Traffic Regulations: Obstacle Removal, Accidents, Permits

Removal of Obstacles

Article 79

Administrative authorities or enforcement bodies within their jurisdiction are empowered to remove obstacles, construction, vehicles, or objects that are located, parked, presumed abandoned, or are held in public, in prohibited areas or places that hinder the normal development of vehicular and pedestrian circulation. The Rules of this Act shall establish the procedure to be followed in these cases.

Responsibility for Removal of Vehicles

Article 80

The power to remove vehicles parked by the Administration does not relieve responsibility for damage caused to them due to wrongful action in the operation completed. In any case, the administration, the owners of the trailer units, and their guarantors are jointly responsible compared to those affected by the damage.

Obligations in Cases of Accidents

Article 86

Any driver or drivers involved in a traffic accident must:

1. Stop the vehicle at the scene.
2. Ascertain if there have been personal victims or damage to public or private property following the accident and provide individuals with the resulting aid, attempting to maintain the status quo.
3. Notify the competent authority in any case.
4. Safeguard the flow and traffic safety, and exchange identification data of vehicles and persons involved in the accident and, if possible, from eyewitnesses. The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall also apply to eyewitnesses and others that are made on the site of the accident.

Classification of Ground Transportation Service

Article 99

For purposes of this Act, the land transportation service is classified as:

1. Inland transport of persons:
   1. Public
      1. Collective
      2. Individual
   2. Private
2. Inland transport of cargo:
   1. General, in bulk, perishable, and fragile
   2. High risk
3. Related services.

Permitting

Article 101

The national and municipal administrative authorities or metropolitan courts, in their respective jurisdictions, are authorized to issue:

1. Permits or authorizations for passenger transport and cargo.
2. Certifications for the provision of public land transport service for people.
3. ID card for operators.
4. Vehicle identification card and vehicle clearance certificate.
5. Certifications and licenses for related services operation to national, state, or municipal, as appropriate.
6. Other instruments inherent in the National Land Transport System.

For the granting of the acts described in this article, the requirements and conditions set forth in the regulations of this Act must be met.

Invalidity of Permits

Article 102

Administrative acts that contradict the previous article shall be void if rendered with full or partial disregard of the requirements of validity provided for in this Law.

Passenger Rights and Transient

Article 108

Customers are entitled to:

1. Good quality service.
2. A rate commensurate with the service they receive.
3. A clean, safe, comfortable, and uninterrupted service.
4. Timely information about the conditions of provision of public land transportation service.
5. Receive special attention in case of disability, boys and girls aged up to six (6) years, over sixty (60) years of age, and pregnant women or people with kids or lactating girls. The special care standards established by the Rules of this Act. The passenger may enforce their rights under the procedures established in Title VIII of this Act.