The Romanian Government adopted, through Government Decision No. 923 of 30 October 2025, published in the Official Gazette No. 1014/3 November 2025, the Implementing Rules of Law No. 203/2018 regarding the streamlining of the payment of contravention fines. The regulation enters into force on the date of publication and introduces a unified, digital and simplified mechanism for managing the payment of fines applied to individuals. The decision is signed by Prime Minister Ilie-Gavril Bolojan and countersigned by the Ministers of Internal Affairs, Finance and Development.
A key aspect of the new rules is the implementation of a pilot system, applicable initially only to traffic fines imposed by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this context, the ministry receives the code “1000”, used as the first numerical section of the unique series assigned to each contravention report. Issuing bodies of electronic tax claims are defined as institutions that have implemented the unique series system and the electronic transmission of data required for generating and forwarding tax claims to the Ministry of Finance.
Fines applied to individuals are paid into a single national account, identified by symbol 50.09.01 and opened at the Central Operational Treasury. Payment may be made either by the offender or by any other individual, through several methods: bank transfer (including online and mobile banking), postal orders, transitional accounts at partner credit institutions, cash payments at the State Treasury or local tax offices, as well as card payments via POS terminals or through ghiseul.ro.
All institutions involved in fine collection must accept payment documents containing the unique series of the contravention report, the personal identification number of the offender (or a special code for non-residents), the IBAN of the unified account, the paid amount and the date of payment. In case of errors concerning taxpayer identification or incomplete/incorrect data, the Central Operational Treasury refunds the amounts automatically.
A comprehensive electronic information flow ensures the daily transmission of electronic tax claims from the issuing authorities to the Ministry of Finance. These are then directed to the local administrative units corresponding to the offender’s domicile or to the competent tax authority for non-residents. Within two working days from collection, the amounts are transferred to local budgets or, where applicable, to the state budget.
The rules further regulate the correction of tax claims, the updating of contravention report statuses in case of complaints or final court decisions, and the obligations of local tax authorities, including recording payments, identifying outstanding fines, and initiating enforcement procedures when necessary.
A central element is the structure of the unique series, consisting of 23 characters grouped into five sections: issuing authority code, printing year, coding group, serial number, and two control digits. This structure enables fast identification, automatic verification and full integration of contravention reports into the national IT system.
Through these measures, the Government aims to fully digitalize the process of issuing and paying contravention fines, reduce administrative burdens, increase public revenue collection and simplify procedures for citizens.