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Guide : 13 Traffic Violations that can land you in jail

9. Running away or trying to run away in case of any accident or when the police from Ministry of Interior or anybody entrusted to implement the traffic law gives an order to stop.

  • Minimum imprisonment of one month ; Maximum imprisonment of 3 years ; AND / OR fine of minimum QR 10,000 and maximum QR 50,000.
  • The punishment will be double by the minimum level in case of repeating the same violation.

10. Obtaining or trying to obtain vehicle’s registration card or new driving license during the suspension period of the original vehicle license or driving license.

  • Minimum imprisonment of one week ; Maximum imprisonment of one year ; AND / OR fine of minimum QR 3,000 and maximum QR 10,000.

11. If the vehicle’s driver does not give necessary assistance when the accident occurs on the way and injuring a person or more than one or not informing the police immediately or moving the vehicle from the accident site without police’s permission or moving the vehicle without necessity to rescue the accident victims.

  • Minimum imprisonment of one week ; Maximum imprisonment of one year ; AND / OR fine of minimum QR 3,000 and maximum QR 10,000.

12. The owner of the vehicle refusing to provide information to police about name and address of the person who was driving the vehicle at the time of violation or providing false information intentionally.

  • The punishment will be the same for the driver who violated that law according to article number (67).

13. Providing wrong information intentionally in any forms or applications to pass technical inspection or to earn a license or a temporary one or getting a replacement for the lost one.

  • Imprisonment of maximum 10 years. If the forgery was done by a public staff during his duty, he will be punished by imprisonment of 15 years at a maximum level according to penal code article no. (206).
  • 3 black points on license

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