From April 22, Kuwait Police Can Arrest Drivers for These 12 Offenses

KUWAIT CITY, April 1: The Ministry of Interior has executed 12 traffic offenses that authorize any police officer to arrest individuals who commit them. This is per Decree-Law No. 5 of 2025, which amends Decree-Law No. 67 of 1976 regarding traffic regulations. Effective April 22, 2025, any police officer is authorized to arrest individuals committing any of the following offenses:

• Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or psychotropic substances.
• Causing a traffic accident that results in injury or death.
• Participating in a motor vehicle race on public roads without a permit that violates traffic rules.
• Attempting to flee the scene of an accident that endangers an individual’s safety or failing to comply with a police officer’s order to stop.
• Exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 50 km/h.
• Driving buggies in unauthorized areas.
• Crossing a red light.
• Using a vehicle for a purpose other than what it was intended for.
• Transporting passengers for a fee without the required permit.
• Driving recklessly or negligently, thereby endangering the driver, passengers, or others, as well as their property.
• Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, with a suspended or revoked license, with a license that does not permit driving that specific type of vehicle, or without any required permit as stipulated by law or its executive regulations.
• Driving a vehicle without the license plates issued by the General Traffic Department.

This amendment aims to enhance road safety and enforce stricter measures against traffic violations.