Traffic police fines: amendments and changes in legislation for 2017-2018.

• 1. Increase in fines 2021 – a myth or not?
• 2. Why a myth? 2.1. I still don't believe it!

Changes in traffic police fines are expected from November 2021. To be more precise, from November 20th. You can read such news on numerous forums, on social networks and even in some online media. But how true is this? This issue can be clarified by simply referring to the legislative level of amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses, and in this article we will do just that!

Increase in fines 2021 - a myth or not?

The joke is that to date, since the beginning of this year, not a single fine has increased in size. And this is the only truth! But is there an increase expected from November 20, 2021? Also no. The fact is that every year there is information on the Internet about a possible increase in fees for certain traffic violations, and this year was no exception.

Thus, among the information floating around on social networks and on some websites, the following traffic police fines are expected to increase in price (the actual tax rates are indicated in brackets):

• for speeding 1000 rubles instead of the old fine of 500 rubles - if you exceeded by 20 to 40 kilometers per hour,
• for a speed of more than 40 km/h from the permitted speed - 5,000 rubles (and it was 1,000-1,500),
• for a speed over 60 km/h from the permissible limit - as much as 10,000 rubles (2000-2500 before changes),
• for failure to give way to a pedestrian at a zebra crossing – 5,000 rubles (2,000-2,500),
• for driving on red – the same 5000 (1000),
• for driving in the oncoming lane – already 8000 (fine 5000 or deprivation of rights),
• for driving a car for which a compulsory motor liability insurance contract has not been concluded - 5,000 rubles or impound lot by decision of the traffic police inspector (800 without impound lot),
• for driving a car without a driver’s license or vehicle registration certificate – 8000 (500).

If you believe such sources, then for the first time in the Code of Administrative Offenses, a car impound was used as an alternative to a fine. This, of course, is absurd, because the first is an additional measure of security, and the last is a measure of punishment, and they complement each other, but cannot in any way exclude each other.

Are new fines possible without changing legislation?

• Article 12.3 2. Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have documents for the right to drive it, and in cases provided for by law, a waybill or shipping documents, entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles.
• Article 12.9 2. Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 20, but not more than 40 kilometers per hour shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles. 3. Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 40, but not more than 60 kilometers per hour shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand to one thousand five hundred rubles. 4. Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 60 but not more than 80 kilometers per hour entails an administrative fine in the amount of two thousand to two thousand five hundred rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months.
• Article 12.12 1. Driving through a prohibiting traffic light signal or a traffic controller's prohibiting gesture, except for the cases provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.10 of this Code and Part 2 of this Article, entails an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand rubles. 3. Repeated commission of an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of this article shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months.
• Article 12.12 2. Failure to comply with the requirement of the Traffic Rules to stop in front of a stop line indicated by road signs or road markings, when there is a prohibiting traffic light signal or a prohibiting gesture from a traffic controller, entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of eight hundred rubles.
• Article 12.15 4. Driving, in violation of the Traffic Rules, onto a lane intended for oncoming traffic, or onto tram tracks in the opposite direction, except for the cases provided for in Part 3 of this article, shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles. for a period of four to six months.
• Article 12.37 2. Failure by the owner of a vehicle to fulfill the obligation established by federal law to insure his civil liability, as well as driving a vehicle if such compulsory insurance is known to be absent, entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of eight hundred rubles.

Many motorists who are aware of how legislative acts are adopted sleep peacefully. They are not disturbed by news about increased fines.

When new information appears, they visit official resources, where they get acquainted with information about changes to the Code of Administrative Violations. If there are no changes, then the information being disseminated is false.

Before increasing fines, the traffic police need to go through a whole procedure. First, a draft law is prepared, then it is discussed in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, undergoes 3 readings, and then is adopted.

Only when the bill appears will all reputable news publications discuss it. All motorists in Russia will know about it. New fines in 2021 are being written about on social networks and in little-known media.

Why a myth?

If only because this is what the traffic police officially say. Official media have repeatedly requested this information from the traffic police in past years, when a similar “stuffing” also occurred on November 20 of the corresponding year. The traffic police annually refutes this information.

Another reason not to believe new fines from November 2021 is the absence of any legislative initiatives on this matter. Such initiatives are always posted for public discussion on the portal Sozd.Parliament.Gov.ru - the system for supporting the legislative activities of the State Duma. Try to find information here among the bills introduced or adopted by the Duma in 2021 or earlier with the date exactly November 20 - you will not succeed!

You can also try to find such information on the official website of the automated system of legislative activity - Asozd2.Duma.Gov.ru. Here, too, a fiasco awaits you in this matter.

I still don't believe it!

Well, then we bring to your attention the Code of Administrative Offenses, constantly updated as part of changes in fines, on the website of the Garant system. If you go to the “Additional information” tab on the document page, you can see all the Federal laws that amend fines in the appropriate legal way - that is, they change the articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses themselves:

The list of Federal Laws can be found below on the page. There are a lot of them, and if you look at least at those that entered the last year, then again you will not find a single document that would introduce changes to fines specifically in Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, and that is where traffic fines are located.

Okay, let's go even further! In the same system you can find out that changes to the Code of Administrative Offenses are made by federal laws on such changes. The procedure for their publication is mandatory in the official media of the State Duma. And these include the following:

Again, try to find the corresponding fine changes in November 2021! You won't be able to do this.

In conclusion, we note that fake information about changes in Russian legislation very often circulates on social networks, and not everything can be trusted. Always check information before accepting it unfoundedly. Thus, new fines can be checked in the manner indicated above. Changes in traffic rules, oddly enough, can be checked in a similar way, with the only difference being that they are introduced not by Federal laws, but by decrees of the Russian government.

New traffic police fines from November 20, 2021 are fake

There are no new Federal Laws on any changes to the Administrative Code and are not even planned.

New fines from November 20, 2021 are a lie! Such alarming news appears every year. Don't believe it and move on with your life

Of course, accustomed to the regular traditions of increasing fines, we perceive all this news with caution and may not believe it.

But let's figure it out and prove the claims about increasing fines wrong.

The main source that regulates fines for violations of traffic rules is the Code of Administrative Offenses - the Code of Administrative Offenses.

Is it easy to quietly make changes to the Administrative Code? No!

Amendments to any law have the following order:

1. A draft law is being developed and submitted to the Duma;
2. Then it is discussed for a long time, goes through 3 readings, something can happen between readings, the laws there stand in a long line;
3. The law may be rejected for inexpediency or sent for revision at one of three readings; voting must take place if the majority votes for it;
4. After that, it will be assigned a number and it will go to the President’s desk for signing;
5. Once signed, it must be published for public viewing;
6. And only then does it come into force, as written there.

But there were no projects, otherwise our media would have already made such noise about it. In my opinion, we have enough pension news to discuss.

There is no official information on this matter, confirmation of this can be obtained:

• Consultant Plus - here is a complete list of editions of the Code of Administrative Offenses and fines;
• Guarantor - everything can be found here too.

If these publications are not an authority for you, then you can scour the Internet and find information that refers to a specific Federal law.

Important note!

• This article provides basic information, but each case is different.
• In 92% of all situations there are important nuances that can affect the outcome of the entire case.
• An experienced lawyer will study all the materials of the case and indicate in which direction to move.

Therefore, our website employs on-duty legal consultants who delve into each case and are aimed at solving it.

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CHAMBERS AND FINES FOR OSAGO

The new system is scheduled to go into operation in Moscow in November. Initially, tests will be carried out on 1 camera. Now, according to the Traffic Organization Center (TCOC), the databases are being merged, which will help clarify who has insurance and who does not. Decisions on the size of fines and to whom they will be applied are made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

To speed up the launch of the system, we came up with a new algorithm for the interaction of various services. For example, RSA generates a database containing information about all valid MTPL policies as of a certain date, then transfers it to the traffic police. The array will include data regarding the car (VIN code, chassis number, etc.), taking into account that you should not be tied to your full name, since one person can take out several policies for himself. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will supplement the database with numbers and transfer it to the Data Center.

The result will be a kind of “search base”. If the camera records a car about which there is no information in the database, the system will signal this as a violation. The traffic police will conduct a second check through the insurers about the availability of a current policy. If there is no valid policy, then a decision is made under Part 2 of Art. 12.37 of the Administrative Code, which provides for a fine of 800 rubles, 10 days after recording.

A resolution is issued for each fact of recording.

If the results of the experiment turn out to be positive, the camera park will be expanded, but first a detailed analysis of law enforcement practice and appeals will be carried out.

Latest changes in traffic police fines

We found out that violating traffic rules does not become more unprofitable! Now let's list when the last fines came into force - and this is what was true:

• from August 3, 2021, there is a possibility of deprivation of rights for alcohol in the blood, and not just in exhaled air,
• starting from April 28, 2021, not a new, but a long-existing fine of 1,500 rubles is in effect for violating a new clause of the traffic rules - the ban on stopping at waffle markings,
• Since November 10 last year, a change in the fine for a pedestrian has been in effect - it has risen from 1,500 to 1,500-2,500 rubles.

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Let me remind you that final articles have been published on SDA Master since 2010. In 2021, legislators set another record for the number of changes to traffic rules. For the first time, consideration of innovations in traffic rules took 11 articles.

It is not surprising that many drivers have difficulties, since keeping track of constant updates is not so easy.

As for the rule changes themselves, it cannot be said that the changes in 2021 were significant. The core rules remained the same, with only minor updates being made to the document.

The most discussed innovation was the abolition of the Thorns sign.

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