“Interfax”: fines for traffic violations can begin to send to “Max”

Russians will be able to promptly receive through the messenger “Max” orders on administrative offenses, including fines for traffic violations. The Russian government, together with the Moscow authorities, intends to prepare the necessary regulatory legal acts by the end of the year, Interfax reports, citing sources.

Now resolutions on traffic violations to Russians are sent by registered mail or in electronic form through the services of “Mail of Russia”. According to expert estimates, almost 30% of citizens learn about fines late and are deprived of the possibility of their preferential payment. The Moscow City Hall proposed to use Max, and the Kremlin supported this initiative, the agency says.

According to the press service of Max, in August, the total audience of messenger subscribers reached 480 million. When preparing the second package of anti-fraud measures, the authorities discussed the introduction of mandatory confirmation of significant actions through Max, but in the end the norm was removed from the draft document. Forbes reported that the Ministry of information offered to return to this idea. In the state Duma called it “artificial creation of a negative background” around the messenger.