Lower Fines And
No Points In
Approval Of
Reforms To The
Ley De Tránsito
Tomorrow the
reforms to the
Ley de Tránsito
could be
approved into
law, given that
28 legislators
voted in favour,
while 14
against, in
first vote taken
at 7:15pm
Tuesday night.
According to
legislative
rules, the next
vote cannot be
taken until
Thursday, where
if the majority
vote in favour,
the Ley de
Tránsito that
went into effect
on March 1,
2010, will see
the following
major changes:
1. A reduction
in the amount of
the traffic
fines
2. The
elimination of
the point system
3. Drunk drivers
will only face
criminal charges
if found with a
0.75 blood
alcohol content
As to the fines,
the fine of
˘227.000 colones
for reckless
driving or
driving under
the influence or
driving in
excess of 120
km/h stays the
same. No changes
were also made
to the ˘146.700
fine for not
respecting a
traffic signal,
like running a
red light or not
having the
vehicular
inspection up to
date.
The fines
reduced are
those for
driving a
motorcycle in
the middle of
the road or
sidewalk, from
˘99.756 to
˘49.858; illegal
parking from
˘79.218 to
˘38.142;
blocking an
intersection or
driving with an
expired license,
from ˘56.680 to
˘29.340; not
having the
vehicle
registration in
the vehicle,
from ˘41.076 to
˘20.538; and not
respecting the
vehicular
restrictions of
San José, from
˘20.538 to
˘8.802.
A full list of
the fines will
be available
once the law is
approved.
Some of the
other important
changes is the
keeping of the
six months to
eight years
prison and a
suspension of a
drivers license
from one to five
years for
"vehicular
manslaughter".
That sanction,
however, doubles
to one to
sixteen years
prison and from
5 to 15 years
suspension is
alcohol (over
0.50) is
involved.
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