For what offenses can a driver's license be revoked?

A complete list of traffic violations for which a driver’s license will be revoked in 2019

Deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle is one of the most effective penalties for gross violations of traffic rules (traffic rules).

Constant changes in legislation and the imposition of liability for traffic violations require timely monitoring of changes made to the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses.

Current legislation establishes deprivation of rights in the following cases:

Table of traffic violations with punishment and deprivation of rights

The table below presents a complete list of violations for which drivers' licenses are deprived in 2019. The same standards are subject to application in 2020 before changes are made to the law.

Information verified and updated as of February 1, 2019

Article

Description of the offense

Type of punishment

Driving without state signs

Driving a vehicle without state registration plates, as well as driving a vehicle without state registration plates installed in designated places, or driving a vehicle with state registration plates modified or equipped with the use of devices or materials that impede the identification of state registration plates or allow their modification or hide. Read about liability and judicial practice regarding deprivation of rights for driving without license plates in the corresponding article at the link.

an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to three months

Violations when using light and sound insignia

Driving a vehicle on the front of which are installed lighting devices with red lights or red reflective devices, as well as lighting devices, the color of the lights and the mode of operation of which do not comply with the requirements of the Basic Regulations for the admission of vehicles to operation and the duties of safety officials traffic

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of six months to one year with confiscation of the specified devices and accessories.

Driving a vehicle on which, without appropriate permission, devices are installed to provide special light or sound signals (except for security alarms)

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years with confiscation of the specified devices.

Using devices for producing special light or sound signals (with the exception of security alarms) installed without appropriate permission while driving a vehicle

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years with confiscation of the specified devices.

Driving a vehicle on the outer surfaces of which special color schemes of emergency service vehicles are illegally applied

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years.

Drunk driving

Driving a vehicle by a driver who is intoxicated, if such actions do not constitute a criminal offense

a fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years.

Transferring control of a vehicle to a person who is intoxicated

a fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years.

Speeding

Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 60, but not more than 80 kilometers per hour

a fine in the amount of 2,000 to 2,500 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months.

Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 80 kilometers per hour

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 six months.

Repeatedly exceeding the speed limit by 60 kilometers or more

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year, and in the case of recording by video radars and photo radars in automatic mode - the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of 5,000 rubles.

Violation of rules for crossing a railway crossing

Article 12.10 Part 1

Crossing a railway track outside a railway crossing, entering a railway crossing when the barrier is closed or closing, or when there is a prohibiting signal from a traffic light or the person on duty at the crossing, as well as stopping or parking at a railway crossing

a fine of 1,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of three to six months.

Article 12.10 Part 3

Repeated crossing of a railway track outside a railway crossing, entering a railway crossing with a closed or closing barrier or when there is a prohibiting signal from a traffic light or a crossing officer, as well as stopping or parking at a railway crossing

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year.

Driving through a red traffic light or a traffic controller's prohibiting gesture

Article 12.12 Part 3

Repeated driving through a prohibiting traffic light signal or a prohibiting gesture from a traffic controller.

a fine of 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months

Driving (overtaking) into the oncoming lane

Article 12.15 Part 4

Driving, in violation of the Traffic Rules, onto a lane intended for oncoming traffic, or onto tram tracks in the opposite direction, with the exception of leaving when going around an obstacle

shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months.

Article 12.15 Part 5

Repeated entry into the oncoming lane or onto tram tracks in the opposite direction, with the exception of exit when going around an obstacle

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year

(if the offense is recorded on camera - a fine of 5,000 rubles)

Driving under a brick

Article 12.16 Part 3

Driving in the opposite direction on a one-way road

a fine of 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months

Article 12.16 Part 3.1

Repeated driving in the opposite direction on a one-way road

entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year (if the offense is recorded by a camera - a fine of 5,000 rubles)

Denial of access to ambulances and vehicles with special signals

article 12.17 part 2

Failure to provide priority in traffic to a vehicle that has special color schemes, inscriptions and designations applied to its external surfaces, with a blue flashing light and a special sound signal turned on at the same time

a fine of 500 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to three months

Violation of traffic rules for heavy and (or) large vehicles

Article 12.21.1 Part 3

Movement of a heavy and (or) large-sized vehicle exceeding the permissible dimensions of the vehicle by more than 20, but not more than 50 centimeters, or exceeding the permissible weight of the vehicle or the permissible load on the axle of the vehicle by more than 20, but not more than 50 percent without special permission

a fine for the driver in the amount of 5,000 to 10,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of two to four months; (if the offense is recorded by camera - a fine on the owner (owner) of the vehicle in the amount of 400,000 rubles)

Article 12.21.1 Part 3

Movement of a heavy and (or) large vehicle exceeding the dimensions specified in the special permit by more than 20, but not more than 50 centimeters, or exceeding the weight of the vehicle or the load on the axle of the vehicle specified in the special permit by more than 20 , but not more than 50 percent

entails the imposition of an administrative fine on the driver in the amount of four thousand to five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of two to three months (if the offense is recorded by a camera - a fine on the owner of the car in the amount of 400,000 rubles)

Movement of a heavy and (or) large vehicle exceeding the permissible dimensions by more than 50 centimeters without a special permit, or exceeding the dimensions specified in a special permit by more than 50 centimeters, or exceeding the permissible weight of the vehicle or the permissible axle load of a vehicle by more than 50 percent without a special permit, or with an excess of the weight of the vehicle or the load on the axle of the vehicle specified in the special permit by more than 50 percent

a fine on the driver in the amount of 7,000 to 10,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months (if the offense is recorded by a camera - a fine on the owner of the car in the amount of 500,000 rubles)

Violation of the rules for transporting dangerous goods

Article 12.21 Part 1

Transportation of dangerous goods by a driver who does not have a certificate of training for drivers of vehicles transporting dangerous goods, a certificate of approval of the vehicle for the transportation of dangerous goods, a special permit or emergency card of the hazard information system provided for by the rules for the transportation of dangerous goods, as well as transportation of dangerous goods on a vehicle whose design does not comply with the requirements of the rules for the transportation of dangerous goods or which lacks elements of a hazard information system or equipment or means used to eliminate the consequences of an incident during the transportation of dangerous goods, or non-compliance with the conditions for the transportation of dangerous goods provided for by these rules

a fine for the driver in the amount of 2,000 to 2,500 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months

Violation of traffic rules or vehicle operating rules, resulting in harm to the health of the victim

Article 12.24 Part 1

Violation of traffic rules or vehicle operating rules, resulting in minor harm to the health of the victim

a fine in the amount of two thousand five hundred to five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years

Article 12.24 Part 2

Violation of traffic rules or rules of operation of a vehicle, resulting in the infliction of moderate harm to the health of the victim

a fine in the amount of ten thousand to twenty-five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years

Refusal of medical examination

Article 12.26 part 1

Failure by the driver of a vehicle to comply with the legal requirement of an authorized official to undergo a medical examination for intoxication, if such actions (inaction) do not constitute a criminal offense

a fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years

Leaving the scene of an accident

Article 12.27 Part 2

Leaving by the driver, in violation of the Traffic Rules, the scene of a traffic accident in which he was a participant

deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years or administrative arrest for a period of up to fifteen days

Article 12.27 Part 3

Failure to comply with the requirement of the traffic rules to prohibit the driver from consuming alcoholic beverages, narcotic or psychotropic substances after an 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 to establish the state of intoxication or before acceptance authorized official of the decision on exemption from such examination

a fine of 30,000 rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years.

You should not think that a driver who has been deprived of his driver’s license will no longer be punished if he commits serious offenses again. In such cases, administrative legislation provides for large fines and administrative arrest.

For example, in accordance with Part 2 of Art. 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, driving a vehicle by a driver deprived of the right to drive vehicles entails an administrative fine in the amount of 30,000 rubles, or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days, or compulsory work for a period of one hundred to two hundred hours.

If the deprived driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, liability will arise in accordance with Part 3 of Article 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. In this case, the punishment is provided in the form of administrative arrest for a period of ten to fifteen days or the imposition of an administrative fine on persons against whom administrative arrest cannot be applied in the amount of thirty thousand rubles.

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Additional information on the topic:

Why is a driver's license revoked?

There are several serious violations of traffic rules, for which a court decision can deprive the violator of his driver's license.

Those motorists who do not commit serious offenses on the road need not be afraid of deprivation. Exceeding a couple of tens of kilometers per hour, parking on the lawn, or failing to let a pedestrian pass at a crossing are not grounds for taking away your driver’s license.

Let’s figure out why a driver’s license can be taken away in 2019, and for how long the court can decide to deprive a driver’s license.

Content

Deprivation of rights for up to three months

For different violations in 2019, different periods of deprivation of driving license are provided. The mildest punishment is deprivation of rights for a period of one to three months. This kind of deprivation is the most difficult to “earn”, since it is provided for very rare violations:

driving without license plates or hiding license plates;
refusal to give way to a car with special lights on;
repeated driving of a vehicle that is not registered with the traffic police.

Previously, many car enthusiasts installed frames on their cars that covered or reversed the license plate. This was done in order to protect against all-seeing speed cameras or lane control cameras. When the road inspection revealed a sharp increase in the number of motorists hiding license plates, an initiative arose to introduce deprivation of rights for such a violation.

You can also “arrive” for a deprivation of one to three months without giving way to a car with blue or red-blue flashing lights. These are ambulances, intensive care vehicles or police vehicles. Less common in the capitals are official Mercedes with a “blue bucket”; they are also considered cars with a special signal.

Deprivation of rights from three to six months

Drivers may be deprived of their license for six months in 2019 for more serious violations, many of which create emergency situations and threaten the lives of road users.

There are more such violations than those listed for imprisonment from one to three months:

violation of the rules for crossing a railway crossing;
speeding by 60 kilometers per hour;
driving in the oncoming lane;
driving on a one-way road against traffic;
two red light runs;
speeding by more than 80 kilometers per hour (six months imprisonment).

Ignoring traffic lights or sound signals at a railway crossing, as well as stopping for no reason on the rails, lead to consequences in the form of deprivation of rights for up to six months.

To the delight of high-speed riders, traffic police inspectors have recently stopped using speed measuring radars. Deprivation of rights for excess will be legal if the resolution was issued by an inspector; a stationary control camera can only fine you 5 thousand rubles.

Any “oncoming traffic” will also result in either a warning and a fine of 5 thousand rubles, which is decided in court, or deprivation of rights for a repeated violation. The situation is the same with repeat running a red light: for the first case, a fine of 1000 rubles will be issued, for the second - a fine of 5 thousand or deprivation of rights for six months.

Deprivation of rights from one to two years

For the most serious violations, which border on violation of the criminal code and create a real risk for road users, deprivation of rights from one to two years is provided.

These violations are on everyone’s lips, and when the conversation turns to deprivation of rights, the first thing everyone remembers is them:

driving with a license suspended by bailiffs;
installation of special signals;
leaving the scene of an accident;
causing minor or severe harm to human health;
driving while intoxicated;
transfer of control to a drunk driver;
refusal of medical examination.

For each of the above violations, the driver may be deprived of his driver's license for a long period. At the same time, for an inactive license they will be punished for a period of one year, for special signals or wrapping a car “as an official one” for a year and a half. A driver's license will also be suspended for 18 months for leaving the scene of an accident without a valid reason.

For minor damage to human health in an accident, deprivation of rights is up to 1.5 years, for serious damage - up to two years. For drunk driving and for transferring control to a drunk person - from one and a half to two years of imprisonment.

In addition, rights can be deprived for non-payment of alimony or long-term non-payment and accumulation of a large amount of traffic police fines. We remind you that information about the presence of fines is stored in the vehicle history. And if you are planning to sell your car, the future owner, who checked the history through an online service, may refuse to purchase.

We wish that you do not have any situations with deprivation of rights. Good luck on the roads!

What traffic violations can lead to deprivation of rights: complete list

In the material about fines that can be paid with a 50% discount, we have already found out that this “indulgence” does not apply to serious violations such as drunk driving or accidents with victims. Driving in oncoming traffic and excessive speeding also do not contribute to either a fuller wallet or a license in your pocket. But you can lose them not only for these obvious offenses - we find out the full list of violations punishable by deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle.

To make the information easier to understand, we will divide violations for which you can lose your rights into categories.

Repeated driving of a vehicle that is not registered in the prescribed manner 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 one to three months .
Driving a vehicle without state registration plates , as well as driving a vehicle without state registration plates installed in designated places, or driving a vehicle with state registration plates modified or equipped with the use of devices or materials that impede the identification of state registration plates or allow their modification or conceal 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 one to three months .
Driving a vehicle with knowingly false state registration plates entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of six months to one year .
Driving a vehicle on the front of which are installed lighting devices with red lights or red reflective devices , as well as lighting devices, the color of the lights and the mode of operation of which do not comply with the requirements of the Basic Regulations for the admission of vehicles to operation and the duties of safety officials traffic offenses entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of six months to one year with confiscation of the specified devices and accessories.
Driving a vehicle on which devices for producing special light or sound signals (with the exception of security alarms) are installed without the appropriate permit deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years with confiscation of these devices.

The use of devices for giving special light or sound signals (with the exception of security alarms) installed without the appropriate permission entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years with confiscation of these devices.
Driving a vehicle on the outer surfaces of which special color schemes of emergency services vehicles are illegally applied will entail deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years .

Driving a vehicle by a driver who is intoxicated , if such actions do not constitute a criminal offense, shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years .
Transferring control of a vehicle to a person in a state of intoxication entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years .
Failure by the driver of a vehicle to comply with the legal requirement of an authorized official to undergo a medical examination for intoxication , if such actions (inaction) do not contain a criminal offense, shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one and a half to two years .
Failure to comply with the requirement of the Traffic Rules to prohibit the driver from consuming alcoholic beverages, narcotic or psychotropic substances after a traffic accident in which he is involved, or an examination by an authorized official is carried out in order to establish state of intoxication or until an authorized official makes a decision on exemption from such an examination shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of thirty thousand rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years .

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 .
Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 80 kilometers per hour entails an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of six months .
Repeatedly exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 60, but not more than 80 kilometers per hour or by more than 80 kilometers per hour entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year , and in the event of an administrative offense being recorded by special technical devices operating in automatic mode. means that have the functions of photography, filming, and video recording - the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles .

Crossing a railway track outside a railway crossing, entering a railway crossing when the barrier is closed or closing, or when there is a prohibiting signal from a traffic light or the crossing officer on duty, as well as stopping or parking at a railway crossing shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand rubles or the deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for period from three to six months .
Repeated crossing of a railway track outside a railway crossing, entering a railway crossing when the barrier is closed or closing, or when there is a prohibiting signal from a traffic light or the crossing officer, as well as stopping or parking at a railway crossing, entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year .

Repeatedly driving through a prohibiting traffic light signal or a traffic controller's prohibiting gesture will 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 .

Driving, in violation of the Traffic Rules, onto a lane intended for oncoming traffic, or onto tram tracks in the opposite direction, with the exception of cases of avoiding an obstacle, 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 .
Repeated entry, in violation of the Traffic Rules, into a lane intended for oncoming traffic, or onto tram tracks in the opposite direction, with the exception of cases of avoiding an obstacle, entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year , and in the event of an administrative offense being recorded using special technical means operating automatically having the functions of photography, filming, video recording, or means of photography, filming, video recording - imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles .
Driving in the opposite direction on a one-way road entails 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 .
Repeated movement in the opposite direction on a one-way road entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one year , and in the case of recording an administrative offense using special technical means operating automatically, having the functions of photography and filming, video recording, or means of photography and filming , video recordings - imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand rubles .

Failure to provide priority in movement to a vehicle that has special color schemes , inscriptions and designations applied to the outer surfaces, with a blue flashing light and a special sound signal simultaneously turned on, shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one month. three months .

Violation of the Traffic Rules or the rules of operation of a vehicle, resulting in minor harm to the health of the victim , entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of two thousand five hundred to five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years .
Violation of the Traffic Rules or the rules of operation of a vehicle, resulting in the infliction of moderate harm to the health of the victim , entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of ten thousand to twenty-five thousand rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one and a half to two years .

Leaving by the driver, in violation of the Traffic Rules the scene of a traffic accident in which he was a participant, entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of one to one and a half years or administrative arrest for a period of up to fifteen days .

Blacklist: why your driver's license can be revoked

The more serious the violation of traffic rules, the harsher the punishment. Deprivation of the right to drive is applied for those sins that either lead to serious consequences or do not allow the state to control your actions on the road.

The period of deprivation may vary. In some cases, the legislator considered that a month of walking on foot was enough for the violator, but he could remain without a license for a long time. If the law provides for a range of penalties - for example, deprivation of rights for a period of one to three months - the specific period is set by the court.

How much and for what

From a month to three

The minimum period for confiscation of a driver's license is established for driving a car without license plates . If the numbers are installed in places not provided by the manufacturer, the violator will also be punished by deprivation of rights (Part 2 of Article 12.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).

The same punishment will follow in the case of repeated driving of a car that is not registered with the traffic police (part 1.1 of article 12.1).

If you do not give priority to a special vehicle with its light and sound signals on , you will lose your driver’s license for the same minimum period - from a month to three, depending on the court decision (Part 2 of Article 12.17)

Three to six months

Such punishment is provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.10 for one type of violation - incorrect passage of a railway crossing . This includes driving through a prohibiting traffic light (closed barrier) and crossing a railway outside specially designated areas. Stopping at a crossing is also punishable.

Four to six months

This group includes violations related to speeding by 60–80 km/h (Part 4, Article 12.9), driving into oncoming traffic , including tram tracks in the opposite direction (Part 4, Article 12.15), and driving “ against the grain" on a one-way street (Part 3 of Article 12.16). In addition, you can lose your license for four to six months in case of repeated driving through a prohibiting traffic light signal (or instructions from a traffic controller) - in accordance with Part 3 of Article 12.12.

In addition, Part 5 of Article 12.23 establishes punishment in the form of deprivation of the right to drive for the same period for violating the rules for transporting groups of children . Special rules establish that children can only be transported during the day; at night (from 23:00 to six in the morning) you can move in exceptional cases - to complete the route, for example, to a train station, airport or hotel.

Six months of deprivation of rights are provided for those who drive too fast - in case of exceeding the permissible speed by more than 80 km/h (Part 5 of Article 12.9).

From six months to a year

For such a period, a driver’s license will be deprived for driving a car with false registration plates (Part 4 of Article 12.2), as well as for driving a car with red light devices (Part 3 of Article 12.5).

You can be left without a license for 12 months for repeated violation of several rules at once. These are, for example, the rules for the passage of railway tracks (Part 3 of Article 12.10). They will be equally severely punished for repeated: driving into oncoming traffic or tram tracks (Part 5 of Article 12.15), driving against the flow on a one-way street (Part 3.1 of Article 12.16), speeding by 60–80 km/h or more (h 7 Article 12.9).

For debts to pay fines or alimony, bailiffs may suspend a driver's license. After repaying the debts, the rights become “working” again. But if you are caught driving while your license is suspended, the punishment will be severe - up to a year of license deprivation. Grounds: Article 17.17 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

From a year to a year and a half

If you are driving a car on which sound and light signaling devices are illegally installed (Part 4 of Article 12.5), or if the car is painted to look like a special services vehicle (Part 6 of Article 12.5), you will be deprived of your license for a period of one to one and a half years . The same period of imprisonment is provided for leaving the scene of an accident (Part 2 of Article 12.27).

The same punishment threatens if, through your fault, slight harm was caused to the health of another participant in the accident (Part 1 of Article 12.24).

From one and a half to two years

Section for the most serious, in the opinion of legislators, violations. These include the illegal use of special signals (Part 5 of Article 12.5), driving while intoxicated (Part 1 of Article 12.8), transfer of control to a person in a state of intoxication (Part 2 of Article 12.8), refusal of examination (Part 1 Art. 12.26), causing moderate harm to health (Part 2 of Art. 12.24). This also includes drinking alcohol after an accident - until police officers conduct an examination or decide that such an examination is inappropriate (Part 3 of Article 12.27).

For what traffic violations will your driver's license be revoked in 2019?

The legislation provides for a lot of traffic rules that help maintain order on the roads. Violation of some of them entails deprivation of the driver’s rights to drive a vehicle. This penalty is applicable to those car owners whose negligent attitude can cause serious consequences on the roads.

Reasons for punishment

The Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO, Chapter 12) clearly regulates what can lead to the deprivation of a driver’s license. All violations in this act are listed in ascending order of the duration of the applied sanctions.

2. Refusal to give way to a special services vehicle that has sound signals and flashing lights turned on.

3. Repeated driving of a vehicle without its prior registration.

2. Driving into the oncoming lane (this also applies to tram tracks).

3. Driving on a one-way road in the opposite direction.

4. Repeated disregard of a traffic controller’s prohibiting gesture or traffic light signal.

2. Driving a vehicle whose front lighting devices do not comply with accepted standards regarding the color of the lights and operating mode.

2. Repeated entry into the oncoming lane (applies to tram tracks).

3. Repeated driving on a one-way road in the opposite direction.

4. Repeated deviation from the established speed limit (upward) by 60-80 km/h or more than 80 km/h.

2. Driving a car that has distinctive signs of transport of operational special services.

3. Refusal to undergo a medical examination procedure (if alcohol intoxication is suspected).

4. Departure from the scene of an accident.

5. Taking drugs, alcohol and other drugs with a similar effect after an accident.

6. Causing minor harm to health in a traffic accident.

2. Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

3. Transfer of control to a person in a state of intoxication.

4. Causing moderate harm to health in an accident.

2. Repeated transfer of control to a driver in a state of intoxication.

The certificate is also subject to confiscation for violating the rules for the movement of large vehicles and for incorrect transportation of dangerous goods.

Temporary restriction of rights

Since January 15 of last year, deprivation of a driver's license has been one of the measures against persistent non-payers of fines. If the driver has debts to the bailiffs, he may be temporarily removed from driving the vehicle. The punishment is applicable if there are debts totaling more than 10 thousand rubles. You can regain your right to drive only by paying off all your debts.

How does the procedure work?

The procedure for depriving a driver's license requires a preliminary trial. Traffic police officers do not have the right to confiscate a violator’s license (this rule has been in effect since 09.2013). Temporary licenses are also not issued when the main ones are withdrawn.

Return of documents

This process, like the procedure for deprivation of rights, is regulated by the Code of Administrative Offenses (in this case, Article 32.6, Part 41). According to this document, if the deprivation of rights occurred on the basis of driving a vehicle while intoxicated, the driver will need to undergo a medical examination. The procedure must confirm that the offender has no contraindications to driving. The relevant paper received at the institution must be submitted to the traffic police department.

Before returning the documents, each driver deprived of his license is required to pass the theoretical part of the exam. This rule was introduced in 2013 in order to identify road users who violate traffic rules due to their ignorance. Since 2014, in addition to the exam, to return the certificate you will need to pay all existing fines.

If the deprivation of a driver's license was made on illegal grounds, this decision can be appealed. To do this, you need to contact a competent lawyer.

Every driver should familiarize themselves with the list of reasons for which their license will be revoked. Knowledge and observance of traffic rules by all participants will significantly secure the process of driving a vehicle.