General Regulation of the Special Law on Safety and Prevention of Violence in Football Stadiums

For the fulfillment of what is established in the Special Law for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities, the purpose is established as the implementation of proactive and reactive procedures designed to prevent any act of violence and intolerance before, during and after the development of a sports event, as well as in its adjacent geographic space, thereby achieving the generation of ideal safety conditions. The application of this regulation is exclusive to sports events. CHAPTER II OBJECTIVE

The objective of this Regulation is to prevent violence and intolerance in soccer stadiums and sports facilities, in order to preserve the ethics, innocence and decorum that govern sports activities, guaranteeing the safety of spectators and other attendees; as well as that of the protagonists, providing the authorities and personnel responsible for events with the legal regulations that allow for better organization and control. CHAPTER III SCOPE OF APPLICATION

The scope of application of this Regulation is general, in all sports facilities at the national level; and adjacent areas as established in article 4 of the Special Law for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities.

For the purposes of application of this Regulation, in addition to what is established in article 4 of the Law, the following elements shall be considered to categorize sports facilities: Category A.- The facilities shall have: i. Free access to the adjoining avenues or streets, to adjacent areas and to emergency services and previously determined evacuation sites; ii. Perimeter barrier of at least two and a half (2.5) meters in height; iii. Four or more sectors enabled for the public that have entrance and exit doors; sanitary services, fire extinguishing elements, railings, emergency lighting system and rainwater channeling, safety signage and that have an adequate separation from other sectors; iv. Sectors restricted to the public, such as the playing field and its contiguous area, dressing rooms, press booths, conference room and other restricted places. Access to these sectors shall be different from public access points; v. Rooms available for first aid services, which must be easily accessible and exitable for attendees to the stadium and for emergency vehicles. The doors and corridors leading to them shall allow access for stretchers and wheelchairs; vi. Room available for the installation of the security control center, with a complete view of the interior of the stadium; vii. Lighting system for professional soccer matches during nighttime hours, which must be supported by an emergency energy and lighting system; viii. Irrigation and rainwater drainage systems for the playing field and with potable water and sewage installations in facilities in general; ix. Parking spaces for vehicles and spaces for the access and movement of persons with disabilities; x. Capacity equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) persons; xi. Perimeter fence that separates the playing field from the designated bleachers whose height shall be greater than two (2) meters; xii. Fence that separates the public in the adjacent bleachers whose height shall be greater than two (2) meters. Category B. The facilities shall have: i. A minimum of two sectors enabled for the public, entrance and exit doors; sanitary services, fire extinguishing elements, railings, emergency lighting system and rainwater channeling, safety signage and an adequate separation of other sectors; ii. Capacity equal to or greater than five thousand (5,000) persons; iii. Perimeter barrier of at least two meters twenty centimeters (2.2) in height; iv. Fence that separates the public in the adjacent bleachers whose height shall be greater than two (2) meters; v. Perimeter fence that separates the playing field from the designated bleachers whose height shall be greater than two (2) meters. Category C. The facilities shall have: i. Have at least one sector enabled for the public, entrance and exit doors, sanitary services, fire extinguishing elements, railings, emergency lighting system and rainwater channeling, safety signage and an adequate separation of other sectors of the stadium; ii. Capacity equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) persons; iii. Perimeter barrier of at least two (2) meters in height.

For the faithful compliance of this Regulation, the provisions of the Law shall be applied, observing the dispositions established in the national and international regulations related to sports matters of which Honduras is a part.

In accordance with the provisions of article 27 of the Special Law for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities and this Regulation, for the purposes of its application, it shall be understood that the Secretariat of State in the Office of Security through the General Directorate of the National Police shall exercise the power and administrative sanctioning competence in the first instance; and as the second instance body this Secretariat of State through the General Secretariat. CHAPTER IV OF RESPONSIBILITIES, OBLIGATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS.

To be a member of the Commission for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities, in addition to those established in the Law, the following requirements are required: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• a)

  Be Honduran by birth or by naturalization;

• b)

  Over 21 years of age;

• c)

  Of recognized honorability;

• d)

  Have no criminal or police records;

• e)

  Have an appointment agreement from the institution or organization that proposes it;

• f)

  Have the capacity for decision-making;

• g)

  They may serve in the position for a period of two (2) years, renewable for the periods that the institution or organization that appoints them determines. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

  • a)

    In the case of the President of the Commission, this person must hold the rank in the category of Senior Officers and Generals;

  • b)

    Have not been sanctioned during the last two (2) years for administrative infractions.

The appointment of the Security Coordinator shall be made by the National Police. Said notification shall be made in writing prior to the development of the sports event. The Officer to whom such appointment falls shall present to the President of the Commission for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities, the respective Security Plan, which shall contain the norms in observance of the Law, this Regulation and the FIFA Safety Regulation for Stadiums.

The Commission for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities shall assign, with due diligence when applicable, the responsibilities to each of the institutions or departments that will participate in the sports event, indicating with clarity and precision each of them, being obligated to comply faithfully with these in accordance with what is established in the Law. To determine the responsibilities of the Institutions participating in a sports event, the respective Special Regulation shall be created.

The Contingency Plans that are necessary for the safety of each sports facility where sports events take place shall be prepared by the corresponding institutions according to their competence, which shall be reviewed and updated periodically and sent to the Commission for Safety and the Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities. The Contingency Plan must contain among others, the following risk analyses:

• a)

  Fires, sabotage and natural incidents;

• b)

  Historical records of conflicts and violence arising in the stadium or in its vicinity;

• c)

  Counter-attacks on facilities or personalities;

• d)

  Physical, electrical infrastructure and drainage;

• e)

  Counterfeiting of entrance tickets, maximum spectator capacities and attacks against participants in the sports event;

• f)

  Stadium Evacuation Plan in which sports events take place;

• g)

  Signs with symbolism related to evacuations and emergency situations, which shall contain prohibitions or restrictions for public entry to the Stadium; and h. Others. CHAPTER V PREVENTION MEASURES

Mechanisms are established to facilitate the implementation of measures to prevent acts of violence and intolerance in soccer stadiums and sports facilities, among others the following:

• a)

  Socialization of the rules of conduct for spectators, making use of written and televised media, as well as social networks;

• b)

  Permanent control of access in restricted areas must be maintained, and they must be labeled or identified through an identification card that shall be prepared and socialized for such purpose;

• c)

  For effective collaboration of the competent authorities, the general and specific provisions issued by the Commission must be informed to them;

• d)

  No one may access or enter sports facilities with firearms and/or, when this event occurs if a person carries firearms, the Law for Control of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and similar items shall be applied; in case it is another type of weapon or device that may cause injuries or damage, it shall be seized and sent to the Security Coordinator who shall carry out the corresponding procedure for its return when applicable, or its destruction; in this latter case the Commission in Coordination with the Security Secretariat, through reasoned resolution shall make it effective;

• e)

  To control the consumption of alcoholic beverages, meetings shall be promoted with companies producing and distributing alcoholic beverages, in order to ensure that the alcohol content distributed in sports establishments is less than or equal to five percent (5%) of the alcohol volume and must prepare and disseminate a catalog of said product, as well as a list of authorized retailers and employees with their respective identification card;

• f)

  Create an effective internal communication channel between organizers and authorities that allows the immediate cessation of prohibited acts that put at imminent risk the life of persons;

• g)

  Create various technical visual mechanisms for the prompt identification and location of infractors of prohibited conduct, and maintain a record of these events;

• h)

  Maintain technical mechanisms for disseminating internal information within sports facilities, which allow fluid information between the organizer and the public;

• i)

  Establish the locations for the placement of sports bars and these identifications must be visible when applicable;

• j)

  Publicize through the different communication media with due advance notice, according to the classification of the tickets the hours of entry and exit of the gates. Such schedules must be printed on the entrance ticket;

• k)

  Create ideal conditions gradually so that persons with disabilities have facilities for their mobility within sports facilities, in accordance with what is established in the Law of Equity and Comprehensive Development for Persons with Disabilities;

• l)

  Prepare an Annual Plan of Training Programs oriented towards the prevention of violence in sports and sports facilities, aimed at public and private schools and colleges, in the same way a promotion program shall be created with dissemination through communication media;

• m)

  Regarding what is established in article 7 numeral 18 of the Law, about any paid spectacle of whatever type, this must be understood exclusively as a sports spectacle, in accordance with what is established in the Law regarding the purpose.

Stadiums must have the following security elements and devices:

• a)

  Entry and exit routes for the access of players, match officials and referee board to dressing rooms and playing field, which must be completely separated from those of the public and with security;

• b)

  Sufficient access and exit routes according to its capacity and the risk study that is conducted;

• c)

  All accesses must have metal detectors and personnel with alcohol measurement devices;

• d)

  Nursing room or medical office for urgent cases, for which they must have the necessary medical personnel and equipment according to the risk analysis.

For low-risk matches, it must be in accordance with what is established in article 14 literal c of the FIFA Safety Regulation in Stadiums, which establishes having a spectator-police ratio of 250/1, up to increasing the amount of security in a high-risk match to one Police officer for every 100 spectators, this ratio being able to be higher according to the risk analysis of the sports event.

To avoid violence and disorder in sports establishments, the Security Coordinator may reasonably request that the Commission issue an opinion to restrict partially or totally the possession, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in stadiums and sports venues, when it is determined that the consumption of these could constitute a risk to the life and physical integrity of the attendees of the event, an opinion that must be duly notified to the organizers of the sports event who must comply with the provisions thereof.

It is the obligation of all sports entities and federations to incorporate in their Regulation, in addition to what is established in article 10 of the Law, other grounds that limit admission to the sports venue, which in the opinion of the sports entities and federations could constitute a risk to safety; as well as any modification made to the same, conducting socialization and awareness-raising among its members, which must be sent to the Commission for its knowledge.

To be a member of sports fan groups, the following requirements are required:

• a)

  Be over 18 years of age;

• b)

  Have no criminal or police records;

• c)

  Be duly registered in the census of the fan groups;

• d)

  Not have been sanctioned by the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Football Stadiums and Sports Facilities, for acts of indiscipline and by the National Discipline Commission, based on the competencies of each Commission. The issuance of identification cards for members of sports fan groups shall be carried out by the National Police financed by the Clubs, prior to the request of sports clubs to the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Football Stadiums and Sports Facilities, who shall carry out the necessary procedures for the preparation and delivery of the same to the applicants at their different offices nationwide.

In addition to what is established in Article 11 of the Law, the executive members of football teams or other sports that are protagonists of sporting events are obligated to inform the National Police in advance about the displacements, means of transportation, tickets sold and reserved spaces in the sports venue of members of fan groups, with the objective of adopting preventive measures that ensure their orderly entry to the sports facility.

In addition to the conditions established in Article 10 of this Regulation, the entry and permanence in sporting events of objects such as masks of any kind, eye masks and other similar objects representative of the different sports clubs, which are used to conceal, alter or hinder physical recognition, is prohibited. This provision does not apply to flags provided that they do not alter the official logo of each Sports Club. When the Commission declares that a sporting event is high-risk, it may prohibit entry to sports facilities of figures, images, effigies, bass drums, cymbals, prints, portraits or articles made of any material representative of sports clubs that, despite their innocent appearance, could incite violence or constitute a risk to security. For compliance with the provisions of the Law and this Regulation, natural or legal persons organizing sporting events and administrators of football stadiums and sports facilities, if necessary, shall be assisted by members of the National Police. No sporting event regulated by the Special Law for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Football Stadiums and Sports Facilities may be held without the presence of police. CHAPTER VI CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY MEASURES

For the purpose of standardizing control, surveillance and security measures relating to the installation, monitoring and storage of images produced by Closed Circuit Television Systems (CCTV), natural and legal persons responsible for the administration and maintenance of the sports venue or facility shall coordinate with the National Emergency System 911, so that the hardware and software used in sporting events are compatible, in order to record and store for a determined period of time information relating to events that occur in stadiums or sports venues and surrounding areas. When an event occurs that does not constitute a crime, a copy of the videos may be requested from the Commission, who will make the respective request to the National Emergency System 911, which shall provide the information to the Commission within forty-eight (48) hours following the request. The administrators of the sports venues may place the facilities at the disposal of the Security Coordinator twenty-four (24) hours before the celebration of the sporting event.

The teams or clubs shall send monthly to the Commission the updated lists or censuses of the new members of the fan groups and any other organization that supports them in accordance with the Law. Once the software called "Fan ID" or the corresponding one is installed, which shall be used to register persons attending the different sports facilities, all fans wishing to attend the stadium shall register in the roster, as well as dependents who are under eighteen (18) years of age. The foregoing in accordance with what is established in the Code of Children and Adolescents and with other national and international norms to which Honduras is a signatory. For the purpose of maintaining the data, the National Police of Honduras shall enter the records in the Automated System for the Registration and Investigation of Cases, which shall make the necessary agreements so that, through the National Registry of Persons, National Immigration Institute and Property Institute, in order to have information from reliable and necessary sources for the National Police in the identification and registration of persons subject to the effects of this Law and the present Regulation.

Exceptionally, the National Police, taking into account the circumstances that warrant it and on the basis of the intelligence analysis provided by the security coordinating officer of the event, may declare high-risk games of its own motion by informing the Commission. For the classification of a football game or sporting event as high-risk, the following aspects shall be considered from the minimum criteria contemplated in the Law:

• a)

  The rivalry of the participating teams;

• b)

  Positions in the standings;

• c)

  The significance of the encounter;

• d)

  The behavioral history of the fan groups within and outside the sports venue or establishment and others that could cause violence;

• e)

  Geographic location of the sports center;

• f)

  Infrastructure of the sports center;

• g)

  Capacity of fans authorized for entry;

• h)

  Time of the event or football game;

• i)

  Intelligence analysis of the participants and attendees;

• j)

  History of incidents in the sports center.

The criteria described in the preceding article for the classification of high-risk shall also be considered to define other categories such as: a. Moderate Risk; and, b. Low Risk. The classification of high, moderate and low risk shall be defined according to the result of the study conducted for this purpose.

Depending on the nature of the sporting event being held, the following categories shall be classified: Category A. Spectacles of the professional national football league shall be understood as such all football sporting events in which at least one professional football team participates, whether national, regional or local selections in which professional players or clubs affiliated to the Professional National Football League participate, whether in an official or friendly competition, with or without public attendance. Category B. Spectacles of the National Ascendancy League, whether in an official or friendly competition, with or without public attendance. Category C. Spectacles of the fixed and mobile leagues of Amateur Federated Football, whether in an official or friendly competition, with or without public attendance.

The acquisition of a ticket or entrance pass, courtesy pass or other type of access allowed to the sports venue may preferably be made electronically through authorized distributors, who shall keep a record of the identification data of the buyer; in the same manner, those who make the purchase at the window shall do so by presenting the Identity Card, Resident Card or Passport, as the case may be, which shall be recorded; in the case of persons under eighteen years of age (18), such purchase shall be made by the person responsible for the minor and who carries their identification document, leaving the minor's name recorded. The ticket issuers may also sell through applications and other duly registered technologies that facilitate the acquisition of tickets, provided that the identification of the buyer is guaranteed. In the case of acquiring it at a physical window, there shall be no limitation, provided that the buyer presents in person the original Identity Card of the person whom he will represent in the acquisition of each ticket; in the case of making the purchase through web applications, he must enter the Identity number, Passport or Residence Card of each person; in the case of persons under eighteen (18) years of age, he must enter the Birth Certificate Certification number. The sale of tickets by the means described above is strictly prohibited on the same day of the sporting event; exceptionally the Commission may authorize the sale on the same day, taking into account the particular circumstances of the case. It shall also have the power to limit the number of tickets that a person can purchase when presenting their Identity Card.

The Commission in coordination with natural and legal persons responsible for the administration and maintenance of the sports venue or Facility shall determine the security measures of the ticket, which shall have printed on the reverse side the information according to the nature of the event. In addition to the above, it is mandatory for the organizers of sporting events to post signs at the access gates and inside the sports facility with the same information, and advance notice required as the case may be, as established by Article 12, section 3 of the Law.

The person designated by the National Police of Honduras shall be the Departmental or Metropolitan Chief of the jurisdiction where the sports establishment is located; except in exceptional cases in which there is a declaration of high risk, an Official Police Officer of the superior category shall be appointed, with prior authorization from the General Director of the National Police.

To be the security representative designated by the organizers of the game or competition in the Organizational Control Unit, the following is required:

• a)

  Be of legal age;

• b)

  Be in the legitimate exercise of his rights;

• c)

  Have no police or criminal records;

• d)

  Have knowledge and accreditation in the matter of physical security and facilities for the performance of his functions;

• e)

  Have capacity for decision-making.

The Organizational Control Unit shall be made up of:

• a)

  A security representative, who shall preside over it;

• b)

  Two representatives designated by the Commission;

• c)

  One representative of the natural or legal persons responsible for the administration of sports facilities;

• d)

  One representative of the organizers of the sporting event;

• e)

  One representative of the Municipal Mayor's Office of the place of the event;

• f)

  Two representatives of the Sports Press.

For the facilitation of the implementation of the established security measures, the National Police and other security entities shall carry out the following actions:

• a)

  Coordination with other entities responsible for the security of a sporting event;

• b)

  To prevent conflicts between the fan groups of each sports club, before, during and after the games, the following security measures shall be taken:

  • 1)

    The fan groups of the Clubs shall be located in different sections of the stands, preferably in opposite directions to each other;

  • 2)

    Only persons over eighteen (18) years of age may enter the section of the sports facility designated for the fan groups, upon prior presentation of their Identification Card as a member of the fan group and identity card; as well as their ticket of access to the stadium;

  • 3)

    Give priority to and establish biometric systems of access and facial identification, if possible particularly at the entrances and exits of the stands, in the interior zone around the playing field and between groups of fans, which shall be interconnected with the police biometric systems;

  • 4)

    Keep the evacuation routes of the stands and the access entrances to the stands free;

  • 5)

    Perimeter security of the stadium according to the Security Plan approved by the National Police;

  • 6)

    Retention of the fan groups for the time deemed convenient inside the Stadium at the end of the game, alternating their exit, unless it is decided for special situations otherwise;

  • 7)

    Inform with due advance notice, through all written and electronic means of communication, the security measures to be implemented for the evacuation of fans and fan groups.

Security measures adopted prior to the realization of the sporting encounter: The National Police, the other intervening authorities and the organizers of the sporting event shall carry out the following actions:

• a)

  Holding of organization and preparation meetings to inform all those involved in the security of an event, so that within the scope of their competence they participate and take the necessary security measures;

• b)

  Request from the authorities, within the framework of their powers, compliance with the necessary preventive measures and establish the operations;

• c)

  Have all security measures to prevent incidents in stands, corridors, tunnels and dressing rooms, as well as prevent the invasion of the public to the field or playing ground before, during and after the game;

• d)

  Have emergency and contingency plans updated and certified by the competent authority in case of natural events such as: fires, earthquakes, floods, strong winds, landslides, torrential rains, anthropic events and others;

• e)

  Define the logistics and security measures, before, during and after the sporting event, in relation to possible actions of the fan groups;

• f)

  All Clubs shall adopt their own security measures to prevent an eventuality; these measures shall be reported to the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Football Stadiums and Sports Facilities;

• g)

  The Security Coordinator shall present himself with the Safety Commissioner designated and the representatives of each Club, before the game and at the end of it, with the objective of reporting the relevant incidents that occurred;

• h)

  The security Coordinator shall ensure with the Clubs that they adopt all security measures for the Referee Body, Game Commissioners, players, executive members, technical bodies, officials or any duly accredited person, from their arrival in the host city, route and stay in the place of concentration, route to the Stadium and while conducting a function in the game, in corridors, tunnels, dressing room area or outside the Stadium in a radius of action of fifty (50) meters from the access doors, and within a period of three (3) hours after the end of the game;

• i)

  In the case of it being necessary to designate a Police Officer as liaison between the clubs and the sports fan groups, who shall coordinate with the Club Security Chief and the sports fan group representative, the foregoing with the object of assisting the Security Chiefs of the participating clubs and ensuring compliance with the conditions of entry and permanence in sports facilities;

• j)

  The Club acting as visiting team shall send to the Commission the travel itinerary forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the game. With the above information, the Commission shall select the competent authority, the escorts to receive the Visiting Club from its arrival, the escorts on the established routes;

• k)

  Likewise, security and surveillance devices shall be established on the main public transportation routes, emphasizing the force deployment on those whose location is close to the Stadium, coordinating actions with the authorities of the National Directorate of Roads and Transportation;

• l)

  When high-risk sporting events are held in the State, an identification team from the Police Investigative Directorate shall be installed, with the object of identifying, if possible through computer biometric systems, members of fan groups who have generated or have generated in the past criminal acts;

• m)

  The National Police of Honduras and the Clubs shall promote meetings prior to the sporting event, whose objective shall be to establish the following commitments:

  • 1)

    That fans do not alter public order;

  • 2)

    That they do not generate vandalism and criminal acts;

  • 3)

    Establish meeting points and schedules, where it is established that once they withdraw from the meeting place, members who arrive later shall no longer be permitted entry to the Sports Center;

• n)

  Prohibit the use of firearms, imitations or replicas, blunt objects, sharp or pointed objects and pyrotechnics, such as: metals or woods with a point or edge, wooden or metal sticks, spray, firecrackers, smoke bombs, nails, corrosive acids, permanent ink markers, or any other type of object that by its material, form and composition is considered as an instrument, apparatus, machine or device that may cause physical harm and may endanger the safety and integrity of spectators and participants; o. Members of the fan groups must bring with them the ticket of access to the Stadium and their Identification Card, without which they will not be permitted to approach its surroundings; p. The National Police shall be responsible for providing security in the transfer of the fan groups when conditions warrant it and to determine the place where they shall remain; q. For the implementation of the actions previously described, permanent communication and monitoring shall be maintained with the Command and Control Post.

Security measures adopted during the development of the sports event. During the realization of the sports event, the National Police of Honduras shall perform the following actions:

• a)

  The Security Coordinator shall be responsible, together with the Security Commissioner, of designating the area where the Barras will remain within the stadium;

• b)

  Restrict access to persons in a state of intoxication or who carry any narcotic or psychotropic substance, or are under the influence thereof, and if necessary, they shall be placed at the disposal of the competent authorities;

• c)

  The representatives or managers of the Stadium shall comply with the provisions of the Commission regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages;

• d)

  In matches classified as medium risk and high risk, the possibility of conducting aerial security patrols, validity, emergencies and ambulance services shall be considered in support of the development of police actions implemented on the ground;

• e)

  The managers or administrators of the stadiums shall establish pre-hospital care ambulances both inside and outside the stadium.

The Security Coordinator shall adopt the necessary measures for the evacuation of attendees to the event in company with the National Police in accordance with the Security Plan.

Actions in case of Emergency:

• a)

  In the event of an emergency situation, command and control of the emergency shall fall to the Security Coordinator;

• b)

  When the emergency occurs, the Security Coordinator shall activate the units responsible for giving the emergency appropriate treatment;

• c)

  The priorities for attending to any type of emergency shall be: 1. The Human Person; 2. The preservation of property; and, 3. Control of the emergency. d. All emergency measures taken shall be reported in a timely manner through local sound and by any other means of communication available (Radio, TV, screens, social networks, etc.); e. If possible, request as a recommendation to the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities, that all stadiums must have a system and a local sound booth to direct clear and audible messages, where independent of the usual operator, there must be located a professionally trained person, who shall have:

  • 1)

    Messages prepared expressly to inform the public on safety matters;

  • 2)

    Indications to guide the public's actions in a responsible manner and that may even support in the prevention of vandal acts or major incidents;

  • 3)

    Information regarding the occurrence of disturbing phenomena.

In accordance with the risk classification of the sports event, the crisis management room shall be established and implemented, with its fixed and/or mobile Command Center. TITLE II OF PROCEDURE CHAPTER I OF INFRACTIONS AND SANCTIONS

It is the duty of the organizers, administrators, members of sports clubs, members of the Organizational Control Unit, security coordinators, commissioners, fans and all other authorities participating in the development of the event, to report to the competent authority the infractions contemplated in the Law and this Regulation.

The procedure for sanctioning a serious or minor infraction committed by spectators and other attendees to stadiums or sports facilities, as well as the organizers of football and other sports events and the administrators of stadiums and sports facilities shall be as follows: a. It shall commence ex officio or through a complaint filed before the Commission/National Police, who shall refer the case to the State Secretary in the Office of Security. b. The General Directorate of the National Police within ten (10) business days counted from the day following the official knowledge of the fact or complaint, shall have to perform the following actions: i. Gather the legal support information that may help to individualize the alleged infraction committed; ii. Inform the accused of the initiation of the sanctionary procedure against him/her, communicating the facts attributed to him/her, and shall also indicate the day, time and place for him/her to appear to testify voluntarily, accompanied by evidence of discharge regarding the fact or act for which he/she has been reported; iii. Upon completion of the ten (10) business day period, the General Directorate of the National Police shall issue the corresponding resolution within three (3) business days following legal opinion; iv. After the aforementioned deadline has elapsed, the notification of the resolution issued shall proceed in accordance with the means provided in the Administrative Procedure Law immediately or no later than the next business day after its issuance in accordance with article 31 of the Law for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities. c. Against the resolution issued, an appeal is available in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Law; d. To determine the sanction for the infractor, the General Directorate of the National Police shall be based on the modifying criteria of responsibility contained in article 26 of the Law for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities.

The State Secretary in the Office of Security through the National Police shall create the Central Registry of Sanctions in matters of violence and intolerance in football and other sports, and shall implement mechanisms aimed at controlling and ensuring compliance with the sanctions imposed, as well as maintaining statistical data of the same for the purpose of verifying repeat offenses, submitting a monthly report to the Commission for its knowledge. This registry shall be connected online with the ticket sales servers at the national level in order to generate the respective alerts to prevent the purchase of tickets or admission vouchers to a sports event in accordance with what is contemplated in article 21 of the Law, the data shall be digitalized in the Automated System for Registration and Investigation of Cases administered by the National Police. The funds collected in the form of fines by sanctions imposed shall be remitted to the State Secretary in the Office of Security so that these may be used for the implementation of the Law and the operation of the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities. CHAPTER II CONDUCT OF ATTENDEES AND EMERGENCY SIGNALING

Visitors and accredited persons during their stay in the stadium must comply, among others, with the following rules:

• a)

  Not engage in confrontational conduct or endanger their security or that of others;

• b)

  Occupy only the zone and the number of seat or place assigned to them by their admission ticket;

• c)

  Not throw rights or other articles towards the playing field, stands or sites not designated for this action;

• d)

  Not smoke, in compliance with what is established in Article 26 of the Special Law for Tobacco Control;

• e)

  Not access the playing field, nor other areas of restricted access;

• f)

  Not obstruct the view of other persons during the celebration of the sports event;

• g)

  Not throw any object or substance at other persons;

• h)

  The promotion or announcement by any means of political, religious or any other messages in stadiums that are not related to the sports event or its surroundings before, during and immediately after the matches is strictly prohibited;

• i)

  Avoid all offensive conduct, including acts of racism; and, j. Not remain nor subscribe to structures not provided for public use.

Each stadium must have minimum security signage. The National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities shall determine the same in coordination with the Permanent Commission of Contingencies (COPECO), National Police of Honduras and the Fire Department, in accordance with the Contingency Plans to be developed for each sports facility, within which the following are found: a. Prohibition signs. b. Emergency signs for evacuation routes; and, c. Fire extinguishing equipment signs. TITLE III FINAL PROVISIONS

For the purposes of strengthening in matters of security, the security representative who is appointed to form part of the Organizational Control Unit shall receive training at the National University of the Police of Honduras.

The administrators of stadiums and sports facilities shall promote an adequate and strategic space for the permanent establishment of the Organizational Control Unit, with the purpose of facilitating the coordination and supervision of security measures that are implemented before, during and after the event.

The State Secretary in the Office of Security shall assign the necessary spaces and equipment for the establishment and operation of the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities.

The National Police and other security forces may deny access to the sports facility or impose other sanctions; as well as initiate legal actions against any person whose conduct inside or outside the stadium affects or represents a danger to security.

When the sports event is classified as high risk, the Commission shall coordinate with sufficient advance notice with the Municipal Municipality of the area where the sports event takes place, the temporary closure of establishments for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages for the term established by the Security Coordinator of the sports event.

The statistical data referred to in this Law and its Regulation shall be administered by the Online Police Statistical System (SEPOL), which shall provide technical support to the National Commission for Safety and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Soccer Stadiums and Sports Facilities.

For the purposes of this Regulation, article 40 of the Special Law for the Security and Prevention of Violence and Intolerance in Football Stadiums and Sports Facilities shall be read in accordance with the Correction Notice published in La Gaceta dated December 12, 2015, Decree No. 68-2015.

By virtue of the principles of unity of command and unification of actions within the scope of police security, the appointment of the National Senior Advisor for Security, as established in article 5, literal b of the FIFA Stadium Security Regulation, shall fall to the representative of the National Police before the Commission.

Cases not provided for in this Regulation shall be processed in accordance with the national and international regulations of which Honduras is a part.

This regulation shall enter into force as of the day following its publication in the Official Journal "La Gaceta". SECOND: This Agreement is of immediate execution and shall be published in the Official Journal "La Gaceta". LET IT BE PUBLISHED AND EXECUTED. JULIÁN PACHECO TINOCO Secretary of State in the Ministry of Security MANUEL DE JESÚS LUNA GUTIÉRREZ General Secretary