Tens of millions of dollars in COVID-19 fines remain unpaid as Victorians are warned not to ignore their penalties.
In Victorian state budget estimates on Friday, Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes said 50,150 fines totalling more than $100 million were issued for breaching health orders during the pandemic.
More than 5,500 of those have been paid in full or part and 14,319 are unpaid past their due date, leading to enforcement warrants being issued.
Around 3,716 people elected to take their 4,052 fines to court and 11,800 were cancelled by enforcement agencies.
A further 152 fines were also registered with the Children's Court for enforcement.
So far the Victorian government has recouped $9.36m from COVID-19 fines paid in full and another $5.76 million are subject to ongoing payment plans.
Despite more than 20 per cent of the fines being withdrawn, Ms Symes warned people not to ignore them as they can build up over time.
'Fines don't go away unless you take action for them,' she told the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee.
'There is a variety of ways that you can seek to engage with the department to deal with your fines, whether it's through payment plans or whether people have got grounds to have them withdrawn.'