The National Traffic Directorate warned that every vehicle that circulates without authorization during the election day of next Sunday, August 17 He will be retained immediately and transferred to police units. The measure, which governs throughout the country, seeks to guarantee the free displacement of voters and maintain order during the general elections.
The national director of the Traffic Police, Omar Zegada, reported that the control will begin at 00:00 on Sunday and It will run until 24:00 of the same day, without exceptions for those who do not have permission issued by the Plurinational Electoral Body (OEP).
“Every surprised vehicle without authorization It will be immediately retained and transferred to police units, ”Zegada warned.
The deadline for managing permits won on Wednesday, August 13so it is no longer possible to obtain additional authorizations. Those who fail to comply with the standard until the end of the restriction to recover their vehicle and pay the corresponding fine.
As reported by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), the amount of the sanction is 550 Bolivianswhich must be deposited to the official account of the OEP.
Drivers circulating without permission They will not only face the retention of the vehicle, but they can also be arrested until 00:00 on Monday, August 18, according to the current electoral regulations.
The sanction procedure contemplates: the immediate retention of the motorized, the transfer to traffic dependencies, the payment of the fine in the AEP account and the release of the vehicle after the end of the restriction.
