Armenian authorities to deal with traffic rules violations by foreign  nationals

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities want to regulate the issue of traffic violations  committed by foreign citizens. At its November 24 session, the  National Assembly Committee on State and Legal Affairs approved the  government-submitted amendments to the law "On the Peculiarities of  Administrative Offense Proceedings for Traffic Violations Captured  with the Use of Video or Photography."

According to RA Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Ghazaryan,  a provision is currently in effect requiring a foreign citizen who  causes a traffic accident in a vehicle unregistered in Armenia, which  is captured on video or photography, to pay a fine at the border upon  exiting the country. Customs services receive the relevant  notification and take the necessary measures. However, there are also  cases where violations are committed using a vehicle registered in  the country. In this case, a notification is sent to the vehicle  owner, who, in turn, notifies them that they have leased the car to a  foreigner. In this situation, the notification is sent to the  foreigner's country of citizenship. Typically, Armenia loses  approximately 90 million drams annually from these transactions. Now,  a proposal is being made to require that fines for violations  committed by foreigners be paid at the country's borders, especially  since violations are typically few in number.