MOTOR VEHICLES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

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Government of Jharkhand 
Transport Department 

F.F.P. Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi 

 

 

Notification No.-Pari. Ayu.-192/2016      Ranchi, dated- 

 

 

N O T I F I C A T I O N  

 
 
  The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) has been further amended vide Motor Vehicles 

(Amendment) Act, 2019 (Central Act 32 of 2019) dated: 09.08.2019. The said amendment has been enacted 

by Notification No. S.O.3110(E), dated: 28.08.2019 and S.O.3147(E), dated: 30.08.2019 to curb traffic 

offences. 

 

 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 200 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 the 

Government of Jharkhand hereby specifies compounding fees as follows: 

  

  

 



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This Notification shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. 

 
Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 
 177 General provision for 

punishment of 

offences 

For first offence up to 
Rs. 100/- 
 

For second or 
subsequent offence up 
to Rs. 300 

For First offence  up to Rs. 500/- 
 
  
For second or subsequent 
offence up to Rs. 1,500/- 

 For First offence  Rs.150/- 

 

For second or subsequent 

offence Rs. 500/-  

178 The holder of a permit 
or the driver of a 
contract carriage 
refuses to ply the 
contract carriage or to 
carry the passengers 

Up to Rs. 200/- Up to Rs. 500/- Rs. 300/- 

 
 
179 

Sub section 1 

Disobedience of 

orders of authorities  

Sub section 2 

refusal of information 

willfully  

 

Up to Rs. 500/- 
 
 
Up to Rs. 500/- 
and/or imprisonment 
for one month 

 

Up to Rs. 2,000/- 
 
 
Up to Rs. 2,000/- and/or   
imprisonment for one month 

 
 Rs. 500/- 

 

 Rs. 500/- 

 
 
180 

Allowing unauthorized 

persons to drive 

vehicles 

 

Up to Rs. 1,000/-  
and/or imprisonment 
up to three  month 

 

Rs. 5,000/-    and/or            
imprisonment up to three  
month 

  
Rs. 5,000/-     

181 Driving without license Up to Rs. 500/-  
and/or imprisonment 
up to three  month 

Rs. 5,000/-  and/or 
imprisonment up to three  
month 

Rs. 5,000/-   



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

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182 Sub section 1:- Driving 
despite disqualification 
of License 

Sub section 2 :-Not 
holding conductor 
License or holding 
License without the 
eligibility 

 

Up to Rs. 500/-  
and/or imprisonment 
up to three  month 
 
Up to Rs. 100/-  
and/or imprisonment 
up to one  month 

 

Rs. 10,000/- and/or 
imprisonment up to three  
month 
 
Up to Rs. 10,000/-  and/or 
imprisonment up to one  month 

 

 Rs. 10,000/- 

 

  Rs. 500/- 



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

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182A(New 
Section) 
 
 

Sub section1: 
Offences relating to sale  

of the vehicles by 

Dealer/Manufacturer/i

mporter violating 

provisions made under  

Chapter VII 

 
Sub section3: 
Offence relating to sale 
of unauthorized critical 
safety component which 
violating provisions 
made under Chapter VII  
 
Sub section4: 
Alteration of motor 
vehicle by owner 
including retrofitting of 
motor vehicle part which 
is not permitted under 
the act and rules 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Sub section1: 

Rs. 1 Lakh per vehicle 

and/or up to 1 year 

imprisonment.  

 

 

Sub section3 : 

 Rs. 1 Lakh rupees per such 

component and/or up to 1 

year imprisonment  

 

Sub section4 : 

 Rs. 5,000/-  per such 

alteration and/or up to 6 

months of  imprisonment  

Rs. 1,00,000/- per vehicle 

 

 

 

 

 
  

Rs.1,00,000/- per such 

component 

 

 

 

  

 Rs.5,000/-  per such alteration 



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 
 
182 B(new 
section) 

-Prohibition of 
registration vehicles 
violating new section 
62A under clause a of 
sub-section 1 of section 
110 relating to the 
width, height, length 
and overhang of 
vehicles and of the loads 
carried by the vehicles. 

- Offence related to 
issuance of a certificate 
of fitness under section 
56 ,rule made under 
section 110. 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
From Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 
10,000/- 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rs. 5,000/- 



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
183 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Over speeding 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First offence Up to 
Rs. 400/- 
 
For second or 
subsequent offence 
Up to Rs. 1,000/- 
 
 

- For first offence  

Rs .1,000/-  up to Rs. 2,000/- 
for LMV 

 
From Rs. 2,000/- up to Rs. 

4,000/-for Medium passenger 

vehicle/Heavy passenger 

vehicle/Medium goods 

vehicle/Heavy goods vehicle 

 

 - For 2nd or any subsequent 

offence 

  Driving licence of such driver 
shall be impounded as per the 
provisions of the sub-section (4) 
of section 206 

 

 For first offence Rs. 1,000/- for 
LMV 
    

Rs. 2,000/- for Medium   

 passenger vehicle/Heavy    

 passenger vehicle/Medium   

 goods vehicle/Heavy goods  

 vehicle 
 

 For 2nd or any subsequent 
offence  

Driving licence of such driver 
shall be impounded as per the 
provisions of the sub-section (4) 
of section 206 

 
 
 
 
 
184 

Dangerous driving: 
 
C. use of handheld 

communications 
devices while driving

 

 
 
 
 
 
-First offence Up to 
Rs. 1,000/- and/or 
imprisonment up to 
six month. 
 
 

- For second or 
subsequent offence 
Up to Rs. 2,000/- 
and/or imprisonment 
up to 2 year. 
 

 

 

-For first offence From Rs. 

1,000/- up to Rs. 5,000/-

and/or From 6 months up to 

1 year  of imprisonment 

 

- For second or subsequent 
offence Rs. 10,000/-  and/or 
imprisonment up to 2 year 

 

 

 

For first offence Rs. 1,000/- 

 

 

 

 For second or subsequent 

offence Rs.10,000/-   



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 
 
186 

 

Driving when 

mentally or physically 

unfit to drive 

 

Up to Rs. 200/- for 

the first offence and 

 

Up to  Rs. 500/-for 

subsequent offence 

Up to Rs. 1,000/- for the first 

offence  

 

Up to Rs. 2,000/- for second or 

subsequent offence 

 For the first offence Rs. 

200/-  

 For second or subsequent 

offenceRs. 500/- 

 

189 

 

Speeding / Racing 

Up to Rs. 500/-  
and/or 
Imprisonment of  6 
months  

 

-For first offence Rs. 5,000/- 
and/  or Imprisonment of  3  
months  

-Subsequent offence- 
Rs.10,000/- and/or 
imprisonment up to 1year  

 

 For first offence Rs. 5,000/- 

 

  Subsequent offence 

Rs.10,000/- 



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 

 

 

 

190 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using vehicle in unsafe 
condition 

 

Sub section 2 

In case of violation of 
road safety during 
driving in public places 
and violating the  
standard of Air and 
noise pollution 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub section 2 

-First offence Rs. 
1,000/- 

-Second or 
subsequent offence 
Rs. 2,000/- 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Sub section 2 

-For first offence  Up to Rs. 
10,000/-  and/or Imprisonment  
up to 3 months and disqualified 
for three months for holding 
driving license   

 

- For second or Subsequent 
offence Up to Rs. 10,000/- 
and/or imprisonment up to 6 
months  

 

  

 

 

 For first offence Rs.1,000/-    

   

 

 

 For second or Subsequent 

offence Rs. 2,000/- 



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

192 Using vehicle without 
registration 

-For first offence Rs. 
2,000/- up to Rs. 
5,000/- 

- For second or 
subsequent offence 
Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 
10,000/-  and 
imprisonment which 
may extend to one 
year 

-For first offence Rs. 2,000/- up 
to Rs. 5,000/- 

 

- For second or subsequent 
offence Rs. 5,000/- up to Rs. 
10,000/- and imprisonment 
which may extend to one year 

For first offence Rs. 2,000/- 
 

 

 For second or subsequent 

offence Rs. 5,000/- 

 

 

192 A 

 

 

Vehicle without permit 
and violating permit 
condition 

-For first offence Rs. 
2,000/- up to Rs. 
5,000/- 

- For subsequent 
offence up to Rs. 
5,000/-  up to 
10,000/- and/or 
imprisonment up to 
three months to 1 
Year 

-For first offence Rs. 10,000/- 
and/or imprisonment up to 6 
Months  

 

- Rs. 10,000/- for subsequent 
offence and/or imprisonment 
up to six months to 1 Year. 

 

 

For first offence Rs. 10,000/-  

 

 

 

 For subsequent offence Rs. 

10,000/- 

 
 
194 

Sub section : 1 

Overloading goods 
vehicle 

Rs. 2,000/- and 
 
Rs. 1,000/- per 

extra tonne 

Rs. 20,000/- and 
 
 
Rs. 2,000/- per extra tonne 

 Rs.20,000/- 

 

 Rs.2,000/- per extra tonne 



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 
 
 
 

Subsection : 2 

Any driver of a vehicle 
who refuses to stop and 
submit his vehicle to 
weighing after being 
directed to do so by an 
officer 

Up to Rs. 3,000/-   Rs. 40,000/- Rs.40,000/- 

 
 
194 A(new 
section) 

Overloading of 

passengers 

 

 

 

Rs. 200/- per excess passenger 

 
 Rs. 200/- per excess passenger 

 
 
194 B(new 
section ) 

 
1.Carrying passenger 
Without wearing Safety 
belt 
2.Driven with a child, 
age below 14 years, is 
not secured with child 
restraint system 

 
 

-Rs. 1,000/- for carrying 
passenger without safety belt. 

 

-Child Restraint: Rs. 1,000/- 

 

 For carrying passenger without 
safety belt Rs.1,000/-  

 

  Child Restraint: Rs. 1,000/- 

 
 
 
194 C(new 
section) 

 
Overloading of 

two wheelers 

(more than two 

numbers of 

passengers 

including driver) 

 
 
 

 
Rs. 1,000/- and 

Disqualification of license for 

a period of 3 months  

 
 Rs. 1,000/-    

 
 
194 D(new 
section) 

 
 
Without wearing a 
protective headgear 

 
 
 

 
Rs. 1,000/- and 

Disqualification of license for 

a period of 3 months  

 
 Rs. 1,000/-   



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Section 

 
Title 

 
Penalty prior to 1st 

September 2019 

 
Penalty from 1st 
September 2019 

Onwards 

 
Compounding fee to be 

realized 

01 02 03 04 05 

 
194 E(new 
section) 

Not providing way 

for emergency 

vehicles 

 
 

Rs. 10,000/-  and/or 

imprisonment up to 6 

months  

Rs. 10,000/-   

  
194 F(new 
section) 

a)Blowing needless 

horn or excessive 

horn in public area 

 

b)Release of Exhaust 

gas other than 

silencer 

 
a)First offence Rs. 

1,000/- 

For second or 

subsequent offence 

Rs. 2,000/- 

b) First offence Rs. 

1,000/- 

For second or subsequent 

offence Rs. 2,000/- 

 

 

 First offence Rs. 1,000/- 

  

For second or subsequent 

offence Rs.  2,000/- 

  

First offence Rs. 1,000/- 

 For second or subsequent 

offence Rs. 2,000/- 

 
 
 
196 

 

Driving 

Without 

Insurance 

 
 
 
Up to Rs. 1,000/- 
and/or 
Imprisonment of  3 
months 

-First offence Rs. 

2,000/-  

-For subsequent 

offence Rs. 4,000/- 

and/or   

imprisonment up to 3 

months 

 

 First offence Rs. 2,000/-  

 

 For subsequent offence Rs. 

4,000/- 

 
 
 
198 

Tampering the 

vehicle without 

consent of the 

owner 

 
 
 
Up to Rs 100/- 

 
 

Rs. 1,000/- 

 
 

Rs. 1,000/- 



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By order in the name of the Governer of Jharkhand 

 

(Perwaiz Ibrahimi) 

Joint Secretary 

 Transport Department.