The Attorney General Office says more than RD$10 million in fines nationwide have been levied against people for violating the curfew in place since 20 March 2020. The government has also penalized violators of the curfew with mandatory street cleaning and garbage collection actions, in coordination with municipal governments. The money for the fines is reportedly deposited in an account at the Attorney General Office. The Police made the arrests.
The curfew at the start was from 5pm to 6am, later from 7pm to 5am, and now is from 8pm to 5am.
Article 475, paragraph 25, of the Criminal Code of the Dominican Republic, states that “those who violate the rules of hygiene or health, agreed upon by the authority in times of epidemic or contagion, shall be liable to a fine”.
Likewise, Article 153 of the General Health Law No. 42-01 states that “Violations of this law are considered to be, and shall be punished by fines ranging from one to ten times the national minimum wage established by the legally competent authority or by special law.”
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Listin Diario
18 June 2020