Infringement notices

Infringement notices are an important part of Victoria's law enforcement system.

Issuing an infringement notice enables certain offences to be addressed without a court appearance.

What is an infringement notice

When you commit certain offences, you will receive an infringement notice from Victoria Police.

The notice will include details of the offence, and require you to pay a fine.

Your notice will include information about:

the offence
how much you owe for the offence
how you can pay the fine
your options for dealing with the fine
the fine due date.

Why we issue infringement notices

Police issue infringement notices for minor law violations. These notices allow the offence to be addressed, and a fine to be issued and paid, without a court appearance.

Infringements relating to the Road Safety Camera Program may involve speeding, traffic light, registration and other road safety offences.

How we issue infringement notices

You can receive a penalty infringement notice for offences that are observed:

in person by an officer
by road safety cameras.

You can receive a notice:

in person as an ‘on-the-spot’ fine
electronically, by mail, email, or text.
attached to your vehicle.

Contact Fines Victoria if you need your penalty infringement notice resent.

Electronic Penalty Infringements Notices (ePINs)

From February 2025, you may receive your penalty infringement notice electronically. ePINs will be rolled out across Victoria in stages.

If you are receiving an on-the-spot fine from an officer, they may issue it electronically, rather than handing you a paper notice.

You could receive the notice as a:

PDF notice via email, or
Multimedia Message Service (MMS) to your mobile phone.

To issue an ePIN, the officer will ask for your full name, email address and phone number.
Victoria Police will only use this information to issue and communicate to you about your penalty infringement notice.
We will not use your personal information for any other purpose.
You can receive the penalty infringement notice in the post at your residential address, instead of an email or MMS, if:
- you do not want to provide your email address or mobile phone number
- you do not have an email address or mobile phone number
- the officer suspects that you have provided a false email or phone number.
You will only receive an ePIN from Victoria Police if you:
- had a face-to-face interaction with a police officer, protective services officer (PSO), or issuing officer, and
- agreed to receive the penalty infringement notice electronically.
Once an ePIN has been issued, any further correspondence about the offence (such as cancellation or reissue) will be sent via the same method.
Be aware of any suspicious emails or texts that may not be from Victoria Police.
Look out for:
- spelling errors, and
- unknown and unexpected senders.
Contact Fines Victoria if you wish to confirm your ePIN is real. Report suspected fraudulent notices at cyber.gov.au.

Fines Victoria

All infringement notices issued by Victoria Police must be paid through Fines Victoria.

Contact Fines Victoria if you have any doubts about the validity of your infringement notice, or if you have any questions on how to pay.

Your options once you receive an infringement notice

Once you have been issued a penalty infringement notice, you have 21 days to pay the fine regardless of how it was delivered.

Understand your options once you receive an infringement notice.

VicRoads licensing and registration

VicRoads manages licensing and vehicle registration in Victoria.

You can receive an infringement notice for driving infringements such as driving with an unregistered vehicle or out of date licence.

Check your vehicle licence and registration are up to date through VicRoads.

Demerit points

Depending on the type of traffic or driving offence, demerit points or a licence suspension may also be applied to your driver licence or learner permit.

Examples of these offences include using your phone while driving, and driving without a seatbelt.

Demerit points against your licence are managed by VicRoads. If you continue to offend, and accrue too many points, you may lose your licence or learner permit.

Demerit points are recorded at the time of the offence, but are only applied when:

the infringement is paid (or part paid)
registered with the Director of Fines Victoria as a Notice of Final Demand (unpaid Infringement Notice)
the matter is found proven before a court
an application is made for a relevant infringement under special circumstances and is accepted by Victoria Police.

Questions about your infringement notice

For further information about your infringement notice, visit Fines Victoria.

Once you receive an infringement notice

Learn about your options once you have received an infringement notice, including how to pay or dispute the fine.

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Updated 7 July 2025