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WHEN CAN AN AUTHORITY IMPOUND YOUR VEHICLE?

  • When driving without a license
  • When driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances
  • When parking in an unauthorized area
  • When the car has been stolen.
  • When the car you are driving has tinted windows or other objects that may obstruct the viewing of the driver or license plate, with the exception of those vehicles whose windows have been tinted by the auto-manufacturer.

WHAT HAPPENS IF AM CAUGHT DRIVING WITH ALCOHOL ON YOUR BREATH?

If you commit an infraction while driving, and an officer detects alcohol on your breath, you must be brought before a Municipal Judge. At that point, you will have the right to make a phone call and name a person to represent you.
You will then be brought to a doctor who will examine you to determine if you are intoxicated .07 (i.e., under the influence of alcohol). If so found, you will be turned over to a Deputy State District Attorney (DA) and your car will be towed to an impound yard. If you simply have alcohol on your breath, but the doctor determines that you are not intoxicated, you will be fined. When you pay your fine you will be able to recover your vehicle.

Infraction

Fine in Pesos

Fine in Dollars
The listed fines apply if a certified doctor determines intoxication or that the person is the under the influence of a controlled substance that may impair his/her ability to drive. $ 1,357.20 $ 123.33

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I'M INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT?

  • Dial the number 066 (emergency number) to notify the municipal police. Ask that a police officer and an accident investigator (perito) respond to the scene to take a report.
  • Call your insurance company
  • Do not move the vehicles involved in the accident.
  • Follow the accident investigator to the corresponding police station.
  • At the police station, you will have the right to ask for an attorney.
  • You have the right to call your auto insurance company representative to discuss the accident with the accident investigator. The Municipal Judge, will determine who was at fault.
  • If someone is injured in the accident, no matter how slight, the party at fault must appear at the State DA's Office.
  • If no one is injured, the parties to the accident can go before a Municipal Judge to make an agreement concerning payment of the repairs. This will avoid going to the State DA's Office.
    Note: To avoid serious problems, it is very important that you obtain Mexican auto insurance before driving in Mexico.


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