The traffic police will not introduce new fines for traffic rules from November 20, 2021

What fines will increase as of November 20?

So, according to information circulating on the Internet, we are talking about such changes.
New fines in November

Traffic violation	New fine from 20th	Before changes
For driving into the oncoming lane	8,000 rubles	5,000 or deprivation of rights
For driving without a compulsory motor liability insurance policy	5,000 rubles plus impound parking	800
Beyond the red traffic light	5,000 rubles	1 000
Beyond the stop line	2,000 rubles	800
For exceeding up to 40 km/h from the permitted speed	1,000 rubles	500
For exceeding the permitted speed by 40-60 km/h	4,000 rubles	1 000-1 500
For exceeding more than 60 km/h	10,000 rubles	2 000-2 500
For driving without a license (driver's license)	8,000 rubles	500

As you can see, the largest increase in punishment under the Code of Administrative Offenses is expected for driving without a license - the financial sanction increases by as much as 16 times!

Fines for traffic violations from November 20, 2021 in numbers

Every year, different sites distribute the same information, only the numbers change. An alleged increase in fines is reported, and in 2021 they have risen significantly.

Before the changes, the driver had to pay 5 thousand rubles for driving in the oncoming lane, and from November 20, as some publications wrote, 8 thousand rubles. For a stop line, current legislation provides for a fine of 800 rubles. Now, allegedly, you will need to pay 2 thousand rubles.

The largest fines for driving without a driver's license and for speeding are 8 thousand and 10 thousand rubles. Drivers were scared by these numbers. The most important thing is that many motorists believed it and did not even try to find out whether this information was true or not.

New fines in November 2021

TRAFFIC VIOLATION	NEW FINE FROM THE 20TH	BEFORE CHANGES
For driving into the oncoming lane	8,000 rubles	5,000 or deprivation of rights
For driving without a compulsory motor liability insurance policy	5,000 rubles plus impound parking	800
Beyond the red traffic light	5,000 rubles	1 000
Beyond the stop line	2,000 rubles	800
For exceeding up to 40 km/h from the permitted speed	1,000 rubles	500
For exceeding the permitted speed by 40-60 km/h	4,000 rubles	1 000-1 500
For exceeding more than 60 km/h	10,000 rubles	2 000-2 500
For driving without a license (driver's license)	8,000 rubles	500

Finding a reliable primary source for this information turned out to be unrealistic, as it simply does not exist. On the official website of legal information there is no, even approximate, mention that fines will be raised from November 20th.

Is it all true?

No. No corresponding federal laws on changes to the Administrative Code have been adopted and are not planned.

New fines from November 20, 2021 are not true, a fake that appears almost every year with the same date.

What kind of fake are we talking about?! It’s all very simple - last year we already wrote a corresponding article about the increase in fines from November 20, 2017 against the background of the same excitement and mass indignation of drivers about the sudden and significantly increased sanctions.

We have no idea who is distributing this information as the primary source, but the fact remains that every year a wave of such posts sweep across the Internet on social networks, on forums and in chats and messenger groups:

new fines will appear on November 20 and will increase several times,
Amendments are being made to the Code of Administrative Offenses to approve these sanctions.

New traffic police fines from November 20, 2021. Is it all true?

No. No corresponding federal laws on changes to the Administrative Code have been adopted and are not planned to be adopted.

New fines from November 20, 2021 are not true, a fake that appears almost every year with the same date.

new fines will appear on November 20 and will increase several times,
Amendments are being made to the Code of Administrative Offenses in accordance with the increase in these sanctions.

But we need proofs!

Of course, you don’t have to trust us either. Therefore, the false information about the entry into force of new fines in November 2021 must be proven. This can be done quite simply if you know the main thing - how changes to the Code of Administrative Violations officially come into force - and only it regulates penalties for traffic violations.

So, the procedure for amending the Code of Administrative Offenses is as follows:

first, deputies develop a draft law, which is submitted for discussion to the State Duma,
then the new law must undergo as many as 3 readings in the State Duma, during which the feasibility of the project is actively discussed at hearings; an indefinite but considerable time always passes between readings,
if the draft law is not rejected at all 3 stages of readings - that is, the majority of deputies vote for the bill, then it is adopted by the Duma,
then the law, which has already been assigned its own number, is signed by the President of Russia,
now it must be published on the official portal of legal information,
after 10 days or after a longer time specified in the text of the project itself, the Federal Law on Amendments comes into force, and only then new traffic police fines begin to apply.

And now the main thing! You will not find any draft laws of this kind anywhere: neither on the Government portal in the proposed drafts, nor on the official publication portal (clause 5 of the order of entry into force above), nor anywhere else.

Even more proofs

If official information about the changes is not enough, you can view all the changes on reputable legal information sites:

Consultant Plus - all editions of the Code of Administrative Offenses and changes in fines, including a comparison of the current edition of the code with those awaiting entry into force,
Guarantor – all editions (in the menu on the left, click on the “editions” button) plus a comparison with the current one.

If you don’t have faith in these resources, then try to independently find at least one publication on the Internet that referred to any Federal law introducing new fines from November 20, 2021. You won’t find any.

Current fines

So, the current fines are valid both until November 20, 2018, and after this date - that is, nothing changes.

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.

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What new fines will scare drivers from November 20 - we refute the rumors

Drivers were frightened by unprecedented fines, which were introduced in Russia on November 20 - if you believe the “news”, fines for a number of offenses will increase several times. The information caused a stir among motorists. What fines do drivers actually face for traffic violations? In fact, no changes are expected from November 20, reports KrasnodarMedia news agency with reference to SakhalinMedia news agency.

The news about the terrible fines that motorists face has once again appeared on the Internet, causing a stir among motorists. “Fresh” information was circulated in automobile groups in messengers and public pages:

“New fines from November 20, 2021!

Exceeding the speed from 20 to 40 km/h 1000, 40-60 4000, 60 and above - 10,000 rubles.

Stop line - 2000 rub.

Pedestrian on a zebra crossing - 5,000 rubles.

Pedestrian outside the zebra crossing - 1,500 rubles for the driver, 500 rubles for the pedestrian.

Traveling through a red traffic light costs RUB 5,000.

Driving in the oncoming lane RUB 8,000.

Without a compulsory motor liability insurance policy - 5,000 rubles, or taken to the impound lot.

Without a driver's license or without a vehicle registration certificate RUB 8,000.

We don’t break traffic rules.”

Meanwhile, the “news” turned out to be nothing more than another “duck” that has been circulating on the Internet for several years now. Similar “innovations” on the roads from the same date—November 20—already frightened Russians a year earlier.

The news agency studied the fines, according to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, for violators of the Traffic Rules, the increase of which frightened motorists. No changes are expected from November 20th.

The official amounts of fines in the current version of the Code of Administrative Offenses are:

Over speed

Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 20, but not more than 40 kilometers per hour - 500 rubles.

Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 40, but not more than 60 kilometers per hour - from 1000 to 1500 rubles

Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 60, but not more than 80 kilometers per hour - from 2000 to 2500 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 - 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of six months.

Driving beyond the stop line

Failure to comply with the traffic rules requirement 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 prohibitory gesture from a traffic controller - 800 rubles.

Pedestrian on a zebra crossing

Failure to comply with the requirement of the Traffic Rules to give way to pedestrians, cyclists or other road users (except for vehicle drivers) who have priority in traffic - from 1,500 to 2,500 rubles.

The driver is not subject to a fine for pedestrians outside the zebra crossing.

Driving on a “red” signal Driving through a prohibitory traffic light or a traffic controller’s prohibiting gesture costs 1,000 rubles. Repeated commission of an administrative offense - 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of four to six months.

Driving in oncoming traffic

Violation of the rules for placing a vehicle on the roadway, oncoming traffic, as well as driving on the side of the road or crossing an organized transport or pedestrian convoy or taking a place in it - 1,500 rubles.

Without MTPL policy

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 obviously absent - 800 rubles.

Driving without documents

Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have registration documents for the vehicle - a warning or a fine of 500 rubles.

Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have documents for the right to drive it or a compulsory motor liability insurance policy - a warning or a fine of 500 rubles.

Transferring control of a vehicle to a person who does not have documents for the right to drive it - 3,000 rubles.

The fines are much harsher if there is no driver’s license at all or the driver is deprived of it:

Driving a car by a driver who does not have a driving license

Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have the right to drive a vehicle (except for training driving) - from 5,000 to 15,000 rubles.

Driving a vehicle by a driver deprived of the right to drive vehicles - 30,000 rubles or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days, or compulsory work for a period of one hundred to two hundred hours.

Transferring control of a vehicle to a person who obviously does not have the right to drive a vehicle (except for training driving) or is deprived of such a right - 30,000 rubles.

What's the truth?

We publish everything that officially comes into force in the near future, as well as new laws and changes that are already in force, in a convenient timeline of changes in the legislation of the Russian Federation, including innovations in traffic rules, Code of Administrative Offenses, GOSTs and other legislative acts.

You can also find out about new draft laws that have been proposed, but are being considered, or have been canceled in our auto news section or the section on new laws.

But neither on November 20, nor in October and November 2021, not a single new law or change in the field of road traffic comes into force.