Road Transport Law

In addition to the penalties stipulated in Article 22 of this Law, the committee referred to in Article 24(1) of this Law may undertake the following: 1. Impose a fine for each day the violation continues after the committee’s decision becomes unappealable, provided that the total fines do not exceed 10% of the amount stipulated in Article 22(2) of this Law. For the purpose of determining the fine, calculation shall commence from the date specified in the decision. 2. Include in the penalty decision an order to deport from the Kingdom the non-Saudi who violates the provisions of Article 4 of this Law, pursuant to controls to be agreed upon between the Minister of Interior and the Chairman of the Authority’s Board. 3. Include in the penalty decision a stipulation for the publication of a summary thereof at the violator’s expense in a local newspaper issued in the area of his residence, or, in the absence of such newspaper, in a newspaper issued in the nearest area to his residence, or in any other appropriate medium, as per the type, gravity, and impact of the violation, provided that the publication is made only after the decision becomes unappealable due to the lapse of the statutory period for appeal or upon the issuance of a final judgment thereon. 4. Include in the penalty decision a provision to compel the violator to rectify the violation. 5. Issue a decision to partially or wholly block the applications or websites of the establishments subject of the violation, provided that the relevant statutory procedures in this regard are satisfied. 6. Issue a decision to close any violating business that engages in any road transport activity without a valid license. 7. Petition the competent court to order the confiscation of the vehicle used to engage in any road transport activity without a license for the fifth time.