How to return half of the traffic police fine

How to return an overpaid traffic fine?

Good afternoon, dear reader.

This article will talk about how to return money for a previously paid traffic fine. I would like to note right away that the opportunity to return money applies only to those administrative fines that were collected illegally or erroneously.

So if the driver paid a legal fine, it will not be possible to get the money back. In practice, the majority of such fines are imposed. However, there are several situations in which an overpaid fine can be returned. Let's take a closer look at them.

In what cases can money be returned for a fine?

Let's consider several typical situations in which the driver has the right to return money for a fine:

• Overpaid money. For example, the driver forgot about the opportunity to pay the fine with a 50 percent discount and paid the full amount.
• Payment of one fine twice. A similar situation may arise due to the inattention of a driver who repeatedly pays for the same fine. However, in practice a different situation is common. The driver knowingly pays the fine, but after a few months the bailiffs forcibly withdraw money for the same fine from one of the driver’s accounts. This usually happens due to errors made in the databases.
• Paid fine under the canceled decision. For example, a driver first knowingly paid a fine, and then went to court and was able to get the order to impose a fine overturned.
• An error was made in the payment details. An error can be made either by the driver himself or by the bank employee preparing the payment document.
• Paying a fine for another driver. The driver must pay the fines himself, otherwise they will not be counted towards the traffic police.

Pay attention to the last 2 points. If the fine is paid incorrectly, it must be paid again (using the correct details), and only then the overpaid money must be returned.

How to return a traffic fine paid by mistake?

So, first of all, you need to determine which organization you should contact to request a refund of the fine. In any case, the revenue administrator is one of the departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. All that remains is to understand which one it is.

First, call the department whose employees imposed the administrative fine. The telephone number must be indicated on the resolution or can be found on the official website of the traffic police.

Call the phone number provided and find out which department is responsible for refunding erroneously paid fines in your region. In addition to the name of the unit, also find out the name and position of its head, because It is in his name that the application must be written.

Documents required to return money for a fine:

• Statement.
• Passport.
• Payment document confirming payment of the fine.
• A document confirming that the fine was paid incorrectly (for example, a second payment receipt, in case of repeated payment of the same fine).

Application for refund of fine

An application for refund of an overpaid fine must be made in simple written form. However, this document must include the following information :

• The official to whom the application is sent, as well as your full name and address.
• The essence of the application is the return of an overpaid fine.
• Data from the resolution on the basis of which the fine was imposed.
• Details of the document confirming payment of the fine.
• The reason why the money should be returned.
• Details of the bank account to which the money will be returned.
• Date and signature.

If you wish, you can use the form and example of filling out the application below:

After filling out the application, all that remains is to take the documents to the appropriate traffic police department. The application will be reviewed within 30 days, after which the fine will be transferred to the details specified in the application.

Good luck on the roads!

Updated: August 24, 2018

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Good afternoon! I paid fines for another person online through Sberbank. There were 7 fines, so it turned out that I paid a fine in the amount of 2500 RUR 2 times. This parking fine was photographed by a data center car. Is there a way to get the money back?

Sarah , hello.

The law does not prohibit the return of a fine that was paid by mistake.

Good luck on the roads!

Good evening, I have a question. Paid a fine of 30 thousand. He was deprived of it under Article 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. 10 days have already passed and in government services and other databases it is listed as overdue. I paid the fine through Sberbank from a cashier-operator using the details specified in the court order, I looked at everything correctly in the payment receipt, not a single digit was wrong, but in the fines appendix yesterday I noticed that the UIN number differs by the last 5 digits from the UIN number specified in the resolution , although the number of the resolution is the same in both cases. Well, the question is whether the money could have gone in the wrong place and what to do in this situation. Otherwise, in 1 year and 4 months I will still have to return my rights, God forbid it gets out of hand

Ilya , hello.

I recommend that you contact the traffic police department with a statement now. In the application, indicate that you are asking to find out why the fine is still listed as unpaid. Please attach a copy of your payment receipt to your application.

Next, wait for the traffic police’s response and act depending on the content of this response.

Good luck on the roads!

Hello. 10 resolutions were issued regarding violation of the movement of a truck in the MKAD area by photo recording cameras in September 2017. The fines were paid with a 50% discount and each fine was challenged in the territorial court of the city of Moscow, because This car had a pass for movement within the Moscow Ring Road zone. The courts take a very long time; we received the last court decision only in April 2018. A letter was sent to the head of TsAFAP (formerly the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate) of Moscow with copies of court decisions and details for the return of the amount of money. Still no answer or hello. Go to Moscow to visit the traffic police and hang out in the corridor? and we live 1200 km from Moscow and tickets and accommodation will cost about the same amount. Tell me what to do in this situation and what time limits exist for claiming decisions challenged and canceled by the court. Thank you.

Larisa , hello.

1. First of all, try calling the specified traffic police department and clarify whether they received your letter and when to expect results from it.

2. I did not come across the maximum period within which a fine can be returned in the regulatory documents. As for the traffic police, as a rule they return fines within 30 days from the date of receipt of applications. The issue is discussed in this forum thread.

How to get money back for a traffic fine

Is it possible to return money for a traffic fine? The article describes all cases of refunds: for repeated payment, for a canceled fine, or for overpayment of a traffic police fine.

Refunding for an erroneously paid fine, a double-paid fine, or a paid canceled fine is a long and labor-intensive process. To return it, the payer will need to write an application and contact the payer of the payment. Read about the return policy in our article.

How can I get my money back for a paid traffic fine?

The paid traffic fine is returned only upon personal request of the payer. If you decide to return the fine, you must clearly understand that there is no clearly described return procedure by law. One of the few documents that can be referred to when returning is part of Article 160.1 of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation.

BC RF Article 160.1. Budget powers of the chief administrator (administrator) of budget revenues

2. The budget revenue administrator has the following budget powers:

carries out accrual, accounting and control over the correctness of calculation, completeness and timeliness of payments to the budget, penalties and fines on them;

collects debts on payments to the budget, penalties and fines;

makes a decision on the return of overpaid (collected) payments to the budget, penalties and fines, as well as interest for untimely implementation of such a return and interest accrued on excessively collected amounts, and submits an order to the Federal Treasury to carry out the return in the manner established by the Ministry of Finance Russian Federation;

Therefore, to receive a refund, you must contact the payee. The first step to understand how to return the money is to find out which body issued the paid decision and for what:

• Parking fine: MADI, AMPP or other municipal authorities that issue parking fines
• Traffic police fine - a regular fine received by a camera or issued by an inspector

In what cases can you get your money back?

The most popular cases when it was necessary to return money for a paid fine:

1. Duplicate payment - the driver mistakenly paid his fine again.
2. Paying someone else's fine - the driver made a mistake with the STS and VU number, found and paid someone else's fine, or made a mistake when paying on the receipt.
3. Payment of the full amount if possible to pay half of the fine.
4. Payment of the canceled fine.

Despite the fact that all three cases are different, the procedure for returning the fine is the same for all of them: the payer will still have to contact the payee.

What documents are needed for return

To receive a refund when you pay the fine again, you will need the following documents:

• Copy of the passport;
• A copy of the taxpayer identification number (TIN);
• Payment documents confirming double payment of the fine;
• A document from the bank containing the details for transferring the overpaid amount to the budget;
• Statement;

To receive a refund if you paid a fine by mistake, you will need the following documents:

• Copy of the passport;
• A copy of the taxpayer identification number (TIN);
• Payment order confirming payment;
• A document from the bank containing the details for transferring the overpaid amount to the budget;
• Statement;

To receive a refund when paying a canceled fine, you will need the following documents:

• Copy of the passport;
• A copy of the taxpayer identification number (TIN);
• Payment order confirming payment;
• A document from the bank containing the details for transferring the overpaid amount to the budget;
• A document from the court confirming the cancellation of the fine;
• Statement;

To receive a refund in case of overpayment of a fine, you will need the following documents:

• Copy of the passport;
• A copy of the taxpayer identification number (TIN);
• Payment order confirming payment;
• A document from the bank containing the details for transferring the overpaid amount to the budget;
• Statement;

The application is written in free form addressed to the head of the unit who issued the fine. The statement indicates the reason why the return should be made. If you paid someone else's fine, you need to indicate that no such fine was issued on your document.

Instructions for returning money for a traffic fine

So, summing up all of the above, we can say that with the following algorithm the payer has a chance to get the fine paid back:

1. Deal with whoever issued the incorrectly paid fine. Perhaps by calling the department that issued the fine, you can get a faster answer.
2. Collect the necessary documents.
3. Prepare an application.
4. Send all collected documents by mail to the head of the department, or send an appeal using the Internet portal of the traffic police website gibdd.ru.
5. In a maximum of 30 days you will receive a response from the traffic police.

Statute of limitations for the return of a fine

The statute of limitations for returning a fine is three years. This means that you can return funds for an incorrectly paid fine even after three years.

1. Refunding a fine takes a long time, please be patient.
2. The traffic police will definitely respond to the request, since by law they are required to record each request and provide a response within 30 days.
3. If you paid the fine and realized it on the same day: contact the bank, there is a chance that you will have time to cancel the payment.
4. When paying a fine, use online services, this way there is less chance of making a mistake: the paid fine immediately disappears from the GIS GMP (you will not pay again), and if there is a discount, the service simply will not allow you to pay the full amount.
5. Important: when paying, always check the correctness of the entered data - STS and VU numbers,

To check and pay traffic fines, you can use the form below by entering your data.

Refund of traffic police fine

Sometimes a traffic police fine may be issued incorrectly or paid at an increased rate. A citizen may notice the inaccuracy only after the funds have already been deposited. Facing such a situation is puzzling. Most people believe that the money they overpaid is irretrievably lost and do not try to do anything about it. However, the law allows you to return a traffic fine. It will be possible to carry out the action only in a number of situations. To know in advance how to act, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the latest information on the topic.

When can I get my traffic fine paid back?

Most citizens try to pay off their debt as quickly as possible. Haste in closing obligations may result in entering incorrect payment details or entering too large an amount. The law establishes a list of situations in which it is allowed to return a fine to the traffic police. This is possible if:

• the citizen paid the fine imposed twice;
• funds were transferred using incorrect details;
• the penalty was paid by a person who was not brought to administrative liability;
• the fine was cancelled.

If the current situation is included in the above list, the citizen has the right to apply for a refund.

Before applying for a refund of a traffic police fine, you should familiarize yourself with the current legislation. Today there is no special legal act regulating the specifics of the procedure. The provisions regarding overpaid cash contributions to the state treasury are recorded in Part 2 of Article 161 of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the provisions of the regulatory legal act, the decision on the return of funds is made by the revenue administrator. The process is carried out in the manner established by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

The rules regarding the implementation of the procedure are not fixed in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Additionally, the letter of the Department of Tax and Customs Tariff Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-02-07/1/5873 dated February 28, 2013 is taken into account.

Required documents

In order to return the overpaid money for a traffic police fine, you will need to prepare a package of documents. It should include:

• a copy of the passport of the person obliged to pay the fine;
• a document confirming the presence of an error;
• original and copy of the payment document confirming the payment of the required amount of funds;
• application for return of capital, drawn up in writing.

Additionally, you must indicate the details of the bank account to which the refund will be made.

Step-by-step instructions for returning a traffic fine

If a citizen wants to return a traffic fine, he will have to perform the following steps:

The video describes one of the options for returning a traffic police fine.

What reason should I give?

When filling out an application for a refund, a citizen must indicate the reason for applying for capital. The law does not establish mandatory requirements for the information that must be contained in this paragraph. As a reason, a person can record the following data:

• the amount was overpaid;
• the funds were collected incorrectly;
• capital was re-introduced.

If a ready-made application is used, the list of reasons for applying for funds can be indicated in advance in it. The person will only have to emphasize what is needed.

Application form for refund of traffic fine

There is no legally prescribed form of the document. The paper is drawn up in simple written form. However, there is a number of information that must be recorded in the application. In order for the authorized body to agree to consider the application, the following information should be provided:

If a citizen is faced with the need to fill out an application for the first time, he may experience difficulty in the process of completing it. To simplify the procedure, experts advise using a sample. It can be downloaded here.

Where and how to send documents?

The administrator of the income that the state receives from fines issued for traffic violations is the traffic police. It is this organization that makes the decision on the return of overpaid funds. To return the capital, the citizen must find out which department to contact. Depending on the specifics of the current situation, the application must be submitted to the city or regional traffic police department. Additionally, you need to find out the name of the head of the department.

The application must be submitted in writing. It can be taken personally to the office or sent by registered mail with notification. The response will be provided within 30 days from the date of registration of the request.

Statute of limitations

The law does not contain provisions regarding the statute of limitations for returning a traffic fine. The current regulatory and legal acts reflect only the right of a citizen to receive excess deposited funds back. The decision to approve or reject an application is made individually.

Experts advise not to delay in preparing documents and submitting an application to the authorized body. It is better to perform the action immediately after the citizen discovers that the fine was paid in a larger amount or was transferred using the wrong details. Otherwise, there is a risk of the application being rejected. Such a decision can only be declared invalid in court. The application will be granted even after a long period of time, if the citizen can prove that he was unable to contact the authorized body on time due to valid reasons. The following situations are recognized as such:

• presence of disease;
• insurmountable circumstances that prevented the submission of an application in a timely manner;
• relative's illness.

All facts will need to be documented. Otherwise, they will not be taken into account. If there is a trial, the chance of a positive decision will be increased by the competent formation of the evidence base.

Refund of the traffic police fine due to the cancellation of the decision

Current legislation allows the driver to appeal the adopted decisions. The action can be performed within 10 days from the date of delivery of a copy of the resolution. This rule is enshrined in Article 30.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. The missed period can be restored. To do this, you will need to prove that the request was not completed in a timely manner due to compelling reasons. The list of such situations includes:

• disease;
• the presence of force majeure circumstances;
• caring for a seriously ill loved one.

You can file a complaint against the decision directly with the person who issued it, or file an application with the court.

If a citizen first paid a fine to the traffic police and then appealed the decision, he can return the money. To do this, you need to prepare an application and complete a list of standard actions. The decision on the return of capital will be made depending on individual characteristics and the current situation.

Refund of a repaid traffic fine

In practice, drivers often pay the fine twice on their own, making a mistake. However, it is also possible to force funds to be written off again. This situation may arise if it comes to involving bailiffs. There are known cases when a citizen deposited money, and FSSP employees again debited the money from the driver’s account. The error occurs because the database was not updated in a timely manner.

Faced with such a situation, a citizen must prepare an application and a package of documents confirming that the traffic police fines were written off twice. Then you will need to contact the authorized body and wait for its decision. Within a month, the person will be informed of the answer. If it is positive, the money will be returned. In case of refusal, the driver has the right to go to court.

Actions in case of refusal

If a citizen believes that his application was rejected unlawfully, he has the right to go to court. To do this, you will need to file a statement of claim. The document is drawn up in accordance with standard requirements. The application must be supplemented with a list of documentation confirming the plaintiff’s right. The preparation of the evidence base must be approached carefully. The final decision largely depends on it. If the court decides that the plaintiff’s rights were indeed violated, the funds will be returned.

Refund of fine via Autocode

If a person is a resident of Moscow, he can return overpaid funds for a traffic police fine using the Autocode portal. To carry out the action, you need to visit it, then select the appropriate item and enter the data in the application. It will have the same shape as during standard handling. If the resolution has been lost, a citizen can request it using the portal.

Review of a completed application takes 30 days. If it turns out that the citizen really has the right to a return of capital, the application will be approved. The deadline for transferring funds is not regulated. The status of the application can be tracked. The action can be performed through your personal account on the portal or using an electronic subscription. Today the service is operating in test mode. Therefore, sometimes there is a malfunction in its work. A citizen must be prepared for this.

Experts advise making payments online through Sberbank. The fact is that classic checks confirming the deposit of funds quickly fade. This happens at great speed if you hold them in the light. Without receipts, it will not be possible to return overpaid funds. Using Sberbank online allows you to print a payment document any number of times. This will protect a person from losing the right to return capital due to the lack of the necessary list of documents.

Refunding an overpaid traffic fine is a rather lengthy procedure. The citizen will have to wait at least a month. During this period, the submitted documents will be analyzed and a decision will be made on the return of capital. The deadline for transferring funds if the application is approved is not regulated by current legislation. Experts advise to be extra careful when making payments and try to avoid over-depositing funds.

Those who forgot about the 50 percent “discount” on the fine are trying to get their money back

Since January 1, Russia has had a rule that allows you to pay only half of the administrative fine for most traffic violations if payment is made within the first 20 days from the date of punishment.

At the same time, violators who paid the fine in full during the “grace” period began to receive complaints demanding that half of what they had already paid be returned to them.

“The State Traffic Inspectorate began to receive appeals from citizens who paid the full amount of the fine, although they could have paid the fine at a discount,” the press service of the Russian State Traffic Safety Inspectorate commented on such appeals to RIA Novosti. — In this regard, we remind you that paying fines “at a discount” during the grace period is not a mandatory condition: in accordance with Article 32.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, it is an opportunity that the person held accountable may or may not take advantage of.

That is, if a fine that could have been paid in half was nevertheless paid by the offender in full, this is still considered correct payment and the decision is considered executed.

The traffic police also reminded that the relevant information is indicated in each resolution, for which a fine can be paid in the amount of 50%. If the resolution does not contain such information, then “discounted” payment is not provided for this violation.

Also, the possibility of a 50 percent discount is indicated in the online service for checking unpaid fines both on the official website of the State Traffic Inspectorate and on the Unified Portal of State Services.

Drivers cannot count on a “discount” if they commit the most dangerous and repeated traffic violations, such as driving while drunk or transferring control to a drunk, refusing a medical examination for intoxication, or violating the ban on the use of alcohol or drugs after an accident. There is no “discount” on fines after an accident in which people suffered minor or moderate harm to their health.

In addition, a number of repeated violations are fully fined, such as driving a car not registered with the traffic police, speeding by more than 40 kilometers per hour, running a red light, driving into the oncoming lane or onto tram tracks. Also, the fine must be paid in full if the court’s execution of the fine was delayed or spread out.

According to the traffic police, in the first month of the year, more than 700 thousand fines (out of more than 3 million issued by inspectors) were paid at 50 percent.

Procedure for paying a traffic police fine with a 50% discount

In 2017, drivers who violated the Traffic Rules (TRAF) had the opportunity to pay a fine with a discount of 50% of the fine amount. Read about what fines can be paid by half in 2019 - 2020, and about the procedure for such payment.

In accordance with the norms of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (CAO RF), an administrative fine is understood as a monetary penalty expressed in rubles.

For violations of traffic rules in the field of road traffic, the amount of the fine is calculated in a fixed amount established in the relevant article of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. As a rule, the minimum fine is 500 rubles (for minor violations) and reaches 30,000 rubles (for gross violations).

Conditions for receiving a discount

So, what law establishes the possibility of paying half the fine for traffic violations? In 2017, changes were made to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, allowing drivers to pay a fine of 50% for minor violations.

As a general rule, the fine must be paid in full no later than 60 days from the date the decision in the AP case comes into force.

Part 1.3 of Article 32.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation provides for the opportunity to pay a fine for traffic offenses (Chapter 12) in the amount of half the amount of the imposed administrative fine. At the same time, a period has been established during which the fine can be paid with a 50% discount - it is no more than 20 days from the date of the decision to impose an administrative fine.

Also, the fine must be paid in full if the court’s execution of the fine was delayed or spread out.

At the same time, in the decision in the case of an administrative fine, in the case of imposing an administrative fine, information about the recipient of the fine must be indicated, which is necessary for the transfer of the amount of the administrative fine, as well as information about the amount of the administrative fine, which can be paid in the amount of 50%. You can read about the rules for issuing a traffic police decision when a driver violates traffic rules in the article at the link.

Often the decision imposing a fine arrives by mail when the grace period for payment has already passed. If a copy of the decision on the imposition of an administrative fine, sent to a person held administratively liable by registered mail, was received at his address after the expiration of twenty days from the date of such decision, this period is subject to restoration by the judge, body, official, who made such a decision, at the request of a person held administratively liable.

The law defines specific articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation to which the discount does not apply (driving while drunk, significantly exceeding the speed limit, etc.).

What fines cannot be paid with a 50% discount?

You cannot pay half the fine for violations:

• Part 1.1 Art. 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (repeated driving of a vehicle not registered in the prescribed manner);
• Art. 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Driving a vehicle by a driver who is in a state of intoxication, transferring control of a vehicle to a person who is in a state of intoxication);
• part 6 art. 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 40, but not more than 60 kilometers per hour, committed repeatedly);
• part 7 art. 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Exceeding the established speed by more than 60 and 80 kilometers per hour, committed repeatedly);
• Part 3 Art. 12.12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Driving through a prohibiting traffic light signal or a prohibiting gesture by a traffic controller, if this offense is committed repeatedly).
• Part 5 Art. 12.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Driving in violation of traffic rules into a lane intended for oncoming traffic, or onto tram tracks in the opposite direction, if this offense is committed repeatedly);
• Part 3.1 Art. 12.16 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Driving in the opposite direction on a one-way road, if this offense is committed repeatedly);
• Art. 12.24 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Violation of traffic rules or rules of operation of a vehicle, resulting in the infliction of slight or moderate harm to the health of the victim);
• Art. 12.26 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Failure of the driver of a vehicle to comply with the requirement to undergo a medical examination for intoxication);
• Part 3 Art. 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Failure to comply with the requirement of traffic rules to prohibit the driver from consuming alcoholic beverages, narcotic or psychotropic substances after a traffic accident in which he is involved, or after the vehicle was stopped at the request of a police officer, before an examination by an authorized official in in order to establish the state of intoxication or until an authorized official makes a decision to exempt from such an examination).

For reference. Offenses committed again within 1 year from the date of completion of the first order are considered repeated.

What fines can be paid in the amount of half the fine?

Amendments to the current legislation established that when imposing a punishment under Articles 12 of Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, not specified in the section “What fines cannot be paid with a 50% discount ” the fine can be paid in half (see the table below).

The only condition is the deadline for paying the fine (no more than 20 days from the date of drawing up the decision on the case). If the 20-day deadline is not met, the fine is paid in full (100%).

Article 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

driving a vehicle that is not registered in the prescribed manner, a vehicle that has not passed a technical inspection, with the exception of Part 1.1 of Art. 12.1 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

Article 12.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

Article 12.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

driving a vehicle by a driver without documents

Article 12.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of the rules for installing devices for giving special light or sound signals

Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

driving a vehicle in the presence of malfunctions or conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited, or a vehicle on which the identification sign “Disabled” is illegally installed

Article 12.6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of the rules for using seat belts or motorcycle helmets

Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have the right to drive a vehicle

Article 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

exceeding the established speed for the first time

Article 12.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of traffic rules on railway tracks

Article 12.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of traffic rules on a motorway

Article 12.12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

driving through a red traffic light, with the exception of Part 3 of Art. 12.12 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

Article 12.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of intersection rules

Article 12.14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of maneuvering rules

Article 12.17 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

failure to give priority to police and ambulance traffic

Article 12.18 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

Article 12.19 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of stopping or parking rules

Article 12.22 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of driving rules

Article 12.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of rules for transporting people

Article 12.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of traffic rules by a pedestrian or other person participating in traffic

Article 12.36.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

violation of the rules for using a telephone by a driver of a vehicle

Article 12.37 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

failure to comply with the requirements for compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners. Read about liability for driving without a compulsory motor liability insurance policy in the article at the link

Please note that the period during which you can pay a fine with a discount is 20 calendar days, not from the date of receipt of the decision, but from the date of its issuance. There are often situations when a fine from cameras recording photo-video violations arrives by mail after such a period has expired. In this case, the deadline for paying half of the fine is not restored, and the fine must be paid in full.

Is it possible to return 50% of the fine already paid?

Often the driver did not know that he had the right to pay the fine at a discount, and paid the fine in full. Is it possible in this case to return half of the previously paid fine amount?

The traffic police clarified that paying fines “at a discount” during the grace period is not a mandatory condition, but is an opportunity that the person held accountable may or may not take advantage of.

If a fine that could have been paid in half was paid in full, then in this case the decision is considered to be properly executed and the difference is not returned to the driver.