Through judgment C-321 of 2022, the Constitutional Court decided that it is not necessary to determine who is driving a vehicle to penalize a violation.
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The regulations establish that The owner of a vehicle is responsible for its proper ownership and must ensure that it complies with traffic regulations. Accordingly, the owner is the one who will have to guarantee that it has the technical-mechanical review and the current SOAT, as well as not driving at unauthorized times, not exceeding speed limits, stopping at traffic lights, among others.
According to the Ministry of Mobility, to be exonerated from paying the fine, a person will have to provide the necessary evidence to prove that they were a victim of fraud or theft of their vehicle and thus be exonerated from the offense.
The citizen must know that, if the ruling of his process goes against him, he must pay one hundred percent of the fine together with the interest caused. The entity invites people, so that in case of being fined, they take the educational course within the following 11 business days to the notification of the subpoena to access the 50% discount, carrying out the respective pedagogical course for infraction of traffic regulations.
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“Vehicle owners must have all their updated information in the RUNT, such as their residence address, their email, so that proper notification can be made, because it will always be the owner’s responsibility to keep their information up to date.”, assured the Secretary of Mobility, Deyanira Ávila.
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