kerala motor vehicle department reduced penalties details 2019 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has reduced fines for traffic offenses under the New Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019. Some fines have been reduced by half, the penalty for drunk driving and driving by minors has been left untouched. kerala motor vehicle department reduced penalties details 2019
Ready reckoner for offences and penalties under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 w.e.f 26/10/2019
Kerala government has reduce the Fine of various crimes under the new Motor Vehicle Law .Fines for traveling without a helmet and driving without a seat belt have been reduced to 500 rupees compared to 1,000 rupees. Similarly, the fine of Rs 10,000 for using mobile phones while driving has been reduced to Rs 2,000.
A fine of Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 for speeding a light motor vehicle. The state government has fixed the revised fines to Rs 1,500. Heavy vehicle fines range from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000. The state government has fixed it at Rs 3,000.
Detailed Penalties
SL
PENAL
ACCUSED
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE
PENALTY
COMPOU
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SECTIO
OFFENCE
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1
177
Whoever
Contravention of provisions of
1st –up to 500
1st –250
act/rule/regulation/notification
if
no
2nd –up to 1000
2nd -500
penalty
is provided
2
177A
Whoever
Violation
of driving regulations u/s
500-1000
500
118
3
178(1)
Whoever
Travelling
in s/c w/o pass/ticket
up to
500
500
4
178(2)
Conductor
committing
offence related to
up to
500
500
pass/ticket
5
178(3)(a)
Holder
of permit
Refuses to ply a c/c
2W/3W-up
to 50
50
or
owner
6
178(3)(b)
Holder
of permit
Refuses to ply a c/c
Other
than
500
or
owner
2W/3W-up
to
500
7
179(1)
Whoever
Willfully disobeying lawful direction
Up to
2000
1000
by
person/authority empowered
under
this act/obstructs in discharge
functions
8
179(2)
Whoever
Willfully
withholds
Up to
2000
1000
information /gives false information
9
180
Owner/Person
Cause/permit
other person to drive
Up to
3 months
5000
in charge of
violating
S3(Driving w/o effective
imprisonment/
vehicle
D/L ) OR S4(Driving w/o
attaining
5000
legal age )
10
181
Driver
Driving
Violating S3(Driving w/o
Up to
3 months
5000
effective D/L ) OR S4(Driving w/o
imprisonment/
attaining legal age)
5000
11
182(1)
Whoever
Disqualified person driving/obtaining
10000
10000
D/L /applying for D/L
12
182(2)
Whoever
Disqualified person acts as
Up to
10000
1000
conductor/obtaining
C/L /applying
for C/L
13
182A(1)
Manufacturer/I
Sells/delivers/alters/offers
to sell or
Up to
1year
100000
mporter/Dealer
deliver
or alter a vehicle violating
imprisonment/10
per
chapter VII (Construction equipment
0000
(1 lakh)per
vehicle
& maintenance)/rules &
regulations
vehicle
Or both
made
there under
14
182A(2)
Manufacturer
Manufacturing vehicles which fails
Up to
1year
Non
to comply with the provisions of
imprisonment/10
compoun
chapter VII (Construction equipment
00000000(100
dable
&
maintenance)/rules & regulations
crore)
per vehicle
made there under
Or
both
15
182A(3)
Whoever
Sells/offers
to sell / permits sale of
Up to
1year
100000
any
component notified as critical
imprisonment/10
per
safety component and which does
0000
(1 lakh)per
compone
not
comply with chapter
vehicle
Or both
nt
VII (Construction
equipment &
maintenance)/rules
& regulations
made
there under
16
182A(4)
Owner
Alters a vehicle Including by
Up to
6 months
5000
per
retrofitting
parts in manner not
imprisonment/50
alteration
permitted
under the Act/Rules and
00 per
alteration
regulations
made there under
or
both
17
182B
Registering
Contravention
of S62A(Prohibition to
5000-10000
Compoun
Authority
register vehicles violating
ding
fee
S110 (1)(a)
(violating rules by central
not
govt. w.r.t.width
specified
,height,length,overhang
and loads
carried)
18
183(1)(i)
Whoever
Drives/causes
any person employed
LMV-1000-2000
1500
by him
or subjects someone under his
2nd –D/L shall be
control
to drive a motor vehicle
impounded
U/S
violating speed limits u/s 112
206(4)
19
183(1)(ii)
Whoever
Drives/causes
any person employed
MGV/MPV/HGV/
3000
by him
or subjects someone under
HPV-2000-4000
his
control to drive a motor vehicle
violating speed limits u/s 112
20
184
Driver
Driving
at a speed or manner which is
1st -6months-
1st –2000
dangerous to public /which causes a
1year
2nd -5000
sense
of alarm/ distress to the
imprisonment/10
(
limited
occupants
of the vehicle/other road
00-5000
or both
to
item ©
users/persons
near roads
2nd if committed
of
(a)
jumping a red light;
within
3 years- 2
explanati
(b)
violating a stop sign;
years
on(
use of
(c)
use of handheld communications
imprisonment/10
hand
held
devices
while driving;
000 or
with both.
communi
cation
(d)
passing or overtaking other
devices
vehicles
in a manner contrary to law;
while
(e)
driving against the authorised flow
driving))
of
traffic; or
and to
(f)
driving in any manner that falls far
undertak
below
what would be expected
e
of a
competent and careful driver and
communit
where
it would be obvious to a
y
service.
competent
and careful driver that
driving
in that manner would be
dangerous
.
21
185
Driver
Driving/attempting
to drive has
1st- up to
Non
alcohol >30mg /100ml blood in
6months
compoun
breath
test/ in any other test or
imprisonment/
dable
under
the influence of drugs
10000
or both
2nd – 2 years
imprisonment/15
000 or
both.
22
186
Driver
Driving
while suffering from disease
1st –up to 1000
1st –1000
or
disability calculated
to cause
2nd –up to 2000
2nd
-2000
source
of danger
23
187
Driver
Violation
of S132(1)(a)( Not stopping
1st -up to
Non
the
vehicle and remain stationary if
6months
compoun
accident occurred as directed by
imprisonment/
dable
officer
not below S.I of Police) OR
5000
or both
2nd – 1 year
Owner,
Violation
of S133 (Not giving
driver/conducto
information
regarding
imprisonment/10
r
name,address
& licence of driver
000 or
both.
/conductor
as demanded by police
officer
authorized ) OR
Driver
Violation of S134 (Not performing
duty
in case of accident by giving
medical
attension, report to
police,giving
information to the
insurer
etc)
24
188
Who
ever
Abets commission of offences u/s
Same
Non
184 (Dangerous
driving)/
punishment
compoun
185 (Driving
under influence of
provided
for the
dable
alcohol/drugs)/
offence
186 (Driving
when physically/mentally
unfit)
25
189
Whoever
W/o
permission from State
1st -up to 3
1st –5000
Government
takes part in a
months
2nd –
race/trials of speed of any kind
imprisonment/
10000
5000
or both
2nd – 1 year
imprisonment/10
000 or
both.
26
190(1)
Who
Driving
an unsafe vehicle in public
Ist-1500
Non
drives/causes
or
place
which is source of danger to
If accident
compoun
allows
to be
public
caused -3
dable
driven
months
imprisonment/50
00
or both.
2nd – 6 months,
imprisonment/10
000 or
both(for
bodily
injury
/damage
to
property)
27
190(2)
Who
Driving
a vehicle in a public place
1st -up to 3
1st –2000
drives/causes
or
which violates standards of road
months
2nd –
allows
to be
safety/control of noise/air
imprisonment/up
10000
driven
pollution
to
10000 or both
and D/L shall be
disqualified for 3
months
2nd – 6 months
imprisonment/10
000 or
both.
28
190(3)
Who
Driving
a vehicle in a public place
1st -up to 1 year
Non
drives/causes
or
which
violates provisions of Act or the
imprisonment/
compoun
allows
to be
rules related to carriage of
10000
or both
dable
driven
dangerous and hazardous goods.
and D/L shall be
disqualified for 3
months
2nd – 3 years
imprisonment/20
000
or both.
29
192(1)
Who
Driving the vehicle in
any place
1st -2000-5000
1st
drives/causes
or
which
violates S39
(Court
may
1.NTV –
allows
to be
(w/o
valid registration / not carrying
impose
lesser
3000
driven
a
registration mark in prescribed
punishment
by
2.TVs
manner/in
possession of a dealer
recording
i) 2W/3W-
violating
conditions prescribed by
reasons)
2000
Central
Governemnt)
2nd – 1 year
ii) LMV-
3000
imprisonment/50
iii) MMV-
00-10000
or
4000
both.
iv) HMV-
5000
2nd -7500
30
192A(1)
Who
Driving
a vehicle violating S66(1)(w/o
1st -up to 6
(a)LMV/2
drives/causes
or
permit) or permit conditions
months
W/3W
allows
to be
relating to route area or purpose
imprisonment
1st-3000
driven
and 10000
2nd-7500
(b)MPV/M
2nd – 1 year
GV/HPV/
HGV
imprisonment/10
1ST-7500
000 or
both.
2nd-10000
31
193(1)
Agent
Engage himself as agent or
1st -1000
Non
/Canvasser
canvassers violating S(93)( Agent
2nd – up to 6
compoun
/canvasser
to obtain licence )or rules
months
dable
made
there under
imprisonment/
2000
32
194(1)
Who
Driving
a vehicle violating S113
20000+2000/ton
10000+1
drives/causes
or
(Limits of weight and limitations on
ne of
excess load
500 /tonn
allows
to be
use )
/ S114 (Power to have vehicle
together
with the
e of
driven
weighed ) S115(power to
restrict the
liability
to pay
excess
use of vehicles )
charges
for
load
Shall
not be allowed to move before
offloading
the
together
excess load is removed or is
caused or
excess
load.
with the
allowed
to be removed by a person in
liability
to
control
of such vehicle.
pay
charges
for
offloading
the
excess
load
33
194(1A)
Who
Driving
with load projecting to
20000
20000
drives/causes
or
laterally
beyond the side of body/to
allows
to be
front/to
rear/in height beyond
driven
permissible
limit
Shall
not be allowed to move before
load
is arranged such that there is no
extension
(Authority
authorized by State Gov./
Central
Gov. have the power to
exempt
carriage of a particular load)
34
194(2)
Driver
Driver
refuses to stop and submit
40000
20000
his
vehicle to weighing as
per
directed
by authorized officer U/S 114
/removes
or causes the removal or
part
of it prior to weighing
35
194A
Who
Drives
a transport vehicle carrying
200/excess
100 /exce
drives/causes
or
more passengers than in the R/C or
passenger
ss
allows
to be
Permit conditions
passenger
driven
Shall not be allowed to move
before
excess
passengers are offloaded and
an
alternative transport is arranged
36
194B(1)
Driver
Driving
w/o wearing safety
1000
500
belt/carries
passengers not wearing
seat
belts
(State
Gov. may by notification in
gazette
exclude transport vehicles to
carry
standing passengers/other
specified classes of transport vehicle )
37
194B(2)
Who
Driving with a child w/o attaining
1000
500
drives/causes
or
age of 14yrs is not secured by a
allows
to be
safety belt/child restraint system.
driven
38
194C
Who
Driving
violating S128(safety
1000
& D/L shall
1000
drives/causes
or
measures for drivers and pillion
be disqualified
allows
to be
riders(Triple riding/w/o proper seat
for 3 months.
driven
with
safety measures )
or rules or
regulations
made there under
39
194D
Who
Driving
violating S129(Wearing of
1000
& D/L shall
500
drives/causes
or
protective head gear ) or
be disqualified
allows
to be
rules/regulations
made there under.
for 3 months.
driven
40
194E
Driver
Fails
to draw the vehicle to the side of
Up to 6
months
5000
road,on
approach of of fire service
imprisonment/10
vehicle
or an ambulance or other
000or
both
emergency
vehicle as specified by
state government.
41
194F
Driving
Sounds the horn needlessly or
1st – 1000
1st – 1000
continuously
or more than necessary
2nd – 2000
2nd –
to
ensure safety/ in a prohibited
2000
area/driving
vehicle which makes use
of a
cut-out by which exhaust gases
are
released other than through the
silenser,
42
196
Who
Driving
violating S146(Using vehicle
1st -up to 3
1st – 2000
drives/causes
or
in
public place w/o without valid
months
2nd –
allows
to be
insurance and for vehicles carrying
imprisonment/
4000
driven
dangerous
or hazardous goods w/o
2000
or both
also
an insurance under Public
2nd – 3 months
Liability
Insurance Act,1991
imprisonment/40
00 or
both.
43
197(1)
Driver
Takes & drives away w/o consent of
1st -up to 3
Non
owner / other authority
months
compoun
imprisonment/
dable
5000
or both
2nd – 1 year
imprisonment/10
000 or
both.
44
197(2)
Whoever
Unlawfully by force/threat of
1st -up to 3
Non
force/by any other form of
months
compoun
intimidate ,seizes or exercises
imprisonment/
dable
control
of a motor vehicle.
5000
or both
45
197(3)
Whoever
Attempts to commit any of the acts
Same
Non
U/S 197(1) /197(2)/ abets
punishment
compoun
provided
for the
dable
offence
46
198
Whoever
Otherwise than with lawful
1000
1000
authority or reasonable excuse
enters/moves/tampers
with
brake/any
part of mechanism of
vehicle
47
198A(2)
Any
designated
Failure to comply with the
Up to
100000
Non
authority/Contr
standards for road
Shall
be paid to
compoun
actor/Consultan
design/construction &
Fund
constituted
dable
t/Concessionair
maintenance result in death
u/s
164B
e
/disability
48
199A
Owner
of vehicle
Offence
under the Act is committed
3
years
Non
/guardian
of
by a juvenile owner of vehicle /
imprisonment
compoun
juvenile
guardian of juvenile guilty of
and 25000
dable
contravention
and shall be punished
R/C
shall be
accordingly.
cancelled
for 1
year
No
learners
licence/D/L
shall
be
issued to him
w/o
attaining 25
years.
Juvenile
shall be
prosecuted
as per
Juvenile
Justice
Act,2000
49
201
Whoever
Keeping a motor vehicle in a
500/hr
Non
manner to cause impediment to the
Liable
to pay
compoun
free flow of traffic
towing
charges if
dable
any
Notes
S192B not yet implemented. S200 – Even if the offence has
been compounded State Government may require the
offender to undertake a period of community service. Compounding
of an offence will not discharge the offender from proceedings under
sub-section (4) of section 206 or the obligation to complete a driver refresher
training course, or the obligation to complete community service, if
applicable. But since S206(4) not implemented yet,we cannot proceed with disqualification for violationof S190/194C/194D/194E
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