Safety Tips for Rosarito
Stopped by the police:
-Ask the police officer for a written citation.
-Policemen cannot and should not receive anyfine or money at all.
-If you consider your citation unfair, you may appeal to the Municipal Judge at the police station.
-If you detect any misconduct from a police officer, please take his name from the badge and the police car number.
You can be arrested for:
-Drinking in public.
-Disturbing the peace or being a public nuisance.
-Nudity/improper public conduct, urinating or fighting in public.
- Possession, introduction or consumption of restricted drugs. (Most drugs that are restricted
in the U.S. are also restricted in Mexico.)
- Drunk driving or being under the influence of drugs.
Traffic accident:
-Dial the state wide Emergency Response Hotline 066 from any Mexican phone line or dial 911 from an American cell phone, to notify the authorities. Ask that a policeman and a police accident investigator come to the scene.
- Do not move the vehicles that are involved in the accident and wait for the police accident investigator to arrive at the scene.
- You should call your vehicle insurance company representative.
-If someone is injured in the accident, no matter how slightly, the person alleged to have been at fault must go before the State DA’s Office
Beach Safety:
-Be careful at certain beaches, there are strong currents, use life vests and don't eat or consume alcohol before swimming.
-If your children become separated from you, have them contact a lifeguard or police officer for help.
-Observe posted signs around the beach area.
-Do not carry glass containers to the beach.
-Drinking alcohol is illegal at all public areas
“Contacting Emergency Services in Rosarito”
Now you can call 911 from any American cellphone and be routed to the Baja’s statewidedispatch system, similar to 911 in the UnitedStates, with police and medical services bilingual dispatchers on duty at all times.