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Mexican Liability Limits by State

Mexican Liability Limits by State

If the unthinkable were to occur and someone was fatally injured in an auto accident in Mexico, the amounts shown below are per person liability limits including funeral expenses. These amounts could be potentially awarded to the victim's family by legal authorities in Mexico.

All amounts shown are in U.S. dollars and based on a $20.20 exchange rate.


State Criminal Penalty Civil Penalty
Aguascalientes $32,947 $35,850
Baja California $17,380 $107,335
Baja California Sur $34,761 $35,850
Campeche $65,894 $142,125
Coahuila $189,716 $80,274
Colima $16,473 $35,850
Chiapas $16,473 $35,850
Chihuahua $17,380 $35,850
Durango $16,473 $35,850
Guanajuato $65,894 $22,673
Guerrero $69,502 $35,850
Hidalgo $49,420 $22,673
Jalisco $81,280 $22,673
Mexico City $17,380 $35,850
Mexico (State) $34,761 $35,168
Michoacan de Ocampo $32,947 $35,850
Morelos $87,970 $35,850
Nayarit $142,287 $11,471
Nuevo Leon $48,768 $35,850
Oaxaca $7,808 $22,673
Puebla $3,954 $35,850
Queretaro $16,473 $22,673
Quintana Roo $16,473 $22,673
San Luis Potosí $9,621 $13,711
Sinaloa $16,473 $35,850
Sonora $3,251 $35,850
Tabasco $4,810 $10,769
Tamaulipas $10,428 $13,711
Tlaxcala $3,624 $35,850
Veracruz $17,380 $35,850
Yucatán $189,716 $89,888
Zacatecas $16,473 $22,673

Source: Chubb Seguros Legal Department

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