The definition of administrative violations must:

a) Define the obligations, responsibility, and prohibitions related to administrative management order;

b) Meet the requirements of administrative management order;

c) The administrative violations must be clearly and specifically defined to ensure practicality.

Subjects of penalties for administrative violations

The subjects of penalties for administrative violations are the organizations and individuals defined in Clause 1 Article 5 of the Law on Handling administrative violations.

The officials and public servants that commit violations, which relate to their duties, shall face penalties in accordance with the laws on officials and public servants, not the Laws on handling administrative violations.

The state agencies that commit violations related to their duties shall face penalties in accordance with relevant laws, not the Laws on handling administrative violations.

For further details, Please see a reference translation  at http://hethongphapluatvietnam.com/decree-no-81-2013-nd-cp-of-july-19-2013-on-elaborating-some-articles-and-enforcement-of-the-law-on-handling-administrative-violations.html