Overview
- Decree 0104/2026, which regulates Ordinance 4794/16, is in force with fines set between 8,500 and 25,000 municipal modules, reaching an estimated ARS 15 million in severe or repeat cases.
- Authorities are empowered to retain and seize vehicles preventively, impose prolonged license disqualifications, and file criminal complaints for trespass or attempts to evade controls.
- Infractors can be charged for municipal costs tied to accidents, including medical care, emergency operations, transfers, and environmental or public-works repairs.
- Six fixed control posts now operate at La Frontera’s access and exit points and along the route frontage with document checks and alcohol testing, while the sanctions framework is incorporated into the local Code of Infractions pending council ratification.
- Judicial proceedings over the recent crash remain active with drivers and the child’s father facing charges, vehicles held for forensic tests, and the boy hospitalized in Mar del Plata in critical condition.