Croatia traffic fines

Penalty settlement Croatia

• Although the police may impose a fine when a traffic violation is detected, you are not obliged to pay the fine on the spot.
• The ticket must in any case be paid within 8 days after receipt (at bank or post office).
• Sometimes ‘immediate action’ is taken and someone has to appear in court within a few days, often even the next day. The defendant is entitled to bring a lawyer.

Driver’s license points

• Croatia has a penalty point system that also applies to foreigners.
• If a driver of a motor vehicle gets 9 points in 2 years time, his driving license is taken for 9 to 12 months. For foreigners it is registered in the driving license.
• If a driving disqualification or driving ban is imposed on the basis of this system, this only applies in Croatia.

Deposit

• By way of a deposit, the police can take the passport of the offender until the fine has been paid.

Arrest

• In the event of an arrest, for example after a traffic accident, your embassy can provide information about the administration of justice and further proceedings.

Fines / Penalty rates

These amounts are indications and may in practice be higher or lower, depending on the circumstances in which the traffic violation was committed.

Speeding

Within the city area

• Exceeding to 10 km / h: from HRK 300.
• Exceeding 10 to 20 km / h: from HRK 500.
• Overrun of 20 to 30 km / h: from HRK 1,000.
• Exceeding from 30 to 50 km / h: from HRK 2,000.
• Exceeding from 50 km / h: from HRK 5,000 and possibly a cancellation of the driving license.

Outside the city area

• Exceeding from 10 to 30 km / h: from HRK 500.
• Exceeding from 30 to 50 km / h: from HRK 1,000.
• Exceeding from 50 km / h: from HRK 3,000 and possibly a cancellation of the driving license.

Drive through red light

• HRK 2,000-5,000.

Violation of overtaking prohibition

• HRK 700-2,000.

Parking violation

• HRK 300.
• In the disabled parking space HRK 700.

Do not give priority

• From HRK 2,000.

Driving without a seat belt

• From HRK 500.

Use mobile phone while driving

• From HRK 500.

Driving and alcohol

• Up to 0.5 ‰: From HRK 700.
• From 0.5 to 1.0 ‰: From HRK 3,000-5,000 and / or cancellation of the driving license.
• From 1.0 ‰ to 1.5 ‰: From HRK 5,000-15,000 and / or cancellation of the driving license.
• More than 1.5 ‰ or in case of refusal of alcohol test: From HRK 10,000-20,000 and / or cancellation of the driving license.
• Driving and drugs: From HRK 10,000-20,000 and / or a custodial sentence of up to 60 days.

Miscellaneous

Not carrying low beam during the day

• From HRK 300. Only applies from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March.

Not holding a boat vignette

• Not having a vignette for a boat is punished with a hefty fine. This also applies to sailing within a distance of 300 m off the coast.
• The amount of the fine is unknown.

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