Can grassroots security guards fine people who violate road traffic order?

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Article 16 of Decree 336/2025/ND-CP stipulates penalties for administrative violations in road activities, stipulates the delimitation of the authority to sanction administrative violations in road activities, in which the subjects with sanctioning authority include:

1. Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels

2. Traffic police

3. Mobile Police, Administrative Management Police for Social Order

4. Head of commune-level Police, Head of Police Station

5. Director of the Traffic Police Department

6. Director of the Department of Police for Administrative Management of Social Order, Commander of Mobile Police

7. Director of Provincial Police

8. Director of the Vietnam Road Administration, Head of the inspection team established by the Minister of Construction, Director of the Department of Construction, Head of the inspection team established by the Director of the Vietnam Road Administration

9. Director of Road Management Zone under the Vietnam Road Administration

In addition, Chapter II of the Law on Forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level stipulates the tasks of this force including: Supporting grasping the situation of security and order; Supporting building a movement for the entire people to protect national security; Supporting fire prevention and fighting, rescue and relief; Supporting administrative management of social order; Supporting mobilization and education of people who have committed illegal acts and are residing at the grassroots level; Supporting patrols to ensure security, order, and traffic safety; performing tasks of protecting security and order when mobilized.

The Law on Forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level also does not stipulate that this force has the authority to sanction people who violate road traffic order.

Thus, the forces participating in protecting security and order at the grassroots level do not have the right to punish people who violate road traffic order.

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