Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019

Government of Jharkhand Transport Department F.F.P. Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi Notification No .- Pari. Ayu .- 192/2016 Ranchi, dated- NOTIFICATION The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) has been further amended vide Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Central Act 32 of 2019) dated: 09.08.2019. The said amendment has been enacted by Notification No. S.O.3110(E), dated: 28.08.2019 and S.O.3147(E), dated: 30.08.2019 to curb traffic offences. Öde In exercise of the powers conferred by section 200 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 the Government of Jharkhand hereby specifies compounding fees as follows: This Notification shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. General provision for punishment of offences For first offence up to Rs. 100/- For First offence up to Rs.

500/- For First offence Rs.150/- For second or For second or subsequent subsequent offence up offence up to Rs. 1,500/- to Rs. 300 For second or subsequent offence Rs. 500/- The holder of a permit or the driver of a contract carriage refuses to ply the contract carriage or to carry the passengers Up to Rs. 200/- Up to Rs. 500/- Rs. 300/- Sub section 1 Disobedience of orders of authorities Up to Rs. 500/- Up to Rs. 2,000/- Rs. 500/- refusal of information willfully Up to Rs. 500/- Up to Rs. 2,000/- and/or and/or imprisonment imprisonment for one month for one month Rs. 500/- Allowing unauthorized persons to drive vehicles Up to Rs. 1,000/- and/or imprisonment up to three month Rs. 5,000/- and/or imprisonment up to three month Rs. 5,000/- Driving without license Up to Rs. 500/- and/or imprisonment up to three month Rs.

5,000/- and/or imprisonment up to three month Rs. 5,000/- Indizo Sub section 1 :- Driving despite disqualification of License Up to Rs. 500/- and/or imprisonment up to three month Rs. 10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to three month Rs. 10,000/- Sub section 2 :- Not holding conductor License or holding License without the eligibility Up to Rs. 100/- Up to Rs. 10,000/- and/or and/or imprisonment imprisonment up to one month up to one month Rs. 500/- IndiaCode Sub section1: Offences relating to sale of the vehicles by Dealer/Manufacturer/i mporter violating provisions made under Chapter VII 182A(New Section) Sub section3: Offence relating to sale of unauthorized critical safety component which violating provisions made under Chapter VII Sub section4: Alteration of motor vehicle by owner including retrofitting of motor vehicle part which is not permitted under the act and rules Sub section1:

Rs. 1 Lakh per vehicle and/or up to 1 year imprisonment. Rs. 1,00,000/- per vehicle Sub section3 : Rs. 1 Lakh rupees per such component and/or up to 1 year imprisonment Rs.1,00,000/- per such component Sub section4 : Rs. 5,000/- per such alteration and/or up to 6 months of imprisonment Rs.5,000/- per such alteration 182 B(new section) -Prohibition of registration vehicles violating new section 62A under clause a of sub-section 1 of section 110 relating to the width, height, length and overhang of vehicles and of the loads carried by the vehicles. - Offence related to issuance of a certificate of fitness under section 56 ,rule made under section 110. From Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/- Rs. 5,000/- Ind aCode - For first offence Rs .1,000/- up to Rs. 2,000/- for LMV For first offence Rs. 1,000/- for LMV Over speeding First offence Up to Rs.

400/- From Rs. 2,000/- up to Rs. 4,000/-for Medium passenger vehicle/Heavy passenger vehicle/Medium goods vehicle/Heavy goods vehicle Rs. 2,000/- for Medium passenger vehicle/Heavy passenger vehicle/Medium goods vehicle/Heavy goods vehicle For second or subsequent offence Up to Rs. 1,000/- - For 2nd or any subsequent offence For 2nd or any subsequent offence Driving licence of such driver shall be impounded as per the provisions of the sub-section (4) Driving licence of such driver shall be impounded as per the provisions of the sub-section (4) of section 206 Dangerous driving: of section 206 de C. use of handheld communications devices while driving -First offence Up to Rs. 1,000/- and/or imprisonment up to six month. -For first offence From Rs. 1,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/- and/or From 6 months up to 1 year of imprisonment For first offence Rs.

1,000/- - For second or subsequent offence Up to Rs. 2,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 2 year. - For second or subsequent offence Rs. 10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 2 year For second or subsequent offence Rs.10,000/- Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive Up to Rs. 200/- for the first offence and Up to Rs. 1,000/- for the first offence For the first offence Rs. 200/- Up to Rs. 500/-for subsequent offence Up to Rs. 2,000/- for second or subsequent offence For second or subsequent offenceRs. 500/- Speeding / Racing Up to Rs. 500/- and/or Imprisonment of 6 months -For first offence Rs. 5,000/- and/ or Imprisonment of 3 months For first offence Rs. 5,000/- -Subsequent offence- Rs.10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 1year Subsequent offence Rs.10,000/- hdizCode Using vehicle in unsafe condition In case of violation of road safety during driving in public places and violating the standard of Air and noise pollution -First offence Rs.

1,000/- -Second or subsequent offence Rs. 2,000/- -For first offence Up to Rs. 10,000/- and/or Imprisonment up to 3 months and disqualified for three months for holding driving license For first offence Rs.1,000/- - For second or Subsequent offence Up to Rs. 10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 6 months Code For second or Subsequent offence Rs. 2,000/- Using vehicle without registration -For first offence Rs. 2,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/- -For first offence Rs. 2,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/- For first offence Rs. 2,000/- - For second or subsequent offence Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/- and imprisonment which may extend to one year - For second or subsequent offence Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 10,000/- and imprisonment which may extend to one year For second or subsequent offence Rs. 5,000/- 192 A Vehicle without permit and violating permit condition -For first offence Rs.

2,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/- -For first offence Rs. 10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 6 Months iar For first offence Rs. 10,000/- - For subsequent offence up to Rs. 5,000/- up to 10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to three months to 1 Year - Rs. 10,000/- for subsequent offence and/or imprisonment up to six months to 1 Year. For subsequent offence Rs. 10,000/- Sub section : 1 194 Overloading goods vehicle Rs. 2,000/- and Rs. 1,000/- per extra tonne Rs. 20,000/- and Rs. 2,000/- per extra tonne Rs.20,000/- Rs.2,000/- per extra tonne Subsection : 2 Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and submit his vehicle to weighing after being directed to do so by an officer Up to Rs. 3,000/- Rs. 40,000/- Rs.40,000/- 194 A(new section) Overloading of passengers Rs. 200/- per excess passenger Rs. 200/- per excess passenger 194 B(new section ) 1.Carrying passenger Without wearing Safety belt 2.Driven with a child, age below 14 years, is not secured with child restraint system -Rs.

1,000/- for carrying passenger without safety belt. For carrying passenger without safety belt Rs.1,000/- -Child Restraint: Rs. 1,000/- ode Child Restraint: Rs. 1,000/- 194 C(new section) Overloading of two wheelers (more than two numbers of passengers including driver) Rs. 1,000/- and Disqualification of license for a period of 3 months 194 D(new section) Without wearing a protective headgear Rs. 1,000/- and Disqualification of license for a period of 3 months 194 E(new section) Not providing way for emergency vehicles Rs. 10,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 6 months Rs. 10,000/- 194 F(new section) a)Blowing needless horn or excessive horn in public area a)First offence Rs. 1,000/- For second or subsequent offence Rs. 2,000/- First offence Rs. 1,000/- For second or subsequent offence Rs. 2,000/- b) Release of Exhaust gas other than silencer b) First offence Rs.

1,000/- For second or subsequent offence Rs. 2,000/- First offence Rs. 1,000/- For second or subsequent offence Rs. 2,000/- Driving Without Insurance Up to Rs. 1,000/- and/or Imprisonment of 3 months -First offence Rs. 2,000/- First offence Rs. 2,000/- -For subsequent offence Rs. 4,000/- and/or imprisonment up to 3 months For subsequent offence Rs. 4,000/- Tampering the vehicle without consent of the owner Up to Rs 100/- By order in the name of the Governer of Jharkhand (Perwaiz Ibrahimi) Joint Secretary Transport Department. IndiaCode