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Marc
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What's the Drill?
So I am tooling through town; say Cuidad Constipation, and I am not paying attention to my driving (I love Mexican Women!) I go through a stop sign or
I'm driving a tad over 12 mph or whatever 30 km is, and I am pulled over by the ONLY HONEST COP in Baja, or in all Mexico for that matter. He, or she
if I am lucky, does not try to extort mordida (is that a capital M?) Anyway, what happens next? A trip to the Comandante? Or a summary judgment at the
station?. Will they take a check?
So far in 19 years not a stop or a ticket. I was stopped in Sonora last year for a vehicle permit check. Just lucky or maybe it's my Latin good looks.
 
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Mexicorn
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OK whatever you say.........
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desertcpl
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Udo
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WTF
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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Marc
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My question is, dim bulbs, HOW DOES ONE PAY A LEGITIMATE FINE? I.e. What is the drill?
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BajaBlanca
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I have heard that you must go to a bank and pay up.
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gnukid
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
My question is, dim bulbs, HOW DOES ONE PAY A LEGITIMATE FINE? I.e. What is the drill? |
In most cases you would go to the centro de transito with a ticket noting your infraction. Generally going there promptly provides you a discount of
%30 or more for early payment. Usually the fines are very low.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
My question is, dim bulbs, HOW DOES ONE PAY A LEGITIMATE FINE? I.e. What is the drill? |
I'll send you my PayPal information. 
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fishabductor
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who you calling dim bulbs....
[Edited on 7-13-2010 by fishabductor]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
who you calling dim bulbs....
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Everybody...I think. Not very friendly for a noob.
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pepino
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Taken to station, only cash accepted. They will usually allow you to go to the nearest ATM.
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pepino
Taken to station, only cash accepted. They will usually allow you to go to the nearest ATM. |
In other words, you hand your cash over to another officer who is probably on the take... And the bonus is they may even allow you to get cash from
the ATM.
[Edited on 7-13-2010 by fishabductor]
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Marc
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In Mazatlan in 1970 the police would remove the offenders license plate after an infraction. I remember the cops all had pliers and screwdrivers on
their duty belts.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
In Mazatlan in 1970 the police would remove the offenders license plate after an infraction. I remember the cops all had pliers and screwdrivers on
their duty belts. |
I remember that. I've heard they still do that in some places.
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
who you calling dim bulbs....
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Everybody...I think. Not very friendly for a noob. |
Sorry about that. A noob yes. Actually I've been monitoring Nomad since "02. I broke my arm in May and then infection set in and since I have had no
life for months now I decided to join up.
Dennis I really dig your insightfulness and sense of humor. That's for real! 
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DENNIS
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Thanks, Marc. This little guy- - means I was just kiddin'.
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MrBillM
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Paying Up
The Legitimate Way ?
Don't know. In 45 years, never have. Hopefully, Never Will.
I don't usually take pride in being a part of the majority, but when it comes to Mordida v. Legal, I've found that MOST I've known follow my rule.
Pay on the way and have a nice day.
The one time I almost broke the rule was simply because the officer was a little too greedy. He saved me the embarrassment of actually doing the
legal thing by letting me go when I balked. A short distance down the road, I passed him shaking down another Gringo-Licensed vehicle.
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Ken Cooke
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What's the Deal?
I keep hearing about Ciudad Constitucion being some sort of enforcement "Hot Spot", but last week in Mexicali and Tijuana, it appeared that the Police
were pulling over vehicles one right after the other.
I decided to travel through Tijuana to see the CECUT and the Rio zone, and my wife and I happened upon a dragnet. Turning a corner past two parked
Motorcycle units, I kept a close eye on my speedometer, but I was asked to pull over regardless.
The Officer explained that because I had a 31% window tint on my Driver's and Passenger-side windows, that I was in "Violation" of the law. No
mention was made of the fact that this law applies to Mexican residents and not tourists.
The Officer looked at my Wife and I as if he were expecting his Mordida, but I refused to give him a single Peso.
I just sat there, with him clutching my Drivers License and 3 yr old Vehicle Registration form. 2-3 minutes later, he asked us to drive with our
windows down in order that Law Enforcement could see inside of the vehicle. I can live with that. What I cannot live with is paying an Officer a tip
when his employer pays him, and he is a public servant.
I say, hold your money when you travel through Ciudad Constitucion and not pay the Mordida.
[Edited on 7-13-2010 by Ken Cooke]
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David K
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Good point Ken... wait 'em out and they will move on to easier prey!
Leidys sure got a complete Baja tour, didn't she?
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Barry A.
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Hmmmmm, Ken-----as an aside, I thought that 'window tints' on the passenger and driver side windows was illegal in CA unless factory
installed--------at least that is what the local cops told me.
Barry
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