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Ignorance of this law will not get you leniency from the police. You will be arrested and sent to jail. Also, the Mexican judicial system is governed by Napoleonic Law which states that you are presumed guilty and must prove your innocence, the opposite of the U.S. laws. The American consulate in Tijuana, Mexico also posts a similar warning on their official website (emphasis theirs):
Samantha Sunne. NPR's series Guilty and Charged found an explosive growth in the use of court fines and fees to finance the criminal justice system and other state programs. Defendants are even charged for some of the cost of their public defender. An NPR survey found that's allowed in 43 states, plus the District of Columbia. In Louisiana, the fees charged to people who come through the courts pay for about two-thirds the budget for public defenders statewide.