Article 107

Imposition of Administrative Fines by Law Enforcement Officers

1. A person caught in the act of committing violations for which administrative fines are prescribed the applicable administrative fine for each such violation shall be determined, in writing or electronically, by the competent authority in each case. In cases where joint inspection teams are formed to investigate specific violations, the fine shall be imposed by the competent authority present during the inspection.

2. The offender has the right to file an objection within three (3) days—subject to paragraph 5—beginning on the date of service of the notice, electronically or, if this is not possible, by any other appropriate means to the authority to which the aforementioned body belongs, as specified in the relevant notice of violation. The decision ruling on the objections shall be fully reasoned, with reference to specific facts and evidence. If no objections are raised or if they are rejected, the administrative fine is confirmed by the head of the authority within a period of three (3) days starting from the expiration of the deadline specified in the preceding sentence, subject to paragraph 5 of this section, except as provided in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 90, regarding vehicle technical inspections, for which an administrative fine of forty-five (45) euros is imposed, provided that the owner or driver of the vehicle—excluding public passenger vehicles, ambulances, trucks weighing more than three and a half (3.5) metric tons, and buses, submits, within ten (10) days, to the competent inspection authorities that imposed the administrative fine, a valid vehicle inspection certificate, the driver’s license and registration documents shall be returned.

3. The administrative fine shall be paid to the eligible local government agency (O.T.A.) within two (2) months of its assessment. The same applies to the fine referred to in the last sentence of paragraph 2, which is paid in full if the aforementioned ten (10)-day deadline expires without action being taken.

4. Paragraph 2 applies even if the violation is detected using specialized electronic devices or other technical means, such as fixed or mobile cameras, subject to the provisions of paragraph 5. The aforementioned special electronic devices or technical means used to detect violations may be installed at fixed locations as well as on emergency vehicles referred to in Article 48, concerning emergency vehicles and road works, and public passenger road transport, and may be used only if the public has been given prior notice of their presence and operation through fixed or mobile signs.

5. If the violation is detected using the specialized electronic devices referred to in paragraph 4, the administrative fine shall be paid to the National Road Safety Fund of the Road Toll Service – Electronic Management of Road Infrastructure (Y.O.T. – H.D.O.Y.) within two (2) months of its issuance. The Y.O.T. – H.D.O.Y. collects the fines referred to in the preceding paragraph, remits them to the eligible local government, while withholding a percentage of the fines to finance its operating expenses, road safety measures, and the project for the procurement, installation, operation, and maintenance of the network of traffic violation cameras in favor of the contractor for as long as the contractor operates and maintains the aforementioned network and for an amount not exceeding the financial scope of the contract.

6. If the violation is confirmed solely on the basis of the vehicle’s license plate number, the relevant violation notice shall be affixed to the windshield; for violations confirmed by electronic means, it shall be served by means of a public document, electronically or, if that is not possible, by any other appropriate means to the alleged owner of the vehicle and, in the case of joint ownership, to one of the co-owners. If the owner referred to in the preceding paragraph claims that he or she was not the offending driver for the specific violation, he or she must submit, within an exclusive period of seven (7) days from the date of service or affixing of the aforementioned citation to the windshield—a sworn statement pursuant to Law 1599/1986 (A’ 75) to the police station in their area of residence or to the office of the officer who issued the citation, stating that they are not the offending driver, identifying the actual driver, and submit a corresponding sworn statement from the identified person, accompanied by any objections the identified person may have regarding the violation. This provision also applies in cases where vehicles are leased either from car rental companies or from leasing companies. If the above declaration is not submitted by the specified deadline, the vehicle owner is deemed to be the violator. In the case of co-owners whose share of ownership is fifty percent (50%), the person whose name appears first on the vehicle registration certificate is deemed to be the offender, unless the other co-owner accepts, through a sworn statement, that he or she committed the violation. In the case of co-owners with different ownership percentages, the offender is deemed to be the person with the largest ownership percentage of the vehicle, or, in the case of a company, its legal representative. Proceedings are initiated by serving the relevant notice of the violation or by affixing it to the windshield. In all other respects, paragraph 3.

7. Fines for administrative violations under this law that were not paid within the two (2)-month deadline shall be certified by the relevant local government authority so that they may be collected in accordance with the Public Revenue Collection Code (Law 4978/2022, A’ 190 – K.E.D.E.). Specifically, for fines resulting from administrative violations detected by electronic devices that have not been paid within a two (2)-month period, they are certified by the Local Tax Office – H.D.O.Y., so that they may be collected in accordance with the provisions of the K.E.D.E.

8. For violations of this provision by drivers who are also the owners or holders of the vehicle, provided that an administrative fine is also imposed on the owners, only the fine applicable to the owner or holder shall be imposed.

9. In the event of concurrent violations, a total administrative fine shall be imposed, consisting of the fine prescribed for the most serious violation, increased by one-half (1/2) of the fines prescribed for the other concurrent violations, calculated as provided above.

10. In the event of a continuing violation, the competent authority in each case, upon confirming the violation, shall set a reasonable time limit for its rectification; if the violator fails to comply, the authority shall impose a new fine, in accordance with paragraph 1, following each new confirmation of the violation.