Fines in Kazakhstan: traffic penalties in MCI, with article numbers

This page lists fines in MCI (Monthly Calculation Index) because that is how the Code of Administrative Offences writes them. To convert: multiply the MCI count by the current value, shown on our MCI page. The table follows the version of the Code open on 5 November 2026 and applies to individuals.

Kazakhstan driving fines at a glance

“Not listed” means we did not extract a separate repeat rate for that row, so check the article if it matters. Repeats cost noticeably more almost across the board. The rules themselves are on our page on driving with a foreign licence.

Speeding: four bands

Article 592 currently has four bands, starting at 10 km/h over the limit.

Example: 85 km/h in a 60 zone is 25 km/h over, the second band, 10 MCI. The same offence again within a year costs 30 MCI, three times as much. On a repeat the second and third bands cost the same, and the count runs for a year, so a first camera hit matters for your next trip too.

The 50% discount if you pay within 7 days

You can pay half the fine within 7 days (Art. 811 part 1). For camera offences, the 7 days start when the notice is properly delivered.

The conditions sit in Art. 810 part 1 and Art. 811 part 2:

• the penalty is a fine only;
• you accept the offence and do not appeal;
• once paid, the case counts as decided and you count as having been held liable.

That last point affects repeats, since a discounted payment still records the offence. Our reading: the next similar case within a year falls into the repeat column.

When the discount does not apply

There is no discount if the article’s penalty includes other types of sanction besides a warning (Art. 810 part 2 subpara. 1).

Our reading of that rule: it rules out the discount for Art. 608 and Art. 613 part 4, where the penalty is arrest and a driving ban. The rule contains no list of articles, so this is our conclusion from its wording. Rows offering an alternative raise the same question, for instance 25 MCI or removal under Art. 517 part 4, or 40 MCI or a ban for a repeat under Art. 610. We found no official explanation on those.

Drink-driving and refusing a test: arrest, not a fine

For an ordinary driver the heaviest offences are not priced in MCI at all. The traffic rules and the Code set no alcohol threshold; see our driving page.

Refusal carries a longer ban than part 1 of Art. 608, so refusing does not get you out of anything.

How to find out about a fine and pay it

Sergek cameras record speed, red lights, signs and markings, stopping and parking. According to an Almaty police explanation from 2022, the notice goes out within two months of the offence by registered letter, and counts as delivered by SMS to the number registered in eGov. So a fine can arrive after you have flown home.

The owner or keeper answers for it, including anyone given the car for temporary use (Art. 31). In April 2026 the Interior Ministry said its systems read plates from most countries.

If you have the Kaspi banking app, the path is Payments, then Government services, fines and taxes, then Fines. The 50% discount runs 7 days from the SMS sent by 1414 or the letter (Kaspi guide, updated 15 December 2021).

Without the discount, pay within 30 days of the decision taking effect (Art. 893 part 1). Enforcement then goes through an employer or a court bailiff (Art. 894). Failing to carry out a court decision is a separate offence: 5 MCI, up to 20 hours of community work, or up to 5 days of arrest (Art. 669 part 1).

Toll roads run on their own clock: 30 calendar days from the trip, and on day 31 the case goes to transport control.

Leaving Kazakhstan and coming back with an unpaid fine

The risk depends on how you cross. The digital-queue rule is written for vehicles, while the entry rule also reaches a traveller without a car.

Practice points the same way. A July 2026 report from Zhetysu region describes notices served when a car crossed the border again: more than 400 owners, money already collected from 33 offenders, and compulsory collection on refusal. In April 2026 the Interior Ministry said a foreigner must pay the fine at the border on exit and could be barred from entry until it is settled, with a data-exchange mechanism still in development. The transport minister said in July 2024 that a car with an unpaid toll can be stopped, sent to a car park and not allowed out of the country.

For a short trip, paying in the first 7 days costs less and settles the matter before you reach the border. An unpaid fine can cost far more than its face value if it derails your next visit.

Off-road fines: parks and migration

For visitors the rows that matter most are length of stay and protected-area rules. Our permits page explains what counts as permission in a park, and park tariffs are separate from fines.

Part 1 of Art. 517 was repealed by a law of 27 December 2019, so do not rely on it.

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