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The revised provisions of the "Road Traffic Management Punishment Regulations" will come into effect on October 31, 2020, significantly increasing the fines for drugged driving and refusal to test, strengthening driver's license control, expanding the scope of vehicle confiscation, and adding responsibilities for passengers in the same vehicle.
The new road traffic system will be launched on October 31. Heavy fines for drug driving and vehicle confiscation. (provided by police)
The revised provisions of the "Road Traffic Management Punishment Regulations" will come into effect on October 31, 2020, significantly increasing the fines for drugged driving and refusal to test, strengthening driver's license control, expanding the scope of vehicle confiscation, and adding responsibilities for passengers in the same vehicle. The Hsinchu City Police Department stated that the new system will target first-time drug drivers, with a fine of NT$120,000 for motorcycles and NT$150,000 for cars. Those who violate the law for the second time within 10 years will be fined an additional NT$90,000 based on the previous fine, and will continue to accumulate from the third time without an upper limit. Those who refuse to take a drug test for the first time will be fined NT$270,000. Repeat offenders within 10 years will be fined NT$450,000, with an additional fine of NT$180,000 each time starting from the third time.
In addition, those who drive under the influence of drugs or who refuse to take the test will have their vehicles confiscated in accordance with the law, regardless of whether the vehicle is owned by them or not, demonstrating the government's determination to severely punish drug driving.
The Hsinchu City Police Department explained that this revision of the law will simultaneously strengthen the management of driver's licenses. In addition to having their driver's licenses revoked in accordance with the law, drug-impaired drivers will not be allowed to retake the driver's license within three years; those who commit the crime again or meet legal circumstances such as major accidents will face more stringent license restrictions. For those who are confirmed by the police to have used drugs, a preventive driver's license revocation mechanism has also been added, and they will not be allowed to retake the test within 2 years. In addition, in addition to the original fine for driving without a license, those who drive under the influence of drugs, refuse to take a test, or are still driving without a license after a preventive revocation of their driver's license will be fined an additional NT$36,000 for automobiles and motorcycles, and an additional fine of NT$80,000 for driving a large vehicle, and their vehicles will be confiscated in accordance with the law.
The new system also clearly stipulates the responsibilities of passengers in the same car. Passengers over the age of 18 who knowingly know that the driver is driving under the influence of drugs will be fined not less than NT$6,000 but not more than NT$15,000, subject to statutory exceptions. The public is urged not to take any chances and should actively discourage relatives and friends from driving under the influence of drugs.
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After the implementation of the new system, the number of drug driving cases and fines issued will increase
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