i/ Stealing passwords, key words or private information of organizations and individuals and give
them to others for use.
j/ Breaching the regulations on operation, exploitation and use of computers, thus disrupting,
blockading, deforming or destroying data on Internet, but not to the extent of being examined for
penal liability.
6. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the
following acts:
a/ Establishing equipment systems and providing Internet services in contravention of the
regulations inscribed in permits.
b/ Creating and deliberately spreading virus programs on Internet, but not to the extent of being
examined for penal liability.
7. A fine of between VND 50,000,000 and VND 70,000,000 shall be imposed for act of
establishing equipment systems and providing Internet services without permits.
8. In addition to the forms of principal sanction, depending on the nature and seriousness of their
violations, organizations or individuals may also be subject to one or many forms of additional
sanction or measures to overcome the violations’ consequences as follows:
a/ Suspension or termination of Internet service provision and use, for the violations mentioned
at Point a , Clause 2; Point b, Clause 2; Clauses 3 and 5, and Point b, Clause 6 of Article 41.
b/ Revocation of the right to use permits for a definite or indefinite period of time, for violations
stipulated at Point b, Clause 4 and Point a, Clause 6, of Article 41.
c/ Confiscation of material evidences and means used to commit administrative violations, for
violations stipulated at Point b, Clause 4; Point a, Clause 6 and Clause 7, of Article 41.
d/ Forcible restoration of the initial state that has been altered due to administrative violations,
for violations stipulated at Point j, Clause 5 and Point b, Clause 6, of Article 41.
Article 42.- The specialized inspectorate and People’s Committees of all levels shall
administratively sanction administrative violations in Internet activities according to their State
management functions and sanctioning competence prescribed in the Ordinance on the Handling
of Administrative Violations.
Article 43.- The principles, time limits and procedures for sanctioning administrative violations;
the extenuating and aggravating circumstances; the statute of limitations for sanctioning and time
limits during which the Internet-related administrative violations are considered as having not
been sanctioned shall comply with the provisions of the Ordinance on the Handling of
Administrative Violations.
Article 44.- Organizations and individuals that cause damage to other organizations and
individuals in the provision and use of Internet services shall have to pay compensation therefor
according to law provisions.
Article 45.- Acts of taking advantage of Internet to oppose the State of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam and disrupt security and order; and other serious violations showing criminal signs shall
be examined for penal liability according the provisions of law.
Chapter V