What violations do traffic police handle?
According to the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety that is being consulted, the Ministry of Public Security (the drafting unit) has proposed new proposals (compared to Circular No. 32/2023/TT-BCA and some other proposals). current regulations) on the duties of traffic police (traffic police) when performing patrol and control.
Specifically, traffic police are responsible for observing and understanding the situation of people and vehicles participating in road traffic; situation of order, road traffic safety, security and order on road traffic routes.
Check and control people and vehicles participating in road traffic; Detect, prevent and handle violations of laws on road traffic order and safety and other violations of law.
Traffic police are responsible for preventing and combating crime and ensuring security and order (illustration).
Instruct, propagate and mobilize traffic participants to comply with laws on road traffic order and safety.
Help and support people and vehicles participating in road traffic when necessary.
Traffic control; Investigate and resolve traffic accidents according to the provisions of law.
Fighting and preventing crimes operating on road traffic routes, ensuring security and order according to the provisions of law; Participate in preventing and combating terrorism, disruptive protests, epidemics, natural disasters, fires, and rescue operations.
Detect loopholes, shortcomings and inadequacies in state management of road traffic, road traffic organization, causes leading to disorder and road traffic safety, and notify authorities or report to the competent authority and recommend to the authorities for remedial measures.
In addition, traffic police also perform other tasks according to the provisions of the Law on People's Public Security and other relevant laws.
Equipment for traffic police when patrolling
Regarding the powers of this force, the draft offers 5 contents for comments, including:
First, traffic police are allowed to stop vehicles participating in traffic to check compliance with road traffic rules; conditions of vehicles participating in road traffic; Conditions of vehicle drivers participating in road traffic...
Second, sanction administrative violations of road traffic order and safety and other violations of law according to the provisions of law.
Traffic police have the right to record violating vehicles to punish them.
Third, mobilize people, vehicles, and civilian equipment in urgent cases; Moving vehicles in violation of stopping or parking on the road causing obstruction, traffic congestion or risk of traffic accidents.
Fourth, use vehicles, professional technical equipment, smart equipment to support traffic command, monitoring systems to ensure security and order, and handle violations of order and road traffic safety. sets, load control systems, vehicle size limits on roads, weapons, and support tools according to regulations.
Fifth, the Traffic Police also has a number of other powers according to the provisions of the Law on People's Public Security and other relevant laws.
In addition, in Article 64 of the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, the Ministry of Public Security clearly states that when performing tasks, patrol and control forces must comply with the following principles:
Firstly, comply with the provisions of law and orders, patrol and control plans of competent authorities.
Second, respect and protect the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals.
Third, resolutely fight against crime, violations of law on order, road traffic safety and other violations of law.
Fourth, take responsibility for your decisions and actions according to the provisions of law.
The draft also stipulates: Military motor vehicles, military specialized motorbikes and drivers of military motor vehicles, military specialized motorbikes participating in road traffic must comply with inspection and control requirements. on road traffic order and safety of traffic police and requests for inspection of internal affairs orders, inspection of law enforcement by military control forces, and inspection of military vehicles.
Activities of checking internal affairs orders and law enforcement by military control forces and checking military vehicles on roads are carried out in accordance with the regulations of the Minister of National Defense.
