* This translated version is originated from Ministry of Justice and for reference only.

Article 84.Contents of state management of road traffic

1. Formulating plannings, plans and policies on road transport development; drawing up and directing the implementation of the national program on road traffic safety.

2. Promulgating, and organizing the implementation of, legal documents on road traffic; regulations and standards for road traffic.

3. Propagating, disseminating and educating about the road traffic law.

4. Organizing the administration, maintenance and protection of road infrastructure facilities.

5. Registering, granting and withdrawing number plates of, road traffic means; granting, withdrawing certificates of quality, technical safety and environmental protection of road vehicles.

6. Managing driver training and examination; granting, renewing and withdrawing driver licenses and certificates of training in knowledge about the road traffic law.

7. Managing transportation activities and transportation support services; organizing road traffic rescue.

8. Organizing research and application of road traffic science and technologies; training road traffic technicians and technical workers.

9. Examining, inspecting, and settling complaints and denunciations; handling violations of the road traffic law.

10. Undertaking international cooperation in road traffic.

Article 85.State management responsibilities for road traffic

1. The Government shall perform the unified state management of road traffic.

2. The Ministry of Transport shall take responsibility to the Government for performing the state management of road traffic.

3. The Ministry of Public Security shall perform the tasks of state management of road traffic under this Law and other relevant laws; take measures to ensure traffic order and safety; and coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in protecting road infrastructure facilities.

The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transport shall coordinate with each other in supplying data on registration of road vehicles, data on traffic accidents and in granting, renewing and withdrawing driver licenses.

4. The Ministry of Defense shall perform the tasks of state management of road traffic under this Law and other relevant laws.

5. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, coordinate with the Ministry of Transport in performing the state management of road traffic.

6. The People’s Committees at all levels shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, organize the state management of road traffic under this Law and other relevant laws on localities.

Article 86.Road inspectorate

1. The road inspectorate shall perform specialized inspection of road traffic.

2. The road inspectorate has the following tasks and powers:

a) To inspect, detect, stop and sanction administrative violations in the observance of legal provisions on protection of road infrastructure, assurance of technical standards of road works; in urgent cases, in order to prevent possible consequences on road works, to stop vehicles and ask their operators to take measures to protect works in accordance with law and take responsibility for such decisions;

b) To inspect, detect, stop and handle administrative violations in the observance of regulations on transportation activities and transportation support services at standing and parking points along roads, car terminals, parking lots, roadside service stations, vehicle mass inspection stations, toll stations and at road transportation enterprises;

c) To inspect, detect, stop and sanction violations in driver training and examination, the grant, renewal and withdrawal of driver licenses, and the technical safety and environmental protection inspection of motor vehicles. The inspection and examination of army and police car drivers, and the grant, renewal and withdrawal of their driver licenses shall be stipulated by the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Public Security;

d) To perform other tasks and exercise other powers according to the inspection law.

3. The organization and operation of the road traffic inspectorate comply with this Law and other relevant laws.

The Minister of Transport shall issue specific regulations on the tasks and powers of the road inspectorate.

Article 87.Patrol and control of road traffic police

1. The road traffic police shall patrol and control road users and vehicles in traffic; handle their violations of road traffic law and take responsibility before law for their decisions; coordinate with the road administration agency in detecting and stopping acts of violating regulations on protection of road works and road safety corridors.

2. The Minister of Public Security shall issue specific regulations on tasks, powers, forms and contents of patrol and control by road traffic police.

3. The Government shall stipulate the mobilization of other police forces and commune police to join the road traffic police in patrolling and controlling road traffic order and safety in necessary cases.