One week after the intensified operation against vehicles with tinted windows and without license plates, state authorities inspected 2,090 vehicles in various municipalities of Chiapas, resulting in 872 drivers removing the tint from their vehicles, according to data from the Chiapas State Attorney General’s Office.
The record corresponds to the period from March 9 to 15, during which time citations were also issued as a result of these inspections. It is worth noting that on Monday, March 9, the Governor of the State of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, announced the increased enforcement of these inspections via his social media accounts.
According to Article 92, Section XXXIII of the Tuxtla Gutiérrez Traffic and Road Safety Regulations, it is a traffic violation to display signs, posters, or opaque objects on windshields, windows, and side windows that obstruct the driver’s view and/or visibility into the vehicle. Meanwhile, Article 160, Section III of the Chiapas State Traffic Regulations states that driving with tinted windows or films applied to them that obstruct the driver’s view is a traffic violation, except for factory-installed tint.
Operation in Chiapas: More than 2,000 vehicles were inspected during the week of March 9-15, with nearly 900 drivers removing their window tint – Ángel Canseco / El Heraldo de Chiapas
The municipalities with the highest number of vehicles inspected were Ocosingo with 275 cases, Palenque with 117, Chiapa de Corzo with 65, Simojovel with 57, and Salto de Agua with 50. Fewer inspected were Motozintla with 49, San Cristóbal de Las Casas with 41, La Libertad and Ciudad Hidalgo with 30 each, Arriaga with 21, and Yajalón with 20.
Operations were also carried out in Tumbalá with 19, Reforma with 16, Tila and Catazajá with 15 each, and Marqués de Comillas with 10. The remaining municipalities accounted for an additional 42 interventions.
In parallel, the operation included the inspection of 729 motorcycles, of which 99 were impounded and 53 received citations, according to the report.
The operations were carried out in at least 27 municipalities, including Tapachula, Mazatán, Arriaga, Palenque, Ocosingo, Ixhuatán, La Libertad, Chiapa de Corzo, Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Benemérito de las Américas, Tenejapa, Chicomuselo, Ostuacán, Juárez, Reforma, Motozintla, Villaflores, Simojovel, Salto de Agua, and Amatán.
The operation focuses on inspecting vehicles with tinted windows, a practice that in some cases obstructs visibility into the vehicles. During these stops, drivers are required to remove the tint or face administrative penalties.
The inspections are conducted at checkpoints set up on roads in various municipalities, where officers stop vehicles for inspection. In the reported cases, the measure resulted in the immediate removal of window tinting from hundreds of vehicles during the specified period.
Source: oem
