New Ley De Tránsito Pushed Back To March
2010
It's official, the new Ley de Tránsito will
not take effect on Wednesday as it had been
scheduled, but rather on March 1, 2010,
following approval by 39 legislators last
night. Four legislators voted against the
postponement.
The six month postponement is to allow the
corrections to the law that was approved
last December.
The postponement means that the fines will
not go up next week, nor will the cost of
the 2010 Marchamo that must be paid by
December 31, 2009.
Jorge Méndez, head of the fracción del
Partido Liberación Nacional, said that a
Comisión Especial (Special Commission) will
be created to study the controversial
clauses of the law, in particular the
numbering of the articles.
The postponement effectively delays the
tough sanctions for infractions like running
a red light, not using a seatbelt or talking
on a cellular phone while driving, for
example, with high fines and points that
leads to the suspension of a drivers
license.
However, the tough sanctions against drunk
and reckless drivers will continue. |
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