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Each driver, going even on a short trip, is required to have a certain set of documents with him:

• driving license;
• car insurance;
• diagnostic card;
• STS.

In the event that one of the documents listed above is missing for any reason, the driver will certainly be punished when meeting with the traffic police inspector. This may be a temporary restriction on driving a car or various penalties defined by law.

In our article we will deal with one of the most important driver’s licenses - STS.

Purpose of STS

STS is an abbreviation for the name of the certificate of registration of a vehicle with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate; it is a mandatory document confirming registration. Considering this fact, it is clear that this certificate must be presented upon the first request of the traffic police, which means that it must always be with the driver.

This certificate has strictly established parameters by law:

• dimensions – 80 by 115 mm;
• The registration form must be filled out on both sides – front and back.

Let's take a closer look at what a vehicle registration certificate looks like.

Front side

This side contains all the information available about the car, duplicating in the main points the information located on the front side of the PTS (vehicle passport), and which displays:

• state car number;
• car release date;
• category;
• VIN code;
• car make and model;
• body, engine and chassis number;
• engine volume and power;
• body color.

The most important and, perhaps, the only difference between these certificates is that the registration number of the car is entered in the first line of the certificate.

Reverse side

This side contains all the necessary information about the owner of the car - his full name, place of residence, as well as the place of registration of the vehicle. In addition, here you can find all the basic information about the organization that issued this certificate.

An important line to check will be special marks. This field must be filled out if significant changes have been made to the design of the vehicle, for example, gas equipment has been installed.

STS number

Like any other document, the STS has its own number and series. They are expressed by three letters, three numbers and a region code. The number and series of the STS car are indicated on both sides of the document and are highlighted in bright red.

Where do you get the certificate?

When purchasing a car, no matter whether it is new or used, every car owner is required to register it. This procedure takes place in the vehicle registration department of the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Russian Federation. When contacting this government agency, you must provide the following list of documents:

• technical certificate;
• car purchase agreement;
• certificates confirming the cost of the car;
• vehicle owner's passport. This is one of the most important documents, without which obtaining or restoring a certificate is almost impossible;
• OSAGO – insurance policy;
• receipt of payment of the state duty, which is 500 rubles. From August 3, 2021, STS is issued in a plastic version and this option costs 1,500 rubles. Today there is an option to save a little - you can apply for registration through the State Services portal and reduce the amount required for payment by 30%, which is 350 and 245 rubles when registering for the plastic option.

If you purchased a used car with existing license plates to this list, you will also need to add the old registration document.

After the owner of the car submits all the required papers, a full check of the presented car is carried out. Provided that everything is in order with the vehicle documentation, the vehicle registration certificate will be issued within the prescribed period, which is no more than ten days.

Where is STS issued and how to get documents for a new car?

You can obtain a vehicle registration certificate at any traffic police department where there is a registration department. All you need to do is come to the dealership within ten days after purchasing the car and fill out the necessary documents. To do this, you need the dealership to initially give you the entire package of papers for the car. If you arrive at the traffic police in a car without the necessary package of documents, you risk getting unpleasant consequences. To avoid such troubles, make sure that the following documents are issued to you at the salon:

• a car purchase and sale agreement with completed data - a paper confirming your ownership;
• PTS - passport of a technical device, issued at customs or by the manufacturer during production;
• a certificate-invoice indicating the actual cost of purchasing the car, it is better to indicate the full amount;
• operating instructions and service book - these documents are not needed by the traffic police, but the driver will need them;
• OSAGO - can be issued at a salon or at any company, but it is better to do it right away, because driving without a policy is punishable;
• car keys in duplicate - this will also be required by the police, but by you personally.

Previously, the showroom also issued transit numbers for the convenience of registering a car, but today such a need has disappeared. You can drive for up to ten days without license plates by presenting a certificate-invoice and a sales contract at traffic police posts. But within ten calendar days from the date of purchase, you must obtain state license plates, as well as STS - a vehicle registration certificate. To do this, bring to the traffic police all the documents issued to you at the dealership, and also write an application to register the car. Today this procedure takes up to an hour.

Mandatory change of document

An important point is the fact that no changes can be made to an existing vehicle registration document, and if any information about the owner of the car or the vehicle itself suddenly changes, the previously issued document will need to be changed. This procedure can be easily completed using the State Services portal, as well as at the local traffic police office.

1. If the owner of the car has changed his last name or place of residence, or if the certificate is damaged, it is not necessary to present the car for re-inspection.
2. If the vehicle has undergone design changes of any kind, the car will need to be brought to the traffic police department to assess the admissibility of such changes.

To obtain a new registration certificate, the car owner will need to fill out a special form, which can be printed from the State Services website or obtained from the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. It is important to highlight the line here due to the changes that have appeared.

Relationship in car documents

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  Both the vehicle passport and the STS always have the Goznak seal, have security holograms, as well as watermarks. Issued on government letterhead.

• During the issuance of PTS and STS, these documents are assigned the same number and series.
  They are issued simultaneously for the convenience of filling out databases. Thanks to this, if a traffic police officer has questions during the detention of a car, you can check the presence of unpaid fines and the history of the car purchased second-hand. This is done by entering the number or series of PTS, or STS, into the search bar of the database, if the owner has any of these documents with him.
• PTS and STS can be obtained at every traffic police department, but PTS are received here only in case of loss or damage to the document.
• In case of loss or loss of proper appearance as a result of long-term use of PTS and STS, the owners need to replace the documents. You also need to replace your papers if you have changed your last name or place of residence.

Forgery of these documents may result in criminal liability.

In our country, there are often cases of forgery of certificates and passports. Before purchasing a car, you must carefully study the vehicle's passport. It is necessary to carefully check the authenticity of the vehicle passport. If you have even the slightest doubt, it is advisable to refuse this purchase.

If you decide to buy a used car through an advertisement or from friends, you need to make sure that all the necessary documents are available. If any of the documents presented are missing, refrain from purchasing.

This is what a vehicle passport (PTS) looks like:

Below is a sample vehicle registration certificate (VRC):

Restoring a certificate in case of loss

Sometimes an unforeseen situation may occur and the owner of the vehicle may lose this license or it may be stolen. The registration certificate must be presented to the traffic police inspector and contains information important for identifying the car and its owner. As experts note, the driver should always have this registration certificate, but it is better to leave the PTS at home. This is important because if you lose the STS and have a PTS in hand, the restoration of the lost document occurs quickly, but if you lose the PTS, the presence of the STS makes little difference and the restoration of the vehicle passport will be very long and troublesome. In any case, the owner of the car will have to write a statement about theft or loss - it will still be impossible to avoid a fine. An important nuance in this matter is the fact that driving a car without a license is prohibited by law and before going to the traffic police department, the owner of the car will need to take a certificate of loss of the certificate, but it will only be valid for “driving” the car to the desired traffic police department.

In such a situation, the owner will need to be patient, since driving a car without this document is strictly prohibited, and obtaining a new registration certificate will take time. How long it takes to restore depends on what exactly was missing. After the theft, it usually takes a much longer period of time to restore all the necessary documents. This is due to the fact that it will be necessary to collect a number of additional certificates, and in some cases even wait until the theft case is completely closed. The situation will be especially difficult if the PTS was lost along with the STS certificate.

When submitting all the documents required by law, the owner of the car does not have to submit receipts confirming payment of the state duty and compulsory motor liability insurance; the inspector will receive information about this independently in electronic form.

Refusal to restore a document

In special cases, the owner of a vehicle may be denied restoration of the STS. This can happen for several reasons:

• incomplete set of required documents;
• there is no tax payment stamp;
• during the inspection, deficiencies were discovered in the car that do not meet safety requirements;
• Inconsistencies were found in the documentation submitted to the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate.

If such a situation arises, the car owner must submit a written application to explain the existing problems.

Vehicle title

A vehicle passport is issued to the vehicle by the manufacturer (when the vehicle is manufactured in Russia), or by the Customs Authority when the vehicle crosses the Russian Federation border.

PTS can also be issued by traffic police departments (in case of loss or damage) or by specialized enterprises involved in car conversion (when major changes are made to the design of the car).

The PTS form is a strict reporting document, has its own number, several degrees of protection and is printed at Goznak enterprises. Counterfeiting of PTS is punishable by law.

All the necessary information about the car is entered into the Passport - its make, model, color, VIN number, chassis and body numbers (if any), engine type, its volume and power, weight of the car, manufacturer data, what category it falls under, and so on. same environmental class and country of export.

Also, information about all owners of the car is entered into the car’s title, for which it has six special sections.

Each section contains information about one owner, his passport data, address, document of ownership, as well as data from the vehicle registration certificate.

If the vehicle has had quite a lot of owners, and the special sections in the PTS have “ended”, the owner of the car must obtain a new PTS form from the traffic police department before the next sale.

The car's title is proof of the owner's ownership of the car and there is no need to carry it with you all the time.

Penalties in the absence of STS

As noted earlier, driving a vehicle without this certificate is strictly prohibited.

The legislation of our country provides for penalties for this violation, namely a fine of 500 rubles and delivery of the car to the impound lot until a new STS is issued (in case of loss or theft) or until the driver brings the STS (if it was left at home). Some drivers who are negligent in their duties try to drive without this certificate, hoping to convince the inspector who stopped him that the document was lost recently and they are going to restore it. Unfortunately for such “would-be drivers”, they rarely manage to convince the inspectors, and punishment will be inevitable.

Another variant of the violation would be a situation where the driver drives the car without replacing the certificate in a timely manner, for example, when changing his last name. In this case, at the first stop, the driver will have to pay 500-800 rubles, but a second stop will cost 5,000 or a deprivation of license will follow from one to three months.