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Assault An FRSC Marshall On Duty, Pay N10, 000

Do you know that assaulting a Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) marshal on duty, can make you liable to paying N10, 000 fine.
Well, that is one in the many rules and regulations guiding driving, especially in Lagos, but which many people are not privy of.
The Eagle reports that aside the N10, 000 sanction for assaulting a Road Marshall on duty, there are other sanctions concerning driving and relating with FRSC officials that many people are gravely ignorant about.
Similar to the above is attempting to corrupt an FRSC marshal on duty: it also carries a heavy sanction of N10, 000.
When it comes to fleet operation violation, the sanction is heaviest, carrying a fine of N200, 000, while inadequate construction warning sign carries a financial sanction of N50,000.
On the other hand, failure to report road crash is punishable with a fine of N20, 000.
Incidentally, aside the fine as concerns an FRSC Marshall On Duty, there exists other fines on the commission’s schedule that many motorists are ignorant of, and kkeep falling foul of.
Below is a schedule, as released by the commission of fines payable by motorists who violate particular rules and regulations”:
NOTICE OF OFFENCE SHEET
PURSUANT TO SECTION 10(4), 28(2) OF FRSC (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT,
2007 AND REGULATION 220 OF NRTR, 2012
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1 ASCERTAINMENT OF WEIGHT VIOLATION 2,000
2 ASSAULTING MARSHAL ON DUTY 10,000
3 ATTEMPTING TO CORRUPT MARSHAL 10,000
4 CAUTION SIGN VIOLATION 3,000
5 CHILD RESTRAINT VIOLATION CRV 3,000
6 CHILD SITTING POSITION VIOLATION 3,000
7 CONSTRUCTION AREA SPEED LIMIT VIOLATION 3,000
8 DANGEROUS DRIVING DGD 50,000
9 DO NOT MOVE VIOLATION 2,000
10 DRIVER’S LICENCE VIOLATION 10,000
11 DRIVING RIGHT – HAND STEERING VEHICLE 3,000, and forfeiture of the vehicle 1
12 DRIVING UNDER ALCOHOL OR DRUG INFLUENCE 5,000
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13 DRIVING WITH EXPIRED/WITHOUT SPARE TYRE 2,000
14 DRIVING WITH WORN-OUT TYRE 3,000
15 EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMISSION ESE 5,000
16 FAILURE TO COVER UNSTABLE MATERIALS 5,000
17 FAILURE TO FIX RED FLAG ON PROJECTED LOAD FFF 3,000
18 FAILURE TO MOVE OVER 3,000
19 FAILURE TO INSTALL SPEED LIMITING DEVICE 3,000
20 FAILURE TO REPORT ROAD CRASH 20,000
21 FIRE EXTINGUISHER VIOLATION 3,000
22 FLEET OPERATION VIOLATION 200,000
23 INADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION WARNING SIGN 50,000
24 INSTRUCTORS PERMIT AND TRAINING VIOLATION 2,000
25 LATCHING AND TWIST-LOCKS VIOLATION 5,000
26 LEARNERS DRIVING REGULATION VIOLATION 3,000
27 LIGHT/SIGN VIOLATION LSV 2,000
28 MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR HOSPITAL REJECTION OF ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIM – 50,000 1
29 OBSTRUCTING MARSHAL ON DUTY 2,000
30 OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH FORGED DOCUMENTS 20,000
31 OPERATING MECHANICALLY DEFICIENT VEHICLE 5,000
32 OTHER OFFENCES/VIOLATION OFV 3,000
33 OVERLOADING 10,000
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34 PASSENGERS’ MANIFEST VIOLATION 10,000
35 PREACHING OR HAWKING IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE 50,000
36 PROJECTED LOAD IN EXCESS OF PRESCRIBED LIMIT 3,000
37 RIDING MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT USING CRASH HELMET 3,000
38 FAILURE TO INSTALL SPEED LIMITING DEVICE 2,000
39 ROAD MARKING VIOLATION 5,000
40 ROAD OBSTRUCTION 3,000
41 ROUTE VIOLATION 5,000 1
42 SCHOOL BUS VIOLATION 2,000
43 SEAT BELT VIOLATION 2,000
44 SPEED LIMIT VIOLATION 5,000
45 UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL/TAMPERING WITH ROAD SIGNS 5,000
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46 UNDER AGE DRIVING/RIDING 2,000
47 USE OF PHONE WHILE DRIVING 4,000
48 USE OF SIRENS VIOLATION 2,000
49 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION TAG VIOLATION 3,000
50 VEHICLE LICENCE VIOLATION 3,000
51 VEHICLE MIRROR VIOLATION VMV 3,000
52 VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION 3,000
53 VEHICLE WINDSHIELD VIOLATION 2,000
54 WRONGFUL OVERTAKING 3,000
CUSTODY FEE N200 per day after 24 hours –