Within the period stipulated in the previous article, the offender must pay the amount due under the transaction, unless he lodges a protest with the operator’s department within three months of the offence being recorded. This protest, together with the official statement of offence, is forwarded to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Failing payment or protest within the aforementioned three-month period, the official statement of offence is forwarded by the operator to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the offender automatically becomes liable for an increased fixed fine recovered by the Public Treasury by virtue of a title made enforceable by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.