1 - When the notification is made at the time of verification of the administrative offense, the offender must, immediately or within a maximum of 48 hours, make a deposit equal to the minimum applicable fine.

2 - When the offender is notified of the infringement by post, he may, within a maximum period of 48 hours after the respective notification, make a deposit equal to the minimum of the applicable fine.

3 - The deposits referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are intended to guarantee payment of the fine the offender may be convicted of, and will be returned if there is no conviction.

4 - If no deposit is made under the terms of paragraph 1, the following documents shall be provisionally seized:

a) The driving license, if the sanction concerns the driver;

b) The vehicle identification document and the ownership registration document, if the sanction concerns the holder of the vehicle identification document;

c) All the documents referred to in the previous paragraphs, if the sanction concerns the driver and the driver is also the holder of the vehicle identification document.

5 - The seizure provided for in the previous paragraph shall also be carried out when, upon presentation of the documents under the terms of article 85, it is found that the driver has not made the deposit or payment of the fine determined at an earlier time.

6 - In the cases provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5, replacement vouchers for the seized documents must be issued, valid for the time deemed necessary and renewable until the conclusion of the proceedings, and they must be returned to the offender if, in the meantime, proof is provided that a deposit has been made or that the fine has been paid under the terms of the previous article.

7 - In the event that a deposit is made and no defense is filed within the period stipulated for this purpose, the deposit made is automatically converted into payment, with the effects provided for in no. 4 of the previous article.