Penalty for jaywalking in 2021

Responsibility of pedestrians for non-compliance with traffic rules

As practice shows, the most disciplined pedestrians are those who are also drivers. These citizens are fully aware of the dangers of moving vehicles. The rest of our compatriots often risk their lives and health, wanting to save the 5-10 minutes it takes to walk to the nearest pedestrian crossing.

Only traffic police inspectors can hold a pedestrian accountable. Automatic video recording cameras will not help in this case, since they do not have the technical ability to establish a person’s identity. Car owners are identified by license plates, but pedestrians do not have any identification marks.

An administrative fine for a pedestrian can be imposed for the following types of violations:

• crossing the roadway not at a pedestrian crossing;
• violation of the rules for driving along the edge of the roadway in the absence of sidewalks (you must go towards the flow of cars);
• exiting a pedestrian crossing under a prohibiting traffic light;
• driving along the edge of the roadway at night outside populated areas, without reflective stripes;
• creating an obstruction on the road (suddenly stopping at an unregulated pedestrian crossing, as well as turning around at it and moving in the opposite direction);
• driving along highways and tunnels;
• failure to provide priority in traffic to vehicles with red and blue flashing lights.

Drunk pedestrians are not subject to administrative liability unless they violate traffic rules or commit other illegal actions.

Administrative punishment

So, not only drivers are prosecuted under the administrative code. The actions of pedestrians or other road users (for example, cyclists, as well as those driving horse-drawn vehicles, etc., except drivers) directly relate to two main articles - 12.29 and 12.30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

1. For violation of any traffic rules (including those related to crossing the road in the wrong place), a pedestrian may be given a warning or a fine of 500 rubles may be imposed .

The question arises: in what cases can a violator be fined, and in what cases can he get off with a warning? From general practice we can conclude that those who violate traffic rules for the first time are usually warned not to allow such behavior in the future, and those who repeatedly violate the same legal requirement are given a fine.

At the same time, the traffic police inspector has the right to oblige pedestrians to pay 500 rubles for the first violation of the rules on crossing the road by pedestrians, which often angers them and is the subject of an appeal against an administrative decision.

2. for creating obvious interference in the movement of other participants, punishment may be in the form of a fine in the amount of 1000 rubles . Drawing up such administrative protocols in relation to pedestrians is even less common than simply for failure to comply with the rules for crossing the road. This is partly due to the fact that the creation of obvious interference must be documented, that is, there must be, for example, a recording of the driver’s forced emergency maneuver, indisputably confirmed by strong evidence. Usually, collecting such evidence is difficult, so prosecution under this rule (Part 1 of Article 12.30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) applies to a greater extent to rare cases.

3. part 2 tbsp. 12.30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, as amended in 2021, provides for a fine of 1,000 to 1,500 rubles for the actions of a pedestrian, including for crossing the road in the wrong place, if there are consequences in the form of bodily harm. In this case, the severity of such injuries should be mild or moderate.

Who can be considered a victim in such a situation? In the meaning of the law, one or more road users who have been harmed as a result of the actions of a pedestrian offender.

Example . In January 2021, Citizen N. crossed the roadway in a place where there is no crossing (the zebra crossing was located 50 meters from this place and was visible to the offender). Citizen N. ran out onto the road, despite the dense flow of vehicles, and, not making sure that there were no cars in the third lane in relation to him (the view was blocked by a moving truck), created an emergency situation. As a result, the car hit another pedestrian moving along a zebra crossing. The victim suffered minor damage to health, citizen N was issued a fine of 1,500 rubles, and subsequently a claim was brought against the guilty pedestrian for reimbursement of the cost of treatment.

Fines for pedestrians

When imposing an administrative penalty on pedestrians for violating traffic rules, only two articles from Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation are applied:

• Article No. 12.29 is universal in nature and can be applied for any violations of traffic rules by pedestrians or vehicle passengers. It provides for punishment in the form of a verbal warning from the inspector or a fine of 500 rubles.
• Article No. 12.30 applies in cases where a pedestrian has created an obstacle for cars on the roadway. This will result in a fine of 1,000 rubles. If, as a result of the pedestrian’s actions, slight or moderate harm to the health of third parties was caused, the amount of the penalty increases to 1,500 rubles.

What punishment faces those who cross the road in an undesignated place?

All responsibilities of a pedestrian are set out in Article 4 of the Traffic Regulations. According to this article, crossing the roadway is allowed at overground and underground crossings, at zebra crossings and at traffic lights. Article 12.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia provides for administrative liability for citizens who cross the road in a place not intended for this purpose. Traffic police officers apply various penalties to pedestrian traffic violators.

• For a single violation of traffic rules and crossing the road in a prohibited place, State Traffic Inspectorate employees can check the documents and will be limited to only one verbal warning.
• Repeated violation of traffic rules may result in administrative liability. A traffic police officer issues a fine for jaywalking; it must be paid within a clearly established time frame.
• For the most serious violations of traffic rules, the pedestrian faces not administrative, but criminal liability.

Every day on the country's roads, thousands of violators cross the road in an undesignated place. Tracking such offenses is problematic due to their large number. Recently, cases where traffic police officers bring careless pedestrians to justice have become more frequent. For crossing the roadway in the wrong place, you may face a fine, but the amount is small.

In 2021, the fine for a pedestrian for crossing the road in the wrong place is 500 rubles .

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How can a pedestrian find out about unpaid fines?

Since the protocol for violation of traffic rules is drawn up only by an inspector of the State Traffic Inspectorate in the personal presence of the pedestrian, the latter will immediately know the amount to be paid. If necessary, he can contact the nearest traffic police department with his passport and find out the amount of debt.

Online services provide information on administrative penalties only to motorists.

Through them you cannot find out traffic police fines for pedestrians.

The opportunity to find out the amount of a fine issued to a pedestrian via the Internet appears only if the debt has not been repaid within 60 days and information about this has been transferred to the bailiffs to initiate enforcement proceedings. Then such information will be available on the official website of the FSSP in the section.

To receive information, you must indicate your full name. in full, date of birth and region of residence.

Checking fines for pedestrians through the official website of the FSSP is free of charge and without registration.

On the portal “State Services”

Information about new traffic police fines, the payment deadline for which has not yet passed, is currently provided on the State Services portal only to drivers by registration plate numbers and vehicle registration certificate. As already noted, information about administrative penalties becomes available to pedestrians only after the initiation of enforcement proceedings by bailiffs.

To automatically receive information, you must activate the “Judicial Debt” informer.

In the future, every time you log into your personal account, on its main page you will see information about the absence or presence of legal debt, which is received from the FSSP on the “State Services” portal.

How to pay?

If the violator is overtaken by a “nasty” incident, then the fine must be paid in order to avoid trouble in the future. And the lesson will remain for a lifetime for some. You can pay, as in the case of a check, in several ways:

Online by last name

To pay via websites, you can use the same resources:

1. "There are no fines."
   On this site you need to log into your personal account. If this is not available, then go through the registration procedure.
2. Go to “payment of fines”.
3. Enter the payment details indicated at the bottom of the receipt.
4. To make a payment.
5. Save your receipt.
6. According to the resolution. In order to pay for a ticket by decree number, it is enough to:
   use services that offer such services;
7. Enter the combination of numbers in the required column;
8. Click the “pay” icon;
9. As in the first case, after payment, save the receipt.
10. Sberbank Online. How to pay a fine for a pedestrian through Sberbank online? Thanks to its development, the bank also offers services on the Internet. To pay the fine you need:
    register on the site if this has not been done previously;
11. log into your personal account;
12. go to the “payments and transfers” section;
13. go to the “State Traffic Police” section;
14. select the “fines search” column;
15. in the line “select ;
16. below we enter the receipt number (decree, 20-25 digits);
17. click the “continue” button;
18. enter the required data and click on “pay”;
19. keep your receipt for payment!

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Appealing an administrative penalty

The pedestrian is given 10 days from the date of the decision on an administrative offense to appeal it. You can submit a complaint:

• the management of the State Traffic Inspectorate unit in which the inspector who compiled the protocol works;
• to higher authorities of the traffic police;
• to court.

To file a complaint against the actions of the inspector, you will need evidence of your innocence - recordings of street surveillance cameras or testimony of witnesses willing to come to the court hearing. Otherwise, you will not be able to achieve the desired result.

How to find out (check) if a pedestrian has a ticket?

You can find out (check) the traffic police fine issued to a pedestrian at the nearest post (or office of the territorial division of the traffic police) or through the government services website . You can also contact the A3 traffic police payment service .

Just come to the office or representative office of the Federal Bailiff Service and provide your passport . They have information for the last three years But if the bailiffs in some cases can refuse you (usually they refuse under the wording that the information is not subject to disclosure), then traffic inspectors will always do this.

If you operate through the State Services , you first need to register on it. Once you have done this, go to the transport and road management section. Select the traffic police category and the page about providing information in the field of administrative offenses.

Each resolution is given a unique number , so traffic police fines for pedestrians can be found out (checked) not only online by the pedestrian’s last name, but also by the assigned number. By entering this number, you will see all the data about the fine - when, to whom and for what it was assigned.

How to prove your innocence

In order to be able to challenge the fine imposed on you, you need to follow some rules, in particular, when drawing up a protocol, it is worth noting that you disagree with the punishment applied. After drawing up the protocol, you will be given a receipt; you do not need to sign it, otherwise it may be considered as an admission of guilt. An appeal is made by filing a complaint with the traffic police department or in court.

As evidence of your innocence, you can use recordings from surveillance cameras and video recording devices equipped with cars. You can also bring in witnesses.