Only the value of the violation will be seized in bank accounts.

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has confirmed that seizures and enforcement of bank accounts due to traffic violations will be limited to the amount of the traffic violation only, and customers will be able to avail of amounts exceeding the amount to be seized.

The General Traffic Department has begun seizing and enforcing bank accounts of traffic violators committed after the ninth of Shawwal, with the aim of enhancing traffic safety and reducing violations.

This is in accordance with Article 75 of the Traffic Law, which specifies the mechanism and timing for paying traffic violations. If the violator fails to pay within the specified period, the violator's bank account balances may be seized and executed directly, in accordance with a mechanism established by the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Saudi Central Bank, and the Board of Grievances.

The regulations also allow for dividing the payment of the traffic fine for a single violation, and reducing the value of the traffic fine by a percentage not exceeding (25%) of its minimum value.

For his part, lawyer and legal advisor Majed Al-Ahmari explained that the traffic law allows for the seizure and direct enforcement of bank account balances of traffic violators, emphasizing the need to take advantage of the traffic violation reductions.

Al-Ahmari explained that the seizure comes in implementation of Article 75 of the Traffic Law for traffic violations committed starting from Shawwal 9, 1445 AH, which stipulates a 25% reduction in the minimum value of a single violation for violations that are not subject to seizure and direct enforcement and do not pose a risk to public safety.

He said that in the event of non-payment, bank balances will be seized and executed immediately after the end of the objection period and the payment deadline stipulated by the system. The violator will not benefit from a 25% discount if the fifteen-day payment deadline expires without submitting a request for a ninety-day deadline, or if thirty days of the ninety-day deadline expires if one is requested.