One Traffic Stop Cost Driver ¢858.000 Colones In Fines
We can only guess that José Pablo Mora
Vargas was not current on the news of the
introduction of the new Ley de Tránsito when
he found himself having to pay up ¢858.000
colones (us$1.560 dollars) in one single
traffic stop with three separate violations.
For one, he did not have his drivers license
on hand, costing ¢381.420; did not have the
2010 Marchamo (annual circulation permit)
paid, costing him ¢276.000; and did not have
the current Riteve (annual vehicular
inspection), costing him another ¢190.170.
In addition, transit police also confiscated
the vehicle's license plate.
Vargas was stopped during a spotcheck by the
Policía de Tránsito and the Fuerza Pública
in La Legua, in Puriscal.
The man said that he borrowed the Mazda 626
from a family member and never imagined that
he would be stopped in a spot check, who is
a resident of Esterillos, Parrita, south of
Jacó.
Now, the owner of the vehicle is faced with
paying the 2010 Marchamo, getting the
vehicle inspected and paying the appropriate
court fines before he can claim the
vehicle's license plates, while Vargas is
stuck with the payment of the fine to renew
his drivers license.
Important to note here, the tickets for the
failure to have the Marchamo and Riteve are
against the vehicle and not the driver.
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