Legislative changes aim to improve fairness in traffic violation penalties

It was noted during the meeting that there have been many complaints about some traffic safety departments issuing penalty decisions for traffic violations 7–8 months after the offense was committed.

From now on, if a decision is not issued within one month of the violation, the driver will not be fined.

The president emphasized the need for a new approach to speed regulations, given the construction of modern roads and the growing number of vehicles equipped with advanced safety systems.

As a reminder, in March this year, the Cabinet of Ministers submitted a draft amendment to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis proposing an increase in the non-penalized speed threshold for motor vehicles from 5 to 10 km/h.

The rationale for increasing the error margin in speed detection is based on potential inaccuracies in technical devices (radars) and vehicle speedometers.

Additionally, in June this year, the Legislative Chamber approved a draft law introducing amendments and additions to the Code of Administrative Responsibility. According to the proposal, the concept of an "administrative warning" is being introduced. This measure is to be applied to individuals who commit certain traffic violations for the first time, including failure to wear a seatbelt, use of a mobile phone while driving, using an on-board monitor, violating parking or stopping rules, or breaching mandatory insurance requirements.

It was also noted that violations such as crossing a road lane line (lane discipline) should not be recorded via camera, and if a decision on violations recorded by cameras or radars is issued more than a month after the offense, no fine should be applied.