Article 67 of the Saudi Traffic Law

المادة 67 من نظام المرور · الباب السابع: ضبط المخالفات وتحديد الجزاءات

The article makes deciding disputes and traffic accident cases the jurisdiction of the competent courts.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

تتولى المحاكم المختصة الفصل في المنازعات، وقضايا الحوادث المرورية.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Article 67 explained in plain English

This article specifies the body that decides two types of cases:

Disputes.
Traffic accident cases.

It makes deciding them the jurisdiction of the competent courts, so these cases are decided by the judiciary. The article does not specify the name or type of the court, and uses only the phrase "the competent courts".

Among the related articles, Article 66 gives the Minister of Interior or his delegate the power to determine the authorities empowered to detect violations of the law; detecting a violation is one matter, and deciding a dispute, which is carried out by the judiciary, is another. Article 68, without prejudice to any more severe penalty provided in another law, sets the penalties for the violations listed in the violation tables attached to the law:

Table No. 1: a fine of SAR 500 to SAR 900, or impounding of the vehicle together with the fine.
Table No. 2: a fine of SAR 300 to SAR 500, or impounding of the vehicle together with the fine.
Table No. 3: a fine of SAR 150 to SAR 300.
Table No. 4: a fine of SAR 100 to SAR 150.

Traffic accident cases often require an assessment of liability and damages, so anyone with a dispute of this kind would do well to consult a lawyer specializing in traffic accident cases.

Practical example

Noura's car was in a collision in Jeddah, and she disagreed with the other party about liability and the cost of repair. Under this article, the competent courts decide this dispute as a traffic accident case.

Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.

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