I quickly paid the fine – I got a discount
The newspaper reports that on Tuesday the State Duma adopted a bill that facilitates the life of bona fide payers. This bill gives drivers a discount of 50 percent to pay for a fine for violation of the rules of the road if the payment is made within ten days from the moment a copy of the administrative resolution is received in hand.
Since March 2012, the traffic police fines have grown significantly, the minimum fine increased five times – from 100 rubles to 500. The new bill makes additions to ST. 32.2 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which regulates the procedure for the execution of the decree on imposing a fine. The deputies favorably reacted to the general concept of the bill and new changes in the legislation will be approved in the second reading. Most likely, by the time of the second reading, amendments will be made to the bill. For example, an increase in the grace period. The Federal Bailiff Service insists on an increase in the grace deadline for payment of a fine from 10 to 30 days.
The leader of the Automobile Russia party, the deputy of the State Duma and the creator of the bill Vyacheslav Lysakov explains the size of the discount precisely 50 percent by the fact that drivers, trying to solve the issue of violation of traffic rules on the spot, pay the traffic police officer half of the amount laid for violating the amount. He believes that this money should go to the budget of the Russian Federation. According to the author of the new bill, after its adoption, drivers will prefer to calmly pay a fine, giving money to the state. And not take risks, offering a bribe to the traffic police inspector. According to the forecasts of Vyacheslav Lysakov, only more revenues to the budget from the new bill will be.
If such a situation arises that the driver does not agree with the fine, he can appeal the decision within 10 days. Vyacheslav Lysakov to a remark about maintaining the presumption of innocence replied that no one forces the driver to pay a fine immediately. He may well appeal him if he does not agree with something. We are talking about a majority that does not deny his guilt and can save, quickly paying for a fine.
When discussing the bill, the issue of the technical side of the issue related to the payment of the fine was also affected. The fact is that when paying through the terminal, the payment is made by number, which is assigned to the resolution. The number is based on the data of the state information system about payments. When paying, it is impossible to change the amount of the fine specified in the resolution. To which Vyacheslav Lysakov replied that this issue is being resolved, because only the technical side is affected. And already in the form of the decision, you can prescribe a payment of only half a fine.
The final results of the bill will be known to the autumn session. At best, the bill will work in November or December of this year. With less successful development of affairs, since the beginning of January 2015. Conscientious payers are looking forward to this innovation.