Fine for an expired passport: payment amount for 20 and 45 years, when changing your last name, when the replacement period expires

What is the fine for expired licenses in 2021

For driving a car. Driving with an expired license is tantamount to being a driver without a license at all. For this they are fined from 5,000 to 15,000 rubles. The size of the fine depends on the identity of the offender and how he communicates with the inspector.

In this case, the traffic police officer, by law, sends the car to the impound lot. According to lawyer Alexander Torvard, this is necessary to prevent further movement without rights. The only way to avoid such punishment is to hand over the steering wheel to a person with a license who is included in the OSAGO policy.

For transferring a car to another person. If you give the steering wheel to another person with an expired license, the owner of the car will be fined 30,000 rubles.

Such a fine is imposed if the owner of the car knew that he was handing the steering wheel to a person without a license. As a rule, he will be discharged if the owner of the car was also in the car and does not deny that he knew about the violation.

In both cases there are no increased fines for repeated violations.

Fines

Everyone should know (and if not, we inform you) that driving with expired documents, as well as driving without an open category for the vehicle you are driving, is equivalent in severity to driving without a driver’s license at all.

By the way, this also applies to situations in which you simply forgot the document at home. True, in this case, at least there is an opportunity to negotiate with the inspector, go for a forgotten card or ask someone to bring it to you and limit yourself to a warning.

Many car owners who are approaching the deadline for replacing their license are wondering: what is the fine for late replacement of a driver’s license . The fact is that there is no such wording in the Administrative Code. Simply put, there is no penalty for late replacement of rights. The law is indifferent to your punctuality and does not monitor on any basis whether you applied for a replacement or not. However, this is good news only if you don’t drive .

A driver whose license has expired, if the violation is recorded on a video camera, is very difficult to prosecute under two articles at once. The camera is not capable of calculating the service life of your driver's license, so it will only issue a fine for what it has recorded.

If you are caught driving with an expired license, the fine will depend on aggravating circumstances (for example, whether you caused an accident or were intoxicated), or vice versa, mitigating circumstances (for example, for pregnant women). Its amount varies from five to fifteen thousand rubles. We also remind you that your vehicle will be legally seized and sent to a parking lot.

Even in a situation where your license has expired and you decide to limit yourself to driving a vehicle for several years, and then decide to get behind the wheel again, having restored your license, remember - no fines will be imposed on you, because there is simply no such thing in the legislation punishments.

By the way, driving on a license with personal information not changed is punishable by a fine of five hundred rubles , and does not imply the detention of the vehicle and deprivation of the right to drive .

Considering the fact that replacing a driver’s license today costs 2,000 rubles , and the fine for failure to comply is only 500 , you can’t help but wonder whether to start the replacement process or not. After all, even if we take into account the discount provided by the Gosuslugi service when paying for services online through their portal, the amount will be 1600 , and if you pay with a 50% discount there will be a fine (on the same portal, subject to payment no later than 30 days after drawing up the protocol) - it will amount to 250 rubles.

Despite the apparent unprofitability of replacing rights in some situations, we strongly recommend that you follow the rules established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

What determines the size of the fine for expired licenses?

You won’t be able to completely avoid a fine for driving without a license, but you can get off with a minimum of 5,000 rubles. This is what can influence the inspector's decision.

Amount of time from the expiration date. If the driver communicates politely with the inspector and the driver’s license expired recently, a couple of days ago, he may issue a minimum amount. If a driver drives with an old license for several months or years, the fine will most likely be maximum - 15,000 rubles.

Driving history. Inspectors also look at the history of violations: how often the driver receives fines and whether he pays them. If the driver has a lot of violations or is not the first time he has been caught without a license, he will most likely be charged the largest amount.

Grounds and deadlines for replacing a passport

There are several reasons for changing your identity card. If your passport is expired, you will have to pay a fine unless extenuating circumstances apply. The replacement period is 30 days from the date of the reason for performing the relevant actions (registration of marriage, reaching the appropriate age).

Upon reaching age

By age, citizens of the Russian Federation replace their passports first at 20, then at 45 years old. This requirement is the same for everyone; if it is ignored, the document will have expired expiration dates.

When changing your surname after marriage

When changing your surname after marriage, your passport must be changed. As a rule, wives take their husbands' surnames, but the opposite situations also occur. If personal data does not change, there is no need to redo the document - simply make a note in the old one about registering the marriage. Cancellation of the fine for overstaying a passport is possible in some cases - for example, if a woman is pregnant and has to stay in hospital for health reasons, and is constantly holding a baby in her arms.

Other cases

Other reasons for replacing a passport and its expiration include theft, loss of a document, gender reassignment, plastic surgery to change appearance. Let's look at what the replacement procedure itself looks like.

How to pay a fine for an expired driver's license

Payment Methods. You can check and pay the fine in one of the following ways:

through "Traffic Police Fines". Open the link, enter the STS and license numbers, and email. The service will show fines;
Public services. You will need to register and visit an authorized center, only then can you choose.
Russian Post. You can pay a fine at the department only if there is a paper order and only in cash.

Is there a discount when paying? Yes, there is a 50% discount for the first 20 days. For example, instead of 5000 you will pay 2500 rubles.

Procedure for replacing expired rights

In 2021, innovations entered into regular mode. Now, when replacing an expired license, you will have to retake the theoretical and practical exams. For this reason, the replacement of rights should be taken care of in advance. Namely, a couple of months in advance, contact the MREO at your place of residence or region of residence, find out the list of required documents, receive a receipt for payment, and also inquire about the days of admission. The document is issued for a period of 10 years, after which it must be replaced.

In general, the following package of documents should be prepared:

old ID;
fill out an application for replacement;
passport;
payment receipt for the form;
photographs 3 pcs., 3 by 4;
medical certificate of the established form No. 083/U-89;
a certificate confirming the absence of deprivation of the right to drive.

Those who studied before 2013 should also provide a driver’s card, but this document is not required.

If you have a full package of documents and there are no grounds for refusal, you must replace your license within one day.

Let's look at a couple of the most popular questions.

Is it possible to get a discount on paying a fine/state duty?

Yes, you can pay the fine with a 50% discount if you do it within the first 20 days from the date of the decision. You can pay for it in any convenient way. You can reduce the amount of the state duty if you pay it through “State Services”. In this case, the duty will cost not 2000 rubles, but only 1400 rubles.

Is it possible to avoid punishment for driving with an expired license?

If you are caught with an expired license. The only way to completely avoid penalties is to replace your license in advance if it has expired or will soon expire. To do this, you need to get a medical certificate, make an appointment with the traffic police and come to the department with documents at the appointed time.

If an inspector stops and notices a violation, a fine cannot be avoided. You can only count on a minimum amount and on the fact that someone you know will agree to leave by car in order to avoid evacuation.

If you let another person with an expired license drive. This driver will be fined for driving without a license. The car owner himself can avoid a fine if he did not know about the violation.

Which passport is expired?

According to the Regulations on the Passport of the Russian Federation, this document is subject to mandatory replacement upon reaching 20 and 45 years of age. This must be done in order to change the photograph in the document, since with age a citizen’s appearance can change significantly, which will make it difficult to identify his personality using the previous document.

How long does it take to issue a driver's license in Russia?

How to determine the validity period of a certificate. Look at the date indicated on the license in paragraph 4b. This is the last day when you can go on the road with this document.

Temporary driver's license and duplicate. Temporary licenses are not issued in Russia today. Previously, such a document could be obtained when permanent documents were lost or seized during the trial. Now, if a license is lost, it must be restored, and if a license is deprived, they are no longer confiscated; the driver surrenders them himself after a court decision.

A duplicate license is issued if the license is lost. It is no different from a regular card. Its validity period expires at the same time as the rights that were replaced.

What to do if your rights are expired

The only thing the driver can do is to worry about replacing his license. To do this he must:

pass a medical examination,
obtain a certificate stating that his health condition allows him to drive a vehicle,
pay the state fee,
collect a package of documents,
submit documents to the traffic police,
get a new ID.

Attention! Foreign citizens cannot replace an expired driver's license in Russia. To do this, they will have to return to their homeland. Subsequently, they will be able to replace foreign rights with domestic Russian or international ones.

How to replace an expired driver's license

Required package of documents. To replace your license, the inspector at the traffic police department will ask you to provide:

passport,
medical certificate,
old rights
receipt of payment of state duty and application.

A receipt and application are not required if you fill out the form and pay at State Services. The inspector will find these documents in electronic form.

Replacement procedure. Follow the steps:

Pass a medical examination from a psychiatrist, narcologist and therapist. The commission issues a medical certificate. Usually it costs 2000-3000 rubles.
Fill out an application at the traffic police department or at the State Services.
To pay the state fee, this can be done at a discount at State Services - 1,400 instead of 2,000 rubles.
Come to an appointment at the traffic police department and hand over your documents. There the driver will be photographed and given a new license.

We wrote in detail about how to replace a driver's license.

How to avoid a fine

It is advisable to contact the traffic police at your place of residence or registration a couple of weeks before your license expires. Usually, all stages from applying and collecting documents to obtaining new rights take a little time. The traffic police officer will tell you when they will be issued. In some cases, the period for receiving new ones extends to 1-2 months. To change your license, you will have to go through a medical examination again. While the basic license is being replaced, the driver is issued a temporary document.

Remember: tips for the driver if stopped by traffic police

If the license is expired, there will be a fine. But for the first case and with a recent deadline, it can be only 5,000 rubles.
To get a smaller fine, do not be rude to the traffic police officer. It will also help if you have not had any violations before, and your rights have only slightly expired.
In addition to a fine, a driver without a license usually has his car towed. To avoid this, ask her to pick up another driver who is included in the insurance.
If you hand the steering wheel to a person with an expired license, the owner of the car will be fined 30,000 rubles.
Both fines can be paid with a 50% discount in the first 20 days.
You can no longer drive a car with an expired license. You need to pass a medical examination, pay the state fee, register with the traffic police and get new ones.

All articles by the author: Ilya Novikov

What happens if you are late in paying a traffic fine?

The regulatory framework in force in Russia in 2021 provides 60 days to pay the fine. To encourage prompt repayment of such debts, those who make payments within 20 days of the penalty receive a discount of half the fine.

If the fine has not been paid within 60 days, it becomes overdue. The fact of delay can be detected in one of three ways:

in case of stopping a car to check documents or when committing another traffic violation;
when transferring documents to the FSSP and initiating enforcement proceedings;
during a joint raid by bailiffs and traffic inspectors.

In each of these cases, the consequences for a driver who is late in paying a fine can be very sad.

Ban on traveling abroad

The powers of the FSSP make it possible to impose restrictions on traveling abroad on an individual who has overdue payment of a traffic police fine. This extremely unpleasant measure can cause a lot of inconvenience, for example, when trying to take a family vacation to one of the foreign countries.

Doubling the fine amount

Another type of punishment for late payment of penalties for traffic violations is an administrative fine. Its size can reach twice the amount of the driver’s debt, but not less than 1 thousand rubles. If the culprit proves the difficulty of his financial situation, an installment plan for the payment of an administrative fine is allowed, provided for a period of up to 3 months.

Mandatory work

An alternative to imposing a fine and administrative punishment is compulsory work. Their maximum duration is 50 hours.

Imprisonment

The most severe punishment for late payment of traffic police fines is administrative arrest. Its maximum period is set at 15 days. All of the listed types of administrative liability do not negate the possibility of bailiffs carrying out standard security measures, for example, in the form of seizure of the debtor’s property, as well as the collection of an additional 7% of the debt amount.

How many days is it allowed to travel with an expired driving license?

Not at all. In 2021, the current legislation does not provide for any grace period for replacing rights (as, for example, in relation to the MTPL policy, which can be issued within 10 days after purchasing the car).

You should take care of replacing your driver's license in advance. Resolution No. 1097 does not say anything about how many days before the actual expiration of the driving license you can contact the traffic police for a replacement. It seems that it is not necessary to do this on the last day (you can, for example, come a week in advance).

In any case, it is possible to change the driver’s license in general long before the expiration of the term, not on the basis specified in paragraphs. “a” paragraph 29 of Resolution No. 1097, and according to paragraphs. “e” clause 29, that is, simply at your own request. But then it is important to submit a medical certificate in form 003-В/у (if you do not issue it, then the medical certificate will be issued with the same validity period as it was before, and if issued, then for 10 years).

Where to go

You can replace your license due to expiration directly at the nearest traffic police department at the place of registration. In addition, most MFCs now provide a service for exchanging driver’s licenses both ahead of schedule and due to their expiration.

The MFC operates in single window mode. Unlike the traffic police department, you won’t have to stand in long queues here; there are comfortable waiting rooms. To get the necessary service, just visit the MFC, get a coupon at the terminal and wait for your number to appear on the display.

However, in MREO it is no longer necessary to wait in line. An increasing number of regions are adopting the practice of pre-registration for traffic police appointments online through the public services portal. However, until now, visiting the MFC remains the most convenient option for exchanging rights.

But before going to the MFC, you must visit a medical facility to undergo a medical examination.

Medical examination when replacing rights

In 2021, when replacing an expired license or for an early replacement with an extension, you must undergo a medical examination. To undergo an inspection, the driver has the right to contact either the state. a clinic at your place of residence, or an accredited private medical center.

To conduct a medical examination, the organization must have a special license to conduct such activities.

Attention! When replacing due to a change of surname, the validity period of the license will not change unless there is a medical certificate.

A category B driver must undergo inspection:

Therapist or general practitioner,
Ophthalmologist,
Psychiatrist, psychiatrist-narcologist.

How to behave with a traffic police officer at the time of a stop if you have an expired license?

Judging by paragraph 84.13. Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 664 of August 23, 2017, one of the grounds for stopping a vehicle by an inspector is the need to check the documents required to be provided by drivers in accordance with clause 2.1.1. Traffic regulations, that is:

driver's license;
OSAGO policy;
STS;
in established cases - a waybill or license card.

Moreover, stops can also be made outside stationary posts.

Based on clause 89 of Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 664, after a stop the inspector is obliged to:

approach the driver and introduce yourself;
briefly report the reason for the stop;
state the demand for the transfer of documents to him.

The requirement to hand over a driver's license to a traffic police officer is absolutely legal, so it is almost impossible to hide the fact of driving with an expired license. As follows from clause 1, part 1, art. 28.1. of the Code of Administrative Offenses, the discovery by a traffic police officer of sufficient data indicating the presence of an offense is grounds for initiating an administrative case.

After the initiation of the case, a protocol is drawn up on the imposition of a fine for expired rights (under Part 1 and Part 3 of Article 12.7. This is done in most cases, since the persons specified in paragraph 5 of Part 2 of Article 23.3 are often not present at the scene of the violation Administrative Code - that is, the heads of the traffic police, their deputies, traffic police company commanders, their deputies, which means there is no basis for drawing up a resolution without a protocol - Article 28.6 of the Administrative Code). In 2021, all comments can be indicated in the text of the protocol (Part 4 of Article 28.2 of the Administrative Code). Refusal to sign will not give anything - the traffic police officer will simply make the appropriate mark.

Almost nothing depends on communication with the employee (since the actions or words of the driver do not affect the procedure - they still draw up a protocol, then send it within 3 calendar days for consideration to the authorized person (Part 1 of Article 28.8.), then the case is considered in general order (Chapter 29 of the Administrative Code).

In any case, when stopped, the driver is recommended to communicate with traffic police inspectors politely and comply with all their legal orders. If the motorist is absolutely sure that he is not guilty, but the traffic police officer still draws up a report, it’s okay – after all, there is always the possibility of an appeal (Chapter 30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Normative base

The legal basis for imposing penalties for driving with an expired license in 2021 consists of the following legislative acts:

Code of Administrative Offences;
Federal Law No. 196;
Government Decree No. 1097 of October 24, 2014 (stating that the VA must be replaced after the expiration of its 10-year validity period, as well as on the documents provided for the purpose of replacement);
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 995 of October 20, 2015 (on how the state service for replacing a driver’s license is provided);
clause 43.1. Part 1 Art. 333.33. The Tax Code of the Russian Federation - on the amount of the state duty for replacing the VU for all reasons (including upon expiration), which in 2021 is 2000 rubles.

Validity period of the certificate

As we have already said, the certificate is valid for 10 years, and the certificate itself indicates the exact date when it will become invalid and it will be necessary to replace it. If we are talking about international rights, their validity period is 3 years and they are valid strictly within the framework of the validity period of Russian rights and cannot exceed them.

The following are the reasons why rights are also invalidated:

if due to damage or wear, the information on them is not readable;
were obtained using documents found to be counterfeit;
availability of a new certificate;
if the rights were stolen;

And also if:

the owner's health status has changed;
due to changes in the citizen’s personal data.

These are the very reasons why the certificate will have to be changed before the required 10 years.