Hanoi, March 27 -- Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, which has long served as the primary legal basis for sanctioning road and railway traffic violations in Viet Nam, will be officially abolished from May 15, 2026, under the provisions of Decree 81/2026/ND-CP, dated March 19, 2026.

Previously amended and supplemented by Decree 123/2021, Decree 100 has already been largely superseded in practice following the introduction of Decree 168/2024, which took effect in early 2025. The new decree replaces most regulations on administrative penalties in road traffic, introducing significantly higher fines and a driver's license point deduction system.

The abolition of Decree 100 marks a formal transition to a stricter and more comprehensive enforcement fram...