Confiscación de licencias y matrículas de vehículos

Explicación Simple

Si un policía encuentra que tu licencia o matrícula de auto está suspendida, puede quitártela. Luego, tendrás que pagar una multa y devolver esos documentos al departamento de vehículos pronto.

Es como cuando te quitan el celular porque no has cumplido con las reglas de uso; tienes que devolverlo y a veces pagar una multa para poder usarlo de nuevo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan conduce su auto y se da cuenta de que su licencia está suspendida. Un oficial de policía le detiene y le quita la matrícula y la licencia, informándole que deberá pagar una multa de 50 dólares. Juan tiene que devolver esos documentos al departamento de vehículos en un plazo de 15 días.

Penalidades

Multa de 50 dólares por cada documento confiscado; deben ser devueltos en 15 días.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-10-45. Confiscation of registration certificates and license plates. (A) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Motor Vehicles each may enter into agreements with other municipal and county law enforcement agencies for the collection of suspended or revoked drivers' licenses, motor vehicle registrations, and motor vehicle plates. The contracting department must assess a fifty dollar fine for each item recovered pursuant to this section in addition to any other fines assessed. Upon collection, this fine must be returned on a quarterly basis to the general fund of the municipality or county which initiated the enforcement action. (B) All motor vehicle registration certificates, motor vehicle plates, and drivers' licenses confiscated or seized pursuant to this section must be returned to the Department of Motor Vehicles within fifteen days. (C) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall collect and keep the reinstatement fee as provided in Section 56-10-240 and the per diem fine as provided in Section 56-10-245 upon the reinstatement of tags confiscated by local law enforcement agencies pursuant to this section. Fines collected pursuant to Section 56-10-240, referring to the monetary penalty of a person who is guilty of a misdemeanor for wilful failure to return his motor vehicle license plates and registration, must be paid to the governing body of the local law enforcement agency confiscating the tags and deposited in the general fund of the local governing body. The director or his designee shall monthly provide information to local law enforcement agencies, upon request of the local law enforcement agency, on uninsured vehicles. HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 148, SECTION 48; 1993 Act No. 113, SECTION 3; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1476; 1996 Act No. 459, SE