Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has begun monitoring of municipal violations in accordance with the updated table of penalties

According to the revised table of fines that the ministry has authorised, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has started keeping track of municipal infractions. The government also revised the fines for common building breaches as well as those involving roads and streets. The maximum penalties for infractions, which includes beginning work on a building without a licence, is set at SR 500,000. The least serious penalty for this offence is SR10000. The penalty for demolishing or renovating structures without a licence vary from SR 2000 to SR 100,000.

The enhanced punitive measures against businesses have 30 days remaining to go into effect, and they will take into account how penalties are gradually determined based on the type of infraction, the frequency of the infringement, and the economic differences between the towns.

The ministry has divided infractions into serious and non-serious categories during the last Dhul Qada. The categorization established by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha'at) will be used to determine the sizes of establishments. For minor infractions, the practise of providing a warning notice will be used before applying the punishment and establishing a deadline for rectification. The changes to the violations included categorising them into nine groups, which included violations of commercial activities, public hygiene, and commercial waste transporters, roads and streets, buildings, gas stations, and electric vehicle charging, violations of municipal fees based on a percentage of sales, violations of advertising and billboards, violations of sales, and violations of health facilities. In accordance with the change, road and street offences as well as general building offences had a 90-day grace period from the notification date.

Additionally, it provided businesses with 120 days to change their status beginning with the most recent Dhul Qada 19. The contractor will be punished with a fine ranging from SR 6000 to SR 30000 per location, with the violation being corrected and the cost of the resulting damages being borne or repair work to be performed by the violator. The updated road violations include blocking streets without a licence.

The minimum penalties for utilising an emergency drilling licence for non-emergency digging is SR 10,000, while the minimum fine for the contractor or service provider is SR 50,000, plus the infraction must be corrected. If the offence is repeated, the punishment will be doubled. The penalties for such a violation ranges from SR4000 to SR20000 if there isn't a security and safety observer present. Failure to provide machinery and equipment with illumination that complies with the guidelines established for the whole excavation will result in the same punishment.

The fine ranges from SR200 to SR1000 if a building is built in violation of the authorised plans by increasing the rate of construction, the number of floors or other violations of the building codes for residential villas. The offender is also responsible for paying for any necessary corrections.

When a construction-related infringement is impossible to remove because it compromises the building's safety, the violation can be fixed by repairing the harm it caused. The offender will be fined half the cost of the building in question and will be required to repair the damage, but only if he brings a certificate from an engineering firm that the ministry has approved attesting to the safety of the built-in facilities. The amendment emphasised that failing to provide electronic payment options will result in fines starting at SR200 and going up to SR1000. A combined punishment of SR200 will be assessed if stickers for electronic payment methods are not placed. The fines vary from SR400 to SR2000 for failing to use electronic payment methods.

 According to the most recent table of infractions, engaging in the activity without a municipal licence is a serious infraction that carries fines of between SR 100,000 and SR 500,000, depending on the municipality and mayoralty where it is located. If the offence is committed again, the punishment will be quadrupled, and the facility will be shut down until the licence is granted.

 Raising the standard of living and enhancing the cultural environment are two goals of the amendment. There will be four tiers of payment for infractions based on the size of the institution, with large establishments paying 100% of the violation's value and smaller enterprises paying gradually 25% of it. It also offers a graduated scale of sanctions based on the kind and frequency of the infringement.

According to how municipalities and mayoralties are classified, there are 5 levels of infractions. Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Asharqiya (Eastern Province), and Jeddah are the five primary mayoralties. There are 12 other mayoralties as well as municipalities that fall under categories A, B, C, D, and E.