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On the 15th of May, 2024, in the case “Ramírez Da Silva Cristian Natanael”, the No. 1 Municipal Infractions Court acquitted a driver on the grounds that: (i) any charge or oversight must be classified as an infraction under an ordinance enacted prior to the alleged conduct, and no ordinances can be applied by analogy; (ii) regulation cannot be interpreted extensively to the detriment of the defendant (iii) if in doubt the court should err in favor of the defendant; (iv) the report failed to indicate which type of authorization the supposed offender lacked; (v) at the time of judgement, the authorization required for permit holders of passenger transportation service providers through electronic platforms, as established by Ordinance XVI N° 109, had not yet been regulated.

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