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Lowest fine now goes up 900%
ByDomingo Berigüete
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01/16/2021
With the new provision of the Attorney General's Office, the lowest fine for violation of the curfew will now go up 900%, compared to the previous amount.
The PGR had set the highest fine at 1,000 pesos, and now it will be a minimum wage, which corresponds to 10,000 pesos.
When revoking the general instruction on prosecution and sanctions for non-compliance with the curfew, the Attorney General of the Republic, Miriam Germán Brito, ordered that the members of the Public Ministry must ensure that citizens who violate the health regulations established in the curfew are submitted to the Justice of the Peace of the corresponding jurisdiction that hears misconduct matters.
The Public Ministry must continue to ensure that, based on the legal system, the fines imposed on citizens never exceed between one and ten minimum wages, as established in the General Law of Public Health, No. 42-01.
The magistrate guaranteed the public that the Public Ministry will never stop fulfilling its functions and its obligation to pursue sanctions against those who fail to comply with the measures adopted by the competent authorities to guarantee public health.
Article 153 of the General Health Law stipulates penalties of between 1 and 10 minimum wages (between RD $ 10,000 and RD $ 100,000) for those who fail to comply with the measures adopted by the health authorities to prevent and control communicable diseases.
"They are considered violations of this law and will be sanctioned with fines ranging between one and ten times the national minimum wage established by the legally competent authority," states the aforementioned legal regulations.
The fixation of previous amounts was due to the interest of the Public Ministry to offer a kind of opportunity criterion to mitigate the taxable sanction in the case of behaviors that are considered less harmful, as well as a common parameter to proceed and avoid discretion.
The Attorney General's Office reinforces its interest in strengthening the rule of law and reminds the legal community and the political leadership of the need for a constructive debate that provides solutions, the entity maintains.
He recalled that at the time of initiating the state of emergency a year ago, the Dominican Republic, like many countries, found itself faced with the need to act in the face of a pandemic that surprised the whole world. For that reason, he intuits, the rules applicable to those who violate measures against the pandemic.
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Lowest fine now goes up 900%
ByDomingo Berigüete
-
01/16/2021
With the new provision of the Attorney General's Office, the lowest fine for violation of the curfew will now go up 900%, compared to the previous amount.
The PGR had set the highest fine at 1,000 pesos, and now it will be a minimum wage, which corresponds to 10,000 pesos.
When revoking the general instruction on prosecution and sanctions for non-compliance with the curfew, the Attorney General of the Republic, Miriam Germán Brito, ordered that the members of the Public Ministry must ensure that citizens who violate the health regulations established in the curfew are submitted to the Justice of the Peace of the corresponding jurisdiction that hears misconduct matters.
The Public Ministry must continue to ensure that, based on the legal system, the fines imposed on citizens never exceed between one and ten minimum wages, as established in the General Law of Public Health, No. 42-01.
The magistrate guaranteed the public that the Public Ministry will never stop fulfilling its functions and its obligation to pursue sanctions against those who fail to comply with the measures adopted by the competent authorities to guarantee public health.
Article 153 of the General Health Law stipulates penalties of between 1 and 10 minimum wages (between RD $ 10,000 and RD $ 100,000) for those who fail to comply with the measures adopted by the health authorities to prevent and control communicable diseases.
"They are considered violations of this law and will be sanctioned with fines ranging between one and ten times the national minimum wage established by the legally competent authority," states the aforementioned legal regulations.
The fixation of previous amounts was due to the interest of the Public Ministry to offer a kind of opportunity criterion to mitigate the taxable sanction in the case of behaviors that are considered less harmful, as well as a common parameter to proceed and avoid discretion.
The Attorney General's Office reinforces its interest in strengthening the rule of law and reminds the legal community and the political leadership of the need for a constructive debate that provides solutions, the entity maintains.
He recalled that at the time of initiating the state of emergency a year ago, the Dominican Republic, like many countries, found itself faced with the need to act in the face of a pandemic that surprised the whole world. For that reason, he intuits, the rules applicable to those who violate measures against the pandemic.
Multa más baja sube ahora 900%
Al revocar la instrucción general sobre procesamiento y sanciones por incumplimiento del toque de queda, la procuradora general de la República, Miriam Germán
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