Malaysia COVID-19 Fine : 3 Categories, Up To 50% Discount!

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The Malaysian government just announced their decision to divide the COVID-19 fine into 3 categories with different offences.

They also announced discounts of up to 50%, depending on how soon you pay up!

 

Malaysia COVID-19 Fine : Divided Into 3 Categories!

On 17 March 2021, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, the Minister (Parliament and Law) in the Prime Minister’s Department announced that the COVID-19 SOP fine would be divided into 3 categories.

We listed the three categories and a few examples below. The full list will be revealed later by the Malaysia National Security Council (MKN).

Category One : High

Any offence with high transmission risk of the virus, with a wide-scale impact on the community.

Examples of Category One offences and their fines :

  • Companies operating a pub or nightclub : RM50,000
  • Entering a pub or nightclub : RM10,000
  • Entering an eatery within a pub or nightclub : RM10,000
  • Infected person (or suspected of being infected) refusing to obey instructions : RM5,000
  • Refusing to obey instructions by an official empowered by Section 11(3) of Act 342 : RM5,000
  • Private doctor who fails to report a COVID-19 positive case to the Health Ministry : RM5,000

Photo Credit : Malay Mail

Category Two : Medium

Any offence with high transmission risk of the virus, but without a wide-scale impact on the community.

Examples of Category Two offences and their fines :

  • Companies refusing to listen to, or give information concerning the prevention of disease : RM20,000
  • Individuals refusing to listen to, or give information concerning the prevention of disease : RM4,000
  • Refusing to obey instructions by authorised officials regarding Enhanced MCO (EMCO) : RM4,000
  • Entering an Enhanced MCO (EMCO) area without permission : RM4,000

Category Three : Low

Any offence with low transmission risk of the virus, and without a wide-scale impact on the community.

Examples of Category Three offences and their fines :

  • Companies operating beyond permitted hours : RM10,000
  • Failure to maintain physical distance : RM1,500
  • Failure to log in using MySejahtera or manual log book before entering premise : RM1,500
  • Failure to wear face mask in public : RM1,500 (first time offender)

Photo Credit : FreeMalaysiaToday

 

Malaysia COVID-19 Fine : Up To 50% Discount

In addition, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin also shared that offenders will be given discounts for paying promptly :

  • Pay within 7 days : 50% discount
  • Pay within 8 to 14 days : 25% discount

Those who find it impossible to pay their fines, even after discount, can appeal to the Malaysia Health Ministry “through several channels”.

 

Malaysia COVID-19 Fine : A Quick Reminder

We earlier shared that the Malaysian government introduced amendments that increased fines for non-compliance with COVID-19 measures to a whopping RM10K to RM100K!

  • Individuals who commit an offence : Up to RM 10,000
  • Companies that commit an offence : Up to RM 50,000
  • Possible additional penalties : Up to 50,000 and/or up to 6 months imprisonment
  • Offences, for which no penalty is expressly provided : Up to RM 100,000 and/or up to 7 years imprisonment

In addition, the Act was amended to allow the government to order a person to wear a “tracing device”, also known as a tracking device.

On 3 March 2021, the Malaysia Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister’s Department officially announced the increased COVID-19 fines.

These increased COVID-19 fines and amendments went into effect on 11 March 2021.

Recommended : Malaysia Announces COVID-19 Fines Of RM10K ~ RM100K!

 

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