Fines for non-compliance with the payment of tolls are now limited to five times the value of the tariff in question, but with a minimum of 25 euros, in accordance with a law of the Assembly of the Republic.
According to the diploma, published today in the Diário da República, the «offences provided for in this law are punished with a fine of a minimum value corresponding to five times the value of the respective toll fee, but never less than 25 (euros), and a maximum value corresponding to double the minimum value of the fine, with respect for the maximum limits provided for in the General Regime of Tax Offenses».
This law amends another diploma, from 2006, which was, in turn, amended several times. In its latest version, it established that «the offenses provided for in this law are punished with a fine of a minimum value corresponding to 7,5 times the value of the respective toll fee, but never less than 25 (euros) and a maximum value corresponding to four times the amount minimum value of the fine, with respect for the maximum limits provided for in the General Regime of Tax Infractions».
The diploma published today, which only comes into force on July 01, 2024, further determines that "if the offenses provided for in this law are committed by the same agent, in the same month, using the same vehicle and on the same road infrastructure , the maximum value of the fine corresponds to that of a single administrative offence” and “costs higher than those corresponding to a single administrative offense may be charged”.
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