The act of encroaching or occupying land managed by State agencies or organizations, as shown in the cadastral records within the administrative boundaries of the commune or documents allocating land for management, shall be fined from 3 to 200 million VND depending on the area of land violated. (Case 1)
Encroachment or occupation of agricultural land (not rice-growing land, special-use forest land, protective forest land, production forest land) not falling under case 1 above but within the administrative boundaries of the commune will also be subject to a fine of 3-200 million VND depending on the area of land violated.
The act of encroaching or occupying agricultural land which is rice-growing land, special-use forest land, protective forest land, production forest land not belonging to the school but within the administrative boundary of the commune shall be subject to a fine of 5 - 200 million VND.
Encroachment or occupation of non-agricultural land not falling under case 1 but within the administrative boundaries of the commune shall be subject to a fine of 5 - 200 million VND.
The Decree clearly stipulates that for acts of encroachment or occupation of land within the administrative boundaries of wards and towns, the fine is twice the fine for the corresponding type of land specified above and the maximum fine is not more than 500 million VND for individuals and not more than 1 billion VND for organizations.
Fines from 10 to 500 million VND for acts of using land for which the State has decided to allocate or lease land, but the person to whom the land is allocated or leased has not yet been handed over the land in the field.
The above fines apply to individuals. The fine for an organization is twice the fine for an individual committing the same violation.
The above regulation takes effect from October 4, 2024.
