The road transport ministry of India issued a notification dated August 28, 2019 listing out all the laws that have come into effect from September 1, 2019 under the New Motor Vehicle Act, 2019. The new act includes stiffer penalties for traffic violations and new rules pertaining to grants of licenses, permits and vehicle fitness standards. Below is the list of new penalties in case of violation of road regulations.
New penalty amounts under new motor vehicle act,2019 applicable from September 1, 2019
| OFFENCE | PREVIOUS PENALTY | NEW PENALTY |
| General (offences for which no penalty is defined otherwise) | INR100 for the first offence; INR300 for subsequent offence | INR500 for the first offence; INR1,500 for subsequent offence |
| Disobedience of orders of authorities | INR500 | INR2,000 |
| Road regulation violation | INR100 | INR500 |
| Unauthorized use of vehicles without license | INR1,000 | INR1,000 – INR5,000 |
| Driving despite disqualification | INR500 | INR10,000 and/or community service |
| Driving without license | INR500 | INR5,000 and/or community service |
| Oversized vehicles | N/A | INR5,000 – INR10,000 and/or community service |
| Over-speeding | INR400 | INR1,000 – INR2,000 for LMV INR2,000 – INR4,000 for MPV/HPV and/or impounding of driving license |
| Dangerous driving | INR1,000 | INR1,000 – INR5,000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year for the first offence, seizure of license; INR 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for a subsequent offence |
| Drunken driving | INR2,000 | INR10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months to 1 year for the first offence; INR 15,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for a subsequent offence |
| Speeding/Racing | INR500 | INR5,000 and/or imprisonment of 1 month, community service; INR10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 month for a subsequent offence |
| Offences relating to an accident | N/A | Up to INR5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months for the first offence; INR10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 year for a subsequent offence |
| Driving when mentally/physically unfit to drive | INR200 for the first offence; INR500 for a subsequent offence | INR1,000 for the first offence; INR2,000 for a subsequent offence |
| Vehicle without permit | Up to INR5,000 | INR10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months, community service |
| Aggregators (violations of licensing conditions) | N/A | INR25,000 to INR1 lakh |
| Overloading | INR2,000 and INR1,000 per extra tonne | INR20,000 and INR2,000 per extra tonne |
| Overloading of passengers | N/A | INR1,000 per extra passenger |
| No Seat belt | INR100 | INR1,000 and/or community service |
| Overloading of two wheelers | INR100 | INR2,000, disqualification of license for 3 months and/or community service |
| Not wearing a helmet | INR100 | INR1,000 and/or disqualification of license for 3 months, community service |
| Not providing a way for emergency vehicles like ambulance | N/A | INR10,000 and/or community service |
| Driving without insurance | INR1,000 and/or punishment up to 3 months | INR 2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the first offence; INR 4000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the subsequent offence |
| Offences by juveniles | N/A | Guardian/owner shall be deemed to be guilty. INR25,000 with 3 years imprisonment and cancellation of the registration of the vehicle for 12 months. A Juvenile will be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act. |
| Power of officers to impound documents | N/A | Suspension of driving license |
| Offences committed by enforcing authorities | N/A | Twice the penalty under the relevant section |
| Taking a vehicle without lawful authority/seizing motor vehicle by force | INR500 | INR5,000 |
| Obstructing the free flow of traffic | INR50 | INR500 |