violation, to 30,000 for serious offenses. Moreover, most fines can be paid with a 50% discount, but only if paid within the first 20 days from the date of violation.
Whatever the fine, it must be paid on time. And in order to check current current fines, you should use the traffic police database. However, the amount of information entered into it is very large, and it is not always up-to-date. Our article will tell you exactly when a fine appears in the database.
How long does it take for a fine to appear in the traffic police database?
In accordance with the provisions of Article 29.6 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, 15 working days are allotted for considering a violation of traffic rules and issuing a decision.
When considering the materials of the case on the imposition of a fine in court, the period is increased to two months. Subject to consideration:
- video recording of the period when the offense itself occurs;
- photographs of the moment of the offense;
- a protocol indicating that a violation has been recorded.
Attention:
Once the decision to impose a penalty has been made, the fine must be reflected in the traffic police database within three days.
There are no official regulations on specific deadlines for entering information about accrued fines into the state traffic police database. Often, information about the violation and the application of penalties is entered the next day. Therefore, it is recommended to periodically check the accrual of fines.
When reports appear
Many people do not know how quickly fines are sent from cameras to the traffic police website and mistakenly believe that this happens almost instantly. In fact, information about the violation and the nature of the administrative punishment does not appear immediately.
Surveillance cameras record a large number of situations every day. However, the received data is processed by the traffic police, and such a procedure takes time. According to the Code of Administrative Offenses (29.6), a violation recorded on a digital automatic device is considered by law enforcement officials for up to 15 days.
The process involves the following steps:
- Study of materials;
- Drawing up a recording protocol;
- Entering information into the current database;
- Preparation of a resolution obliging the driver to pay the penalty.
It is important to know! Thus, it is impossible to reliably determine how long it takes for a fine to arrive from the camera. The maximum possible period is 15 days, but usually the time period is much shorter.
The procedure for entering a fine into the traffic police database
The main source of information on accrued penalties for traffic violations is the State Information System on State and Municipal Payments. The operator of this system is the Federal Treasury.
How does information get to the Treasury? After a violation has been committed, an authorized employee issues a resolution. Then the fine data reflected in the resolution is entered into the traffic police database. The information contained in the local data warehouse is then synchronized with federal data. The latter, in turn, transmit information to the Treasury.
In addition, traffic police fines stored in the general system have an expiration date. This period takes two years. At the end of this period of time, the penalty is written off and the fine must be removed from the traffic police database. This provision is established by Article 31.5 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences. However, in practice this happens quite rarely.
How many days does it take to deliver a fine from a portable camera?
A portable camera is considered to be a photo and video recording device that is installed on tripods along the roadsides. Portable cameras also include cameras installed in the cars of traffic police officers.
Information about violations from portable cameras, in most cases, comes the fastest. However, this nuance concerns only the processing of information in TsAFAP. Further, the time it takes for the violator to receive the order depends on the work of the postal employees. Sometimes it can be several days, and sometimes several weeks.
Based on the above, the following deadlines for delivery of notification to the violator can be noted:
- for citizens living in large cities with a population of more than a million, the “letter of happiness” should arrive a maximum of five days from the date of the decision on the administrative proceeding;
- a resident of a small city with a total population not exceeding a million people will have to wait a maximum of a week and a half for a copy of the resolution;
- Those citizens who live far from civilization will have to wait a whole month for a “chain letter”.
Options for checking the appearance of fines in the traffic police database
There are several ways to control the accrual of fines in the traffic police database:
- official website of the traffic police;
- State Services portal (official website and mobile application);
- automobile website Autocode;
- Yandex.money service;
- Yandex.fines application;
- Sberbank online personal account (Internet banking and mobile application);
- official website of Tinkoff Bank (Internet banking and mobile application).
So, today there are many ways to check the accrual of fines in the traffic police database for violating traffic rules. In addition, you can use them for free at any convenient time and in any convenient place (at home, at work, on the street in a cafe, etc.). The verification procedure will not take much time. Which of the presented options to choose is decided by the driver himself based on his preferences and convenience.
Attention
The State Traffic Inspectorate nevertheless warns motorists against using unofficial Internet sites that provide services for checking and paying fines for traffic violations, and recommends using only official resources.
However, please note that Internet services are subject to technical glitches. Therefore, to clarify information, you can use several methods or clarify information by phone.
You can check the appearance of a fine in the traffic police database: by the license plate number of the car and the number of the vehicle registration certificate, by the driver’s license number, by the resolution number.
Additional Information
Some services offer SMS notifications about the appearance of a fine in the traffic police database. Their essence lies in the fact that when a fine is assessed against an established vehicle, the system will automatically inform the person who submitted the request for such information. The letter can also be sent to an email address. This service helps drivers detect the accrual of fines in a timely manner and make payments in a short time.
How to appeal a fine if it arrived late?
But with appealing a fine, such a problem simply cannot happen, but there is a more complex problem... Let's take it in order!
The period for appealing a fine for 2021 is 10 days (Part 1 of Article 30.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences), but, unlike the discount period, it begins from the date following the date of receipt of a copy of the resolution (Part 1 of Article 4.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Therefore, the problem with long email transfers seems to be eliminated here.
But it was not there! The fact is that the postman may simply forget to put a letter with a fine in the mailbox, or mistakenly put it in someone else's box. Although in general, such letters must be sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. If you have not received a letter, this does not mean that the period for appeal has not even begun. The post office may indicate that the letter was unsuccessfully delivered, and 30 days after notifying the recipient, the letter must be returned from the office where it should be located back to the sender.
Where does such a note come from, if we have not seen either a letter or a notification about a registered letter lying in the post office, we can only guess. However, this practice is not uncommon. And this is another plus in favor of checking fines online on websites or applications.
Step-by-step instructions for checking a fine on the traffic police website
The check is carried out without reference to a specific car owner. To carry it out, information about the license plate number and registration certificate number of the car is required.
To check the accrual of a fine on the traffic police website, you should follow the following instructions:
- Go to the official website https://gibdd.rf.
- Select the “Services” section.
- Select the “Check fines” subsection.
- Enter the number of the state registration plate and vehicle registration certificate.
- Click on the “Request Verification” button.
- Enter the numbers shown in the picture.
- Wait for the test results.
If the owner of the car enters false information, the traffic police system will generate an error.
To resend the request, you must click on the “Clear form” line.
There you can also check the presence of fines in the traffic police database for owners of cars with a foreign registration number. To do this, click on the “foreign license plate” line.
Then you will need to enter the foreign registration plate and click on the “request verification” button.
As a result, basic information about offenses related to the use of the vehicle being checked is displayed: date of commission, article of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, traffic police department, date and number of the resolution, amount of the fine. The system displays only unpaid fines; payments that have already been made are not included in the query results.
For your information
Information about the payment made can be displayed only when the financial organization through which the payment was made did not transmit information to the State Information System on state and municipal payments or the data was transmitted incorrectly.
There on the website you can send a receipt for payment (if available), pay online or print a receipt. A receipt for payment of a fine to the traffic police should be sent only if the citizen paid the administrative fine more than seven days ago.
What to do if the fine is not in the traffic police database?
If the fine does not appear in the traffic police database, but a resolution to collect it has arrived, you need to figure it out.
One of the reasons may be the duration of data transfer. This system is multi-stage and includes the transfer of information from territorial traffic police departments to federal ones, and then to the Treasury. In this case, you need to wait until the collection measures are reflected in a single repository.
Attention
If the car owner has the decree in hand, you can fill out the receipt yourself and make the payment. Payment details should be taken from the resolution. The absence of a fine in the traffic police database is not grounds for non-payment. Since the system is not perfect, technical failures may occur.
You can also solve the problem by calling your local inspection office and asking for the information you need.
Nuances
If the fine has been paid, but it continues to remain in the system as unpaid, it is recommended that you print out the receipt and contact the territorial inspection department with it. This can be done during a personal visit or online.
If the traffic police fine has been paid, but a letter has been received from the bailiffs, you must contact them. There is no point in delaying this, since bailiffs have the authority to double the amount of the fine for late payment. To resolve the issue, you can apply either in person or using an online application. When applying in person, you will need to provide an authorized employee with a copy of the receipt for payment of the fine.
You can appeal the accrual of penalties in the manner prescribed by the provisions of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses.
| Question | Answer |
| When does information about a fine appear in the traffic police database? | Within 3 days after the decision is made |
| When is the decision made? | Within 15 working days (Article 29.6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) |
| When paying within what time frame is the discount provided? | Within 20 days (Article 32.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) |
| Where can I check the accrual of the fine? | On the official website of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, on the State Services service, in personal online banking accounts, etc. |
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How to view resolutions
When accessing the official traffic police portal to check, you will need to go to the “Checking fines” section. After this, you must enter data on the vehicle driven by the offender. If the user wants to access the State Services portal, first of all they will have to go through the registration procedure. It makes it possible to identify the driver and subsequently provide him with data that can be made available to citizens in an official manner.
Important. All information on the State Services website can be obtained after logging into your personal account.
If it is necessary to view data on possible violations, a citizen logs into his personal account and accesses the “Car and traffic fines” section. Data from TsAFAP comes directly to this site, that is, as quickly as possible.
