Change in Moscow That Armenia Also Needs

According to amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code, which impose fines for littering from vehicles, it is now permitted to utilize automated cameras operating in automatic mode to record such violations. Previously, the Moscow Regional Duma announced that the management system would operate automatically in a 24/7 mode. The mechanism will be the same as that used for fines from the traffic police, being fully automated.

The fine will be sent by post to the vehicle owner's address after the camera detects the license plate of the violating vehicle. Citizens will face an administrative fine ranging from 10,000 to 15,000 rubles for littering from their vehicles, and in the case of repeat violations, the fine will range from 20,000 to 30,000 rubles. For officials, the fine amounts to 20,000 to 30,000 rubles for the first violation, and 40,000 to 60,000 rubles for repeated violations, with the possibility of vehicle confiscation also being allowed.

Legal entities will have to pay fines from 30,000 to 50,000 rubles, and for a second violation, from 60,000 to 100,000 rubles, with vehicle confiscation applicable as well. It is clarified that if the violator used a freight vehicle, as well as a trailer, tractor, or other self-propelled machines, the fine will be higher.

No regions of the Russian Federation, except for Moscow, have yet declared that they are ready to utilize these legislative amendments and identify polluting drivers through cameras. Moscow City Duma chairman Alexey Shaposhnikov stated to RIA Novosti that Moscow is technically prepared to monitor offenders who improperly discard waste from vehicles and freight vehicles, as all necessary infrastructure is already in place.