Infringement notices

What an infringement notice is, why you may get one, and the ways you may receive one.

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.

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.

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