The Interior Ministry intends to detain cars with foreign license plates until fines are paid.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has proposed to reduce from 60 days to a day the time limit for paying a fine for violations committed by owners of cars registered in foreign countries. The relevant amendments to Article 32.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation have been published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts, they are undergoing a public discussion procedure.

Currently, owners of such vehicles are required to pay an administrative fine within 60 days from the date of entry into force of the decree. At the same time, they can freely leave the country, which "contributes to non-compliance with relevant regulations," the explanatory note says.

The draft law proposes to set a deadline for owners of cars registered in foreign countries to pay an administrative fine for traffic violations within 24 hours from the date of entry into force of the decree.

"The implementation of this proposal will contribute to the observance of the principle of the inevitability of punishment. In case of identification of vehicles registered in foreign countries, the owners (owners) of which have not paid an administrative fine within 24 hours, such vehicles will be delayed until the administrative fine is paid," the accompanying documents say.

In respect of owners of vehicles registered in foreign countries, 489.6 thousand administrative fines were issued in the Russian Federation in 2024 (37.1% more than in 2023), of which only 281.8 thousand were executed, the department said.

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