The Ministry of Public Security issued Circular No. 65/2023/TT-BCA regulating the head of the criminal investigation department of the People’s Police authorized to impose administrative penalties for violations in some areas of security, order, social safety; prevention and control of social evils; fire prevention and fighting; search and rescue; prevention and combat of domestic violence (“Circular No. 65”).

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According to Circular No. 65, the titles of the head of the criminal investigation department of the People’s Police authorized to impose administrative penalties in the fields of security, order, social safety; prevention and control of social evils; fire prevention and fighting; search and rescue; prevention and combat of domestic violence as stipulated in Article 3 of the Circular, specifically are as follows:

1. The head of the criminal investigation department under the Internal Political Security Department includes: Head of the Internal Security Protection Department of Central Party and State agencies; Head of the Security Department of judicial, legal, political and social organizations of the Central government; Head of the Press and Publishing Security Department; Head of the Health and Education Security Department; Head of the Culture, Sports, and Social Labor Security Department; Head of the Post and Telecommunications Security Department; Head of the State Secrets Protection Management Department.
2. The head of the criminal investigation department under the Administrative Order Management Police includes: Head of the Guidance, management of weapons, explosives, support tools, and firearms; Head of the Guidance, management of industries, businesses with conditions related to security, order, and seals; Director of the National Population Data Center.
3. The head of the criminal investigation department under the Traffic Police Department includes: Head of the Propaganda, investigation, and settlement of traffic accidents; Head of the Guidance, registration and inspection of vehicles; Head of the Guidance, training, examination, and management of driver’s licenses; Head of the Guidance for patrolling, traffic control on roads, railways; Head of the Guidance for controlling traffic and leading processions; Head of the Guidance for patrolling, controlling and combating crimes on inland waterways; Chief of the naval team.
4. The head of the criminal investigation department under the Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Search and Rescue Police Department includes: Head of the Fire Prevention Department; Head of the Approval Department for fire prevention and fighting; Head of the Fire Fighting and Rescue Department; Head of the Scientific and Technological Management Department and inspection of means of fire prevention, fighting, search and rescue.
5. The head of the criminal investigation department under the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Police Department includes: Head of the Department for preventing cybercrime affecting economic management order; Head of the Department for preventing cybercrime affecting social order; Head of the Information Security Department; Head of the National Information Network Security Protection Department; Head of the Network Information Monitoring and Prevention Department, combating activities using cyberspace to violate national security.
6. The head of the criminal investigation department under the Immigration Management Department includes: Head of the Immigration Management Department, exit and entry, residence of foreigners; Head of the Immigration Management Department for exit, entry of Vietnamese citizens.

The above is the entire content of the Legal News: Head of the criminal investigation department of the People’s Police subjected to administrative penalties. 

This decree is effective from January 01, 2024.

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