Code of Administrative Offences (road traffic) β Tesakan
Code of Administrative Offences (road traffic)
Article 123.Violation of the rules of operation of vehicles
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Driving vehicles in the presence of malfunctions or conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
2. Driving a vehicle re-equipped without the appropriate permission β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
3. Violation by drivers of the rules for the movement of vehicles used to carry heavy loads, or exceeding the dimensions established by the Traffic Rules, or operated in a road train with two or more trailers β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
4. Driving vehicles whose glass light transmittance violates the level established by legislation, or with the front windscreen covered with film, or curtained in violation of the procedure β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage.
5. Committing the act provided for by part 4 of this Article again within one year, or each subsequent time, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 2 points.
6. In the case of detecting an offence provided for by part 1 of this Article, the authorised body (official) informs the person who committed that offence of the possibility of not being subjected to administrative liability if the signs of the offence are eliminated. The person is not subjected to administrative liability if, immediately after being informed, he or she begins to carry out actions directly aimed at eliminating the signs of the administrative offence. In that case the authorised body (official) does not draw up a protocol on the administrative offence.
7. If, in accordance with part 6 of this Article, it is impossible to eliminate the signs of the administrative offence immediately after its detection, the authorised body (official) draws up a protocol on the administrative offence and adopts a decision on subjecting the person to administrative liability.
8. If, in the case referred to in part 7 of this Article, the person who committed the administrative offence eliminates the signs of the offence within 24 hours of the moment the offence was detected by the authorised body (official), he or she is released from the obligation to execute the imposed penalty, provided that within the same period he or she submits the relevant proof to the authorised body (official). A relevant protocol is drawn up on this, a copy of which is given to the person who committed the offence.
(Article 123 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93 and HO-102 of 03.12.96; revised and supplemented by HO-26-N of 16.12.05; amended by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; revised by HO-175-N of 15.11.10; supplemented by HO-65-N of 18.05.10; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; supplemented and revised by HO-178-N of 21.12.15; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; supplemented and amended by HO-97-N of 28.02.24)
(the Law HO-97-N of 28.02.24 has a transitional provision)
Article 123.1.Violation of the rules for installing light and sound devices, including special ones, on vehicles
1. Installing on vehicles devices emitting light or sound signals that do not conform to the standard (except for an anti-theft alarm system and, in the case of assemblies or public events, loudspeakers), or using them while in motion β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage, with confiscation of the devices emitting light and sound signals that do not conform to the standards.
2. Installing on vehicles, without the appropriate permission, flashing beacons with a red and (or) blue light signal or devices emitting special sound signals, as well as using (imitating) the colour-graphic schemes intended for the vehicles of operational services β
entail deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year, and in respect of a person not holding the right to drive vehicles β the imposition of a fine in the amount of two hundred times the established minimum wage, in all cases with confiscation of the flashing beacons and the devices emitting special sound signals.
3. In the case of detecting an offence provided for by part 1 of this Article, the authorised body (official) informs the person who committed that offence of the possibility of not being subjected to administrative liability if the signs of the offence are eliminated. The person is not subjected to administrative liability if, immediately after being informed, he or she begins to carry out actions directly aimed at eliminating the signs of the administrative offence. In that case the authorised body (official) does not draw up a protocol on the administrative offence.
4. If, in accordance with part 3 of this Article, it is impossible to eliminate the signs of the administrative offence immediately after its detection, the authorised body (official) draws up a protocol on the administrative offence and adopts a decision on subjecting the person to administrative liability.
5. If, in the case referred to in part 4 of this Article, the person who committed the administrative offence eliminates the signs of the offence within 24 hours of the moment the offence was detected by the authorised body (official), he or she is released from the obligation to execute the imposed penalty, provided that within the same period he or she submits the relevant proof to the authorised body (official). A relevant protocol is drawn up on this, a copy of which is given to the person who committed the offence.
(Article 123.1 amended by HO-102 of 03.12.96, HO-26-N of 16.12.05 and HO-73-N of 21.02.07; revised by HO-73-N of 14.04.11; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; supplemented by HO-178-N of 21.12.15; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; amended by HO-27-N of 20.01.21)
Article 123.2.Carrying out, without the appropriate permission, the sale of flashing beacons for vehicles or devices emitting special sound signals
(article repealed β HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
Article 123.3.Driving vehicles without the seat belts fastened, with the helmet unfastened or without a helmet, as well as carrying a passenger without the seat belts fastened, with the helmet unfastened or without a helmet
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Driving vehicles, in the cases provided for by law, without the seat belts fastened, with the helmet unfastened or without a helmet, as well as carrying a passenger without the seat belts fastened, with the helmet unfastened or without a helmet β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
(Article 123.3 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised and supplemented by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
Article 123.4.Driving a vehicle not registered (not re-registered) in the established procedure or that has not undergone technical inspection, failure to submit for registration within the established time limit the ownership right to a vehicle that arose in another country, driving a vehicle without undergoing technical inspection or in the presence of any of the malfunctions or conditions revealed by technical inspection and established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited, or negligently failing to transmit, or transmitting incompletely, online all the data on a vehicle that has undergone technical inspection and the results of the technical inspection
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12 and HO-59-N of 20.01.21)
1. Driving a vehicle not registered (not re-registered) in the procedure established by legislation, as well as failure to submit for registration within the established time limit, in the case provided for by law, the ownership right to a vehicle that arose in another country after the vehicle was imported into the Republic of Armenia β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
2. Driving a vehicle that has not undergone technical inspection in the procedure established by legislation, or in the presence of any of the malfunctions or conditions revealed by technical inspection and established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited, β
entails the imposition of a fine on the owner or possessor in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
3. Recognising a vehicle as technically sound without conducting a technical inspection or in the presence of a technical malfunction, if this has not entailed the liability established by the Law of the Republic of Armenia βOn Licensingβ, β
entails the imposition of a fine on the licensed person in the amount of one thousand times the established minimum wage.
4. Negligently failing to transmit, or transmitting incompletely online, by the licensed person all the data on a vehicle that has undergone technical inspection and the results of the technical inspection, if this has not entailed the liability established by the Law of the Republic of Armenia βOn Licensingβ, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of fifty times the established minimum wage.
(Article 123.4 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-39-N of 08.04.10 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12; supplemented by HO-178-N of 21.12.15; amended by HO-59-N of 20.01.21)
Article 123.5.Violation of the rules for using the registration plate of vehicles
1. Driving vehicles with an unreadable registration plate or one that does not conform to the standard β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 0.5 point.
1.1. Covering at least one character of the registration plate of a vehicle β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 2 points.
2. Failure to affix the registration plate of a vehicle in the established place β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
3. Driving a vehicle with temporary registration plates after the expiry of the period of their use β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
4. Driving vehicles without a registration plate, or with a forged or substituted registration plate β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year, and in respect of a person not holding the right to drive vehicles β the imposition of a fine in the amount of two hundred times the established minimum wage.
4.1. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
4.2. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
5. Handing over the registration plate to another person by the person disposing of the vehicle β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 3 points.
6. Driving, in the cases established by the Traffic Rules, vehicles that do not have a duplication of the digits and letters of the registration plate on the rear panel β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
7. Failure to return registration plates with a yellow background after the end of the period of serving a passenger-transport route β
entails the imposition of a fine on the official of the organisation in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage.
8. Operation, by legal persons or an individual entrepreneur carrying out regular passenger transport within the territory of the Republic of Armenia (except interstate transport), of vehicles with a registration plate with a white background on the route being served β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of fifty times the established minimum wage.
9. Carrying out taxi passenger transport by passenger cars within the territory of the Republic of Armenia without an insert affixed in the established place β
Article 123.6.Driving a quad bike (all-terrain motorcycle), a snow-and-swamp-going vehicle or a snowmobile on public motor roads
(heading revised by HO-279-N of 09.12.19)
1. Driving vehicles β a quad bike (all-terrain motorcycle), a snow-and-swamp-going vehicle or a snowmobile β on public motor roads, except for the cases of crossing the road perpendicularly, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
2. The administrative offence provided for by part 1 of this Article is of minor significance in the case where, as a consequence of it, no obvious danger of creating an obstruction or a hazardous situation for other road users has been created, as well as in the case where the offence was inevitably committed because of the action or inaction of another road user. In this case the person is considered warned, and the authorised body (official) does not apply a measure of administrative liability.
(Article 123.6 supplemented by HO-175-N of 15.11.10 and HO-178-N of 21.12.15; revised by HO-279-N of 09.12.19 and HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
Article 123.7.Driving a vehicle imported into the Republic of Armenia with an obligation of subsequent export, in violation of the import time limit
1. Driving a vehicle imported into the Republic of Armenia with an obligation of subsequent export, in violation of the import time limit β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
(Article 123.7 supplemented by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
Article 124.Violation of the Traffic Rules by drivers of vehicles
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Failure by drivers of vehicles to comply with the requirements of road signs or road markings β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
2. Failure to comply with the requirements of the markings separating opposing flows of vehicle traffic β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
3. Failure to give way to a road user having the right of way β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
4. Failure to give way to a vehicle with switched-on flashing beacons with a red and (or) blue light signal that is simultaneously emitting special sound signals β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
5. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for crossing intersections β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
6. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for crossing pedestrian crossings β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
7. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for passing the stopping points of public-transport vehicles β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of three times the established minimum wage.
8. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules of overtaking β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
9. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules of starting movement or performing a manoeuvre, as well as of reversing β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
10. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for the carriage of people β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
11. Use by drivers of vehicles (except for drivers of vehicles of operational services performing official assignments) of radio communication and (or) telephone communication while in motion with the use of at least one hand β
Article 124.1.Participation of drivers of vehicles in group movement creating obstructions to road traffic
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Participation of drivers of vehicles in such group movement as obstructs road traffic or creates a threat to traffic safety β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of three times the established minimum wage.
(Article 124.1 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93 and HO-102 of 03.12.96; revised by HO-26-N of 16.12.05; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
Article 124.2.Violation of the procedure for placing advertising on a vehicle
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Violation of the procedure for placing advertising on a vehicle β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
(Article 124.2 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
Article 124.3.Failure of drivers of vehicles to obey the prohibiting signal of the traffic lights or of the traffic controller
1. Failure of drivers of vehicles to obey the prohibiting signal of the traffic lights or of the traffic controller β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 2 points.
2. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
(Article 124.3 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
Article 124.4.Exceeding the established speed by drivers of vehicles
1. Exceeding the established speed of movement by 1-10 km/h β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of the minimum wage for each km/h of speed exceeded.
2. Exceeding the established speed of movement by 11-30 km/h β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 2 points.
3. Exceeding the established speed of movement by 31-50 km/h β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 3 points.
4. Exceeding the established speed of movement by 51-80 km/h β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 4 points.
5. Exceeding the established speed of movement by 81 km/h and more β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year, and in respect of a person not holding the right to drive vehicles β the imposition of a fine in the amount of two hundred times the established minimum wage.
6. When imposing an administrative penalty in cases concerning the offences provided for by parts one to five of this Article, the body (official) adopting the decision is obliged to deduct 10 km/h from the reading recorded by the speed-measuring device β for the possible error of the speed-measuring device.
(Article 124.4 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12, HO-94-N of 19.06.13 and HO-78-N of 21.06.14; amended, revised and supplemented by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; supplemented by HO-27-N of 20.01.21)
(the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 has a transitional provision)
Article 124.5.Gross violations of legality by drivers of vehicles in the field of road traffic safety
(article repealed β HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
Article 124.6.Violation of the legislation in the field of ensuring road traffic safety as a consequence of which a hazardous situation or a road traffic accident has arisen, failure of a driver participating in an accident to fulfil his or her obligations
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Violation of the legislation in the field of ensuring road traffic safety as a consequence of which a hazardous situation has arisen β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 2 points.
2. Failure to comply with, or violation of, the requirements established by the Law of the Republic of Armenia βOn Ensuring Road Traffic Safetyβ, or violation of the Traffic Rules, as a consequence of which minor harm has been caused to a person's health as a result of the road traffic accident that arose, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage.
3. Failure of a driver involved in a road traffic accident to fulfil the obligations, established by law, of a driver involved in a road traffic accident β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage.
4. (part repealed β HO-279-N of 09.12.19)
5. (part repealed β HO-279-N of 09.12.19)
6. (part repealed β HO-279-N of 09.12.19)
(Article 124.6 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; amended and revised by HO-279-N of 09.12.19; supplemented and revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; revised by HO-155-N of 09.06.22)
Article 124.7.Failure to pay the local fee established by law for paid car parks in communities, or parking without a registration plate or with at least one character of the registration plate covered
(heading revised and supplemented by HO-39-N of 20.01.21)
Failure to pay the local fee established by law for parking a motor vehicle or its trailer in a community paid car park, or parking without a registration plate or with at least one character of the registration plate covered β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
(Article 124.7 supplemented by HO-222-N of 23.06.11; revised and supplemented by HO-39-N of 20.01.21)
Article 125.Violation by drivers of the rules for the movement of vehicles at railway crossings
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Crossing of railway tracks by drivers of vehicles outside railway crossings, failure to give way to a train (locomotive, railcar) when passing through railway crossings β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
2. Failure, when approaching a railway crossing, to be guided by the instructions of the crossing attendant, the requirements of the traffic lights, signs and markings, or the position of the barrier β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
3. Entry of the driver onto the crossing when the barrier is closed or closing (irrespective of the traffic-light signal), at a prohibiting traffic-light signal (irrespective of the presence and position of the barrier), when a train (locomotive, railcar) is approaching the crossing within the limits of visibility, or at the prohibiting signal of the crossing attendant β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
4. Failure of the driver, in the case of a forced stop on the crossing, to set down the passengers without delay, to take measures to clear the crossing, to remain near the vehicle, to give the general alarm signal, as well as failure, when a train appears, to run towards it giving the stop (alarm) signal β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
5. Driving around vehicles standing before the crossing with entry onto the opposing traffic lane, opening the barrier without authorisation, driving through the crossing on slow-moving machines at a speed below 8 km/h without the permission of the head of the railway track section, and towing tractor sledges β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
6. The general alarm signal is a combination of one long and three short sound signals given one after another, and the accepted stop (alarm) signal is a circular movement of the hand (in the daytime β with a piece of brightly coloured cloth or some clearly visible object, at night β with a torch or a lantern).
7. The prohibiting signal of the crossing attendant is considered to be the position of the attendant facing the driver with his or her chest or back, with a baton, a red lantern or a flag raised above the head, or with arms stretched out to the sides.
(Article 125 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93 and HO-102 of 03.12.96; revised by HO-26-N of 16.12.05; amended by HO-73-N of 21.02.07 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
Article 126.Driving vehicles in a state of intoxication
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
1. Driving vehicles in a state of intoxication, if the driver is under the influence of alcohol only and the misdemeanour does not contain the elements of parts two to five of this Article, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 4 points.
1.1. Driving a public-transport vehicle or a passenger taxi car in a state of intoxication, if the driver is under the influence of alcohol only and the misdemeanour does not contain the elements of parts two to four of this Article, β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of six months.
2. Committing the act provided for by part one of this Article, if the content of pure alcohol in one litre of the driver's blood exceeds 1 gram or if the content of pure alcohol in one litre of the air exhaled by him or her exceeds 0.5 milligram, β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year.
3. Committing the act provided for by part one of this Article, if the driver's being in a state of intoxication is due to the content of a narcotic drug or a psychotropic (psychoactive) substance in the blood or urine β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of two years.
4. Evading undergoing, in accordance with the established procedure, an examination for the purpose of checking the state of sobriety β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of two years.
5. Committing the act provided for by part one of this Article again within one year after the day of imposition of an administrative penalty β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year.
6. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
7. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
8. (part repealed β HO-178-N of 21.12.15)
9. In the case provided for by this Code, a person is considered to be in a state of intoxication if a check reveals that the content of pure alcohol in one litre of his or her blood is more than 0.2 gram, or in one litre of exhaled air β more than 0.1 milligram, or if there is a content of a narcotic drug or a psychotropic (psychoactive) substance in the person's blood or urine. A person is also considered to be in a state of intoxication in the case where the content of pure alcohol in his or her blood or exhaled air in the amount specified in this part, or the content of a narcotic drug or a psychotropic (psychoactive) substance in the blood or urine, is the consequence of the consumption by that person of an alcoholic beverage, a narcotic drug or a psychotropic (psychoactive) substance after the vehicle was stopped by a police officer or after a road traffic accident concerning that person, but before the examination of his or her state of sobriety was conducted or before he or she was released from undergoing the examination of the state of sobriety.
Article 127.Violation by drivers of vehicles of those Traffic Rules as a consequence of which damage has been caused to vehicles or other property, as well as violation of other Traffic Rules
(Article 127 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93 and HO-102 of 03.12.96; repealed β HO-26-N of 16.12.05)
Article 128.Driving vehicles by persons not holding the right to drive vehicles, driving vehicles without a driving licence or other documents or with an invalidated driving licence or other invalidated documents, driving vehicles by a citizen of the Republic of Armenia with a driving licence of another country or by a foreigner with a driving licence not valid in the Republic of Armenia, or handing over the driving of vehicles to a person not holding that right
(heading amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
1. Driving vehicles by persons not holding the right to drive vehicles β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage.
2. (part repealed β HO-178-N of 21.12.15)
3. Driving vehicles without a driving licence or other documents β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of three times the established minimum wage.
4. Driving vehicles with an invalidated driving licence or other invalidated documents, driving a vehicle by a citizen of the Republic of Armenia with a driving licence of another country, as well as driving a vehicle by a foreigner with a driving licence not valid in the Republic of Armenia (not satisfying the requirements of the 1968 UN Convention βOn Road Trafficβ) β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
5. Handing over a vehicle to a person under sixteen years of age, or not holding the right to drive a vehicle of the given type, or deprived of the right to drive a vehicle, or whose right to drive a vehicle has been suspended, or to a person who, for the person handing over the vehicle, obviously could not in the given situation drive the vehicle safely as a consequence of his or her physical or mental condition, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage.
6. Other documents in this Article shall be understood to mean the registration documents of the vehicle, customs documents, and, in the cases indicated in the driving licence, also the medical certificate, etc., which do not include a power of attorney, a waybill or a consignment note.
7. Within the meaning of this Code:
1) a person is considered deprived of the right to drive vehicles if he or she has been deprived of the right to drive vehicles in the procedure established by law and the term of deprivation has not expired;
2) a person is considered not to hold the right to drive vehicles if he or she has not received, in the established procedure, a driving licence for the right to drive a vehicle of the given category, or has received a driving licence in the established procedure but has been deprived of the right to drive vehicles in the procedure established by law and, after the expiry of the term of deprivation, has not restored the right to drive vehicles in the established procedure, except for the cases of instructional driving;
Article 129.Driving vehicles by persons deprived of the right to drive vehicles
(article repealed β HO-2-N of 07.02.12)
Article 129.1.Violation of the rules for using the coupon of compulsory insurance of liability arising from the use of a motor vehicle
(article repealed β HO-94-N of 19.06.13)
Article 129.2.Not having a valid contract of compulsory insurance of liability arising from the use of a motor vehicle concluded for vehicles registered within the territory of the Republic of Armenia, driving a vehicle without having a valid contract of compulsory insurance of liability arising from the use of the given motor vehicle, as well as allowing the import into the territory of the Republic of Armenia of a vehicle not having a CMTPL insurance contract by driving it
(heading amended by HO-94-N of 19.06.13; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
Not having, by the owner (lessee) of a vehicle registered within the territory of the Republic of Armenia, a valid contract of compulsory insurance of liability arising from the use of a motor vehicle concluded for each vehicle belonging to him or her by right of ownership (provided to him or her under a financial-lease (leasing) contract), where this has lasted more than ten days, β
entails the imposition of a fine for every ten days in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, but for each year β no more than fifty times the established minimum wage.
Driving a vehicle on public motor roads within the territory of the Republic of Armenia without having a valid contract of compulsory insurance of liability arising from the use of a motor vehicle concluded for the given vehicle β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of one hundred times the established minimum wage.
Allowing the import into the territory of the Republic of Armenia of a vehicle not having a CMTPL insurance contract by driving it, where having a CMTPL insurance contract is a mandatory condition, provided for by legislation, for allowing import into the territory of the Republic of Armenia by driving the vehicle, β
entails the imposition of a fine on the relevant official in the amount of five hundred times the established minimum wage.
If, in the case referred to in part 2 of this Article, the person who committed the administrative offence eliminates the signs of the offence within 24 hours of the moment the offence was detected by the authorised body (official), he or she is released from the obligation to pay 75 per cent of the imposed fine.
(Article 129.2 supplemented by HO-65-N of 18.05.10; amended by HO-94-N of 19.06.13 and HO-300-N of 09.12.19; revised and supplemented by HO-285-N of 06.07.22; amended by HO-18-N of 16.01.24)
Article 129.3.Periodic commission of violations of the Traffic Rules (of the legislation in the field of ensuring road traffic safety) for which an administrative penalty in the form of penalty points is provided
1. Periodic commission of violations of the Traffic Rules (of the legislation in the field of ensuring road traffic safety) for which an administrative penalty in the form of penalty points is provided, that is, committing an act provided for by part 1 of Article 123.3, parts 1, 1.1, 5 of Article 123.5, parts 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21-23, 26 of Article 124, part 1 of Article 124.3, parts 2-4 of Article 124.4, part 1 of Article 124.6, part 1 of Article 126, or part 1 or 2 of Article 135.2 of this Code, if the sum of the penalty points provided for that offence and the penalty points applied to the driver in the given year amounts to 9 or more points, β
entails suspension of the right to drive vehicles for a term of six months.
2. Committing the act provided for by part 1 of this Article again within one year after the expiry of the term of suspension of the right to drive vehicles β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year.
(Article 129.3 supplemented by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
Article 130.Evading undergoing an examination for the state of intoxication
(article abolished on 10.03.90)
Article 131.Violation of the Traffic Rules by passengers, pedestrians, cyclists or other road users
(heading revised by HO-155-N of 09.06.22)
1. Violation of the Traffic Rules by passengers, pedestrians, cyclists or other road users (except for drivers of vehicles), as well as failure of pedestrians, cyclists or other road users (except for drivers of vehicles) to obey the road-traffic regulation signals, or violation of the requirements of road signs or road markings β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of three times the established minimum wage.
2. Violation by pedestrians of the procedure for moving along the road (including along pavements or pedestrian paths, and in their absence β along the shoulders) β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
3. Violation by pedestrians of the procedure for crossing the carriageway of the road β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
4. Opening by a passenger of a vehicle of the doors of the vehicle while in motion, or opening the doors of a stationary vehicle if this obstructs other road users, as well as throwing of things and objects out of the vehicle by passengers β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
5. Violation of the rules for driving mopeds, bicycles or horse-drawn carts β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
5.1. Riding a bicycle or a moped by a person carrying out the delivery of goods without a helmet or with the helmet unfastened β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of seven times the established minimum wage.
6. Committing the acts provided for by parts 1-5.1 of this Article that have created a hazardous situation β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
6.1. Committing the acts provided for by parts 1-5.1 of this Article, if as a consequence of them minor harm has been caused to a person's health, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
7. Violation of the rules for driving livestock along roads β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
(Article 131 amended on 10.03.90, by HO-79 of 02.09.93, HO-102 of 03.12.96, HO-73-N of 21.02.07 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; revised, amended and supplemented by HO-155-N of 09.06.22; supplemented and revised by HO-362-N of 02.10.24)
Article 131.1.Violation of the requirements applicable to the movement of personal mobility (movement) devices
1. Violation of the requirements (rules) applicable to the movement of personal mobility (movement) devices, except for the cases provided for by parts 2-5 of this Article, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
2. Using a personal mobility (movement) device by persons carrying out the delivery of goods without a helmet or with the helmet unfastened β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of seven times the established minimum wage.
3.
4. Carrying a passenger or cargo on a personal mobility (movement) device β
entails the imposition of a fine on natural persons in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
5. Carrying another personal mobility (movement) device or devices on a personal mobility (movement) device β
entails the imposition of a fine on organisations (persons) in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage, and on natural persons β in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
(Article 131.1 supplemented by HO-362-N of 02.10.24)
(part 3 of the Article β in the part of the amendment of the Law HO-362-N of 02.10.24 β enters into force from 1 September 2025)
Article 132.Permitting the operation of vehicles having malfunctions and other violations of the rules of operation of vehicles
1. Permitting, by the heads of organisations or the persons responsible for the technical condition and operation of vehicles, the operation of vehicles that are not registered, have not undergone technical inspection, have technical malfunctions or have been re-equipped without the appropriate permission, are oversized or heavy-weight, are in violation of the rules for carrying dangerous goods or untreated containers, have registration plates that are unreadable, do not conform to the standard, are self-made or are not affixed in the established place, as well as of vehicles that do not have, in the cases established by legislation, a duplication of the registration plate on the rear panel of the vehicle, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
2. Permitting, by the heads of organisations or the persons responsible for the technical condition and operation of vehicles, the operation of a vehicle without a registration plate, with a forged or substituted registration plate, or after the expiry of the period of use of a temporary registration plate β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage.
3. Allowing, by the heads of organisations or the persons responsible for the technical condition and operation of vehicles, drivers who are in a state of intoxication to drive vehicles β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage.
4. Allowing, by the heads of organisations or the persons responsible for the technical condition and operation of vehicles, persons not holding the right to drive vehicles or persons whose right to drive vehicles has been suspended or who have been deprived of that right to drive vehicles, as well as allowing vehicles to be driven with an invalidated driving licence, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-nine times the established minimum wage.
5. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
6. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
(Article 132 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93 and HO-102 of 03.12.96; revised by HO-26-N of 16.12.05; amended by HO-73-N of 21.02.07 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12; supplemented and revised by HO-78-N of 21.06.14; revised and supplemented by HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
(the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 has a transitional provision)
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
10. Installing a registration plate with a yellow background on another vehicle β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year, and in respect of a person not holding the right to drive vehicles β the imposition of a fine in the amount of two hundred times the established minimum wage.
11. An unreadable registration plate is a plate at least one character of which, in the daytime, in clear weather, due to fading or for other reasons, except for the cases of covering at least one character, is not visible from a distance of 40 metres when installed on a stationary vehicle.
12. The registration plate of a vehicle is considered not affixed in the established place if the plate is readable both while in motion and when stationary, but the plate (in the case of paired plates β at least one) is not fixed in the place provided for it.
13. A vehicle is considered to be without a registration plate if that plate (in the case of paired plates β both) is not fixed in the place provided for it and is not readable either while in motion or when stationary.
13.1. A vehicle that has paired registration plates is considered to have one registration plate if one of the plates is not fixed in the place provided for it and is not readable either while in motion or when stationary.
14. Carrying out taxi passenger transport by passenger cars within the territory of the Republic of Armenia without an insert, or with a forged or invalid insert, or with an insert issued for another vehicle β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of fifty times the established minimum wage.
15. Handing over the insert to another person by the owner or other lawful possessor of the vehicle β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of one hundred times the established minimum wage.
16. Driving a vehicle that has paired registration plates with one registration plate β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage and the application of penalty points β two points.
17. Committing the act provided for by part 16 of this Article again within one year after the day of imposition of an administrative penalty β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year.
(Article 123.5 supplemented by HO-73-N of 21.02.07; amended by HO-2-N of 07.02.12; amended and supplemented by HO-173-N of 20.11.14; revised, supplemented and amended by HO-178-N of 21.12.15; revised by HO-18-N of 16.12.16; revised, supplemented and amended by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; revised and supplemented by HO-91-N of 13.02.20; supplemented and amended by HO-27-N of 20.01.21)
(the amendment of the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 was in force until 01.07.22 pursuant to part 4 of Article 10 of the same law)
(the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 has a transitional provision)
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
12. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for using external light devices β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of three times the established minimum wage.
13. Failure to switch the high beam of a vehicle to the low beam in the cases provided for by the Traffic Rules, or driving a vehicle with high beams in prohibited cases β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
14. Driving a vehicle on a one-way road in the direction opposite to the flow of vehicles (including in reverse) β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 3 points.
15. Driving a vehicle with the doors open by the driver of the vehicle, opening the doors of the vehicle while in motion, or opening the doors of a stationary vehicle if this obstructs other road users β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
16. Violation by the driver of a towing vehicle of the rules for towing vehicles β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of three times the established minimum wage.
17. Crossing by drivers of vehicles of the dividing strip of the road in places not provided for this, by performing a left turn or a U-turn β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 2 points.
18. Entry by drivers of vehicles onto the opposing traffic lane, if this is not connected with performing overtaking in places where overtaking is permitted or with driving around a stationary vehicle or an obstacle, and if it is impossible to drive around the stationary vehicle or the obstacle without entering the opposing traffic lane, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty-five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 3 points.
19. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for using the sound signal β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
20. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules of instructional driving β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
21. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules of stopping and (or) parking β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 0.25 point.
22. Parking of vehicles, if as a consequence of it the drivers of other vehicles were forced to stop or change the direction of movement, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 0.5 point.
23. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules of stopping and (or) parking, if for that reason the vehicle was evacuated to a guarded special territory, or stopping a vehicle not equipped with the recognition sign βDisabled personβ in a place equipped with the road sign (plate) βDisabled personsβ β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 0.5 point.
24. Making a stop outside the territory of stopping points by drivers of vehicles carrying out regular carriage of passengers, as well as parking within the territory of a stopping point of public-transport vehicles β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of ten times the established minimum wage.
25. Making a stop or parking by drivers of vehicles (except for drivers of vehicles carrying out regular carriage of passengers) within the territory of a stopping point of public-transport vehicles, or parking not parallel to the edge of the carriageway (except for the cases permitted by legislation) β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
26. Stopping of a vehicle by drivers of vehicles on a pedestrian crossing β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of fifteen times the established minimum wage, with the application of penalty points β 1 point.
27. Parking on pavements or driving on pavements by drivers of vehicles, except for the cases permitted by road signs, as well as driving through underground or overground pedestrian crossings β
entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of twenty times the established minimum wage.
28. Driving in the extreme left lane by drivers of vehicles carrying out regular carriage of passengers or of goods vehicles where the road has three or more traffic lanes in the given direction, except for the cases permitted by legislation, β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
29. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for using the hazard warning signal or the recognition sign βemergency stopβ β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
30. Violation by drivers of vehicles of the rules for the carriage of goods β
entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of five times the established minimum wage.
31. Deliberate failure by drivers to comply with the requirement to stop the vehicle given by a police officer in the procedure established by law β
entails deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of one year, and in respect of a person not holding the right to drive vehicles β the imposition of a fine in the amount of two hundred times the established minimum wage.
32. (part repealed β HO-300-N of 09.12.19)
33. In this Code, a vehicle carrying out regular carriage of passengers shall be understood to mean those vehicles which, in the established procedure, are at the given moment carrying out regular carriage of passengers.
34. If the administrative offence provided for by part 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 19, 21, 25 (only in the part concerning making a stop) or 30 of this Article is, in accordance with this Article, of minor significance, the person is considered warned, and the authorised body (official) does not apply a measure of administrative liability.
35. For failure to comply with the requirements of the βSolid lineβ marking separating same-direction flows of vehicles, the administrative offence provided for by part 1 of this Article is of minor significance in the case where both front wheels of the vehicle have not fully crossed the marking and, as a consequence, no obvious danger of creating an obstruction or a hazardous situation for other road users has been created, as well as in the case where the offence was inevitably committed because of the action or inaction of another road user.
36. For failure to comply with the requirements of road signs, the administrative offence provided for by part 1 of this Article is of minor significance in the case where the offence was inevitably committed because of the action or inaction of another road user.
37. For failure to comply with the requirements of the βStop lineβ marking, the administrative offence provided for by part 1 of this Article, and for failure to comply with the requirements of the markings separating opposing flows of vehicle traffic, the administrative offence provided for by part 2 of this Article, are of minor significance in the case where none of the wheels of the vehicle has fully crossed the marking and, as a consequence, no obvious danger of creating an obstruction or a hazardous situation for other road users has been created, as well as in the case where the offence was inevitably committed because of the action or inaction of another road user.
38. The administrative offence provided for by part 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 19 or 30 of this Article is of minor significance in the case where, as a consequence of it, no obvious danger of creating an obstruction or a hazardous situation for other road users has been created, as well as in the case where the offence was inevitably committed because of the action or inaction of another road user.
39. The administrative offence provided for by parts 21 and 25 of this Article (only in the part concerning making a stop) is of minor significance in the case where the stop was made only for the purpose of picking up or setting down passengers, did not exceed a period of one minute, and as a consequence of it no obvious danger of creating an obstruction or a hazardous situation for other road users has been created.
(Article 124 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93, HO-102 of 03.12.96, HO-26-N of 16.12.05, HO-73-N of 21.02.07 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised by HO-94-N of 19.06.13; amended, revised and supplemented by HO-78-N of 21.06.14; revised and supplemented by HO-178-N of 21.12.15; revised by HO-331-N of 22.05.18; supplemented, revised and amended by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; supplemented by HO-27-N of 20.01.21; revised by HO-97-N of 28.02.24)
(the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 has a transitional provision)
(the Law HO-97-N of 28.02.24 has a transitional provision)
(the Article β in the part of the amendment of Article 1 of the Law HO-352-N of 02.10.24 β enters into force from the moment the corresponding amendments to Government Decisions No 955-N of 28 June 2007, No 1699-N of 26 October 2006 and No 113-N of 10 January 2008 enter into force)
10. Establishing the fact of the driver's being in a state of intoxication by means of the content of pure alcohol in exhaled air may be carried out by a technical means or by a medical expert examination. Establishing the state of intoxication by the content of pure alcohol in a person's blood, or of a narcotic drug or a psychotropic (psychoactive) substance in the blood or urine, is carried out by a medical expert examination.
(Article 126 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93, HO-102 of 03.12.96, HO-26-N of 16.12.05, HO-73-N of 21.02.07 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised by HO-78-N of 21.06.14; revised and amended by HO-178-N of 21.12.15; supplemented by HO-242-N of 06.12.17; revised, supplemented and amended by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; amended by HO-27-N of 20.01.21)
(the amendment of the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 was in force until 01.07.22 pursuant to part 4 of Article 10 of the same law)
(the Law HO-27-N of 20.01.21 has a transitional provision)
3) a person's right to drive vehicles is considered suspended if his or her right to drive vehicles has been suspended in the procedure established by law and the term of suspension has not expired.
8. Within the meaning of this Code, a person is considered to be without a driving licence if he or she holds the right to drive vehicles but does not have the driving licence with him or her while driving.
9. In the cases provided for by part 3 of this Article, the authorised body (official) informs the person who committed the administrative offence of the possibility of being released from administrative liability or from the obligation to execute the administrative penalty if the driving licence or the other document is submitted to the authorised body (official) within 24 hours of the moment the offence was detected. The person is not subjected to administrative liability, and where an administrative penalty has been imposed the person is released from the obligation to execute it, if within 24 hours of the moment the offence was detected he or she submits the driving licence or the other document to the authorised body (official).
(Article 128 amended on 02.07.91, by HO-79 of 02.09.93 and HO-102 of 03.12.96; revised by HO-26-N of 16.12.05; amended by HO-73-N of 21.02.07 and HO-2-N of 07.02.12; revised and supplemented by HO-78-N of 21.06.14 and HO-178-N of 21.12.15; revised by HO-300-N of 09.12.19; amended by HO-155-N of 09.06.22)