2. Committing the offense in one of the following circumstances, offenders shall be
sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:
a) Without driving permits or licenses as prescribed;
b) While being intoxicated by alcohol or other strong intoxicants;
c) Causing accidents then fleeing in order to shirk responsibility or deliberately
refusing to rescue the victims;
d) Failing to obey the signals and orders of persons who are performing the task of
traffic control or guidance;
e) Causing very serious consequences.
3. Committing such crimes resulting in particularly serious consequences, the
offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment.
4. Breaching the regulations on land road traffic safety, which may actually entail
particularly serious consequences if not prevented in time, the offenders shall be
subject to non-custodial reform for up to one year or a prison term of between three
months and two years.
5. The offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts, practicing certain
occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.
Article 203.- Obstructing road traffic
1. Those who commit one of the following acts of obstructing road traffic, causing
loss of lives or serious damage to the health and/or property of other persons, shall
be subject to a fine of between five million dong and thirty million dong, noncustodial reform for up to two years or a prison term of between three months and
three years:
a) Illegally digging, drilling and/or cutting land road traffic works;
b) Illegally placing obstacles that obstruct road traffic;
c) Illegally dismantling, removing, dislocating, shielding or destroying traffic signals
and/or safety facilities;
d) Illegally opening intersections across land roads and/or roads with median strips;
e) Grabbing, occupying pavements, road surfaces;
f) Grabbing, occupying road protection corridors;
g) Violating the regulations on ensuring traffic safety while carrying out construction
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