⚠ Contra-ordenações · DL 220/2008, Art. 25

What it costs to ignore SCIE

Penalty ranges applied across practitioner sources for an AL running above the 10-occupant threshold without compliant fire safety.

Total absence of self-protection measuresNo medidas de autoproteção (MAP) in place
fine range€2,500–€44,000
Incomplete or deficient MAPMeasures present but not compliant
fine range€1,000–€15,000
Missing safety records and registersRequired documentation not kept
fine range€500–€5,000
Doubled for serious contraventions. Decreto-Lei n.º 9/2021 reorganised the contra-ordenações framework and doubled the minimum and maximum limits for infractions classified as serious. The authority can also order suspension of the activity until compliance is restored.

Sources: Decreto-Lei n.º 220/2008, Art. 25 (RJ-SCIE); Decreto-Lei n.º 9/2021; practitioner penalty ranges. Figures are statutory ranges, not a quote. · InspectOS