I've received a traffic fine
You have twenty calendar days to decide: pay half the fine or submit a defence (alegaciones).
How long you have
From the day you are notified of the report (denuncia), you have twenty calendar days, weekends and public holidays included, both to pay with the discount and to submit your defence.
«el denunciado dispondrá de un plazo de veinte días naturales para realizar el pago voluntario con reducción de la sanción de multa, o para formular las alegaciones y proponer o aportar las pruebas que estime oportunas.»
If you pay within that period
The fine is halved, but the procedure ends there: you can no longer contest it.
«a) La reducción del 50 por ciento del importe de la sanción. b) La renuncia a formular alegaciones.»
If you disagree
You can submit your defence (alegaciones) and provide evidence within the same twenty calendar days.
«el interesado dispondrá de un plazo de veinte días naturales para formular las alegaciones que tenga por conveniente y proponer o aportar las pruebas que estime oportunas.»
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