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Admmhlnt hvt! F\ utes and Regulal1¢n5
of
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10930

AN ACT RATIO."-JALIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE POLICY REGARDING

Dl~IVER' S LTC ENSE BY EXTENDING THE VALIDITY PERIOD O F DRIVER'S
. LICENSES, / ,ND PENALIZING ACTS IN VIOLATION OF ITS ISSUAI, TCE
At\!D APPU·: ATION, AMENDING FOR THOSE PURPOSES SECTION 23
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 412-6, AS AMEND ED BY BAT AS PAMBANSA
BLC. 39t) AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1011, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS Tl Ci?. LAND TRANSPOT\.TATION AND TRAFFIC COD[.

RULE I- GENERAL PROVISIONS

Secticm 1. Short 'fitle and Pllrpose. - This Implementing Rules and Regulations,
hereinafter called the 1RR, is promulgated pursuant to Section 7 of Republic Act No.
10930, for the purpose o£ prescribing the n ecessary rules an d regulations to rationo.lize
an d st-rengthen th'= policy regarding d river's license by exten ding the validity period of
driv·~r's licenses, and to en sure that driver's licenses are issued only to deserving
appli cants with std Eicient driving sblls and knowledge on road saiety and proper road
courtesy .

Sectio n 2. D ccla1abon of Policy.- Th e provisions of this IRR are in line v:ith the declared
policy of the Stale ro estJb lish a system that p romotes the ease o£ access to govr::-rnmen.l.
services C~nd cffic.k~n l transpor talio:1 regulation favorab!e to tbe people.

Section 3. DefiniLnn of Ten11s. - For p~:rp oses o£ and when used in this IRR, the
fo llowing terms o _· words and phr<,ses sh a ll mean or be unders tood as indicated
h•~reunder unless I he context of a p c:.rticular section clearl y indicates Lhv.t a different
n<caning is int~ ndeJ :

J. Driver- ev ~r) and any licE:nsed (lpe:·at,)r o£ a motor vehicle.

t. S tucleHt-clriwr'& P ermit (SP) - tltc ;nrlhor!ty v<:tlid for a perio d o£ on e (1) year
c:11.bodi <?d in a form prescribe d by tbe Lmd T r an spor tation Office (LTO) s ranted i.o
;1 person who d esires to lc;.mt to o perate a motor vehicle when accompan ied by a

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duly licensed driver possessing a driver's license with the appropriate restrictions
code/s for the type of motor vehicle to be operated by the student driver.

c. Driver's Licer.se- the authorily in the form prescribed by LTO gr<:mted to a person
to operate ml )tor vehicle that is either nonprofessional or professiona l dri ve r's
license.

t. Nonprofessional Driver's License (NPDL) - the . authority in the form

prescribed by LTO g ranted to a person to operate a private motor vehi cle.

ii . Profes~ional Driver's License (PDL)- the au thori ty in the form prescribed

by LTC• granted to cu1y driver hired or paid for driving or operating a motor
vehicle, whether for private use or for hire to the public.

d. Driver's Licer.se (DL) Code - a code representation of vehicle category that a driver
may operate.

e. Point System - a method of accrui ng demerit points over a period of tim e wh ich
serves as basis fo r the determination of conditions for d river's license renew<1 l,
prohibition frc)m the availn1ent of certain. transactions and revoca tion of a dri ver's
license. lt has as its basic element a grad uated scale of points g iving relative values
or weights to ::he various traffic viola tions depending o n thei r g ravity.

f. Dem erit Point - CUI arithmetica l val-ue, specified by integer numbers, assigned to
and accumul;1ted by a driver-v iolator for every corresponding traffic v io lati on
co mmitted as used in the Poi nt System.

g. Traffic Viola:ions - acts and omissions, whether intentional o r unintentional,

prohibited and penalized by traffic laws, rules and regul2 tions and locc:l ortlinances
which are classified as follows:

l. Gr ave Violation - a traffic viola tion comn1itted in willfu l or wanton

disreg;:.rd fo r the rights or safety of persons which poses a rea l th reat of
serious injury to the d river, his/her passengers or the general public, o r which
may cc. use und ue ruin or substantia l damage to property as lis ted in the
Vi.olation Demerit Point Schedule (Appendix 1).

11. Less Crave Violation - a traffic vio lation identified as ha v ing been
cornmicted so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property
which is not so serious as to qualify und er the im1 .P ER 1

classifkation as enumera ted in the Violation Dem Cf!~CEJli&wiATI~IJI.II.M!.:j/iifir,gAnvE REGISTER!

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iii. Light Yiolation -may refer to a minor or simple infraction of traffic laws,
rules, n:gulatio ns and ordinances and those not otherw ise classified as g rave
or less l;rave.

h. Suspension - the temporary withdrawal of the Land Transport;:~tion Office of o

d river's license or privilege to opera te a motor vehicle o n public roads or highways:

1. Revocation - the termination by forrn;:tl action of the Land Transportu tion Office of
a driver's licem.e or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on public ro;:lds o r highw;:~ys.

RULE II - ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE, FEES AND VALIDITY

Section 4. Issuan.:e of Driver' s License. - ff, after the theoretical und practical
exam inations as p t" escribed, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) !-lead or his/her
deputies fi.nd that t 1e applicant possesses the necessary qua lifications and proficiency in
the operation of mc• tor vehicles, is able to read and w rite any of the official languages or
a major dialect ano knows how to read and interpret vario us traffic signs, signals and
road markings, a pl ofessional or nonprofessional license may be issued to such applicant
upon payment of the fee prescribed in accordance with law but prior to the issuance of
said license, the applicant shall present hi mself/herself in person and have his/ her
photograph taken c·y the LTO. All d river's li censes issued sha ll be signed in the p resence
of the LTO Head or his/ her dep uties and shall bear, among others, t1e u JUIR.l~..A m: ~ ER
OfrJCE of lhe fiATIO fl~t ADMINISTRATIVE REGIS TER
birth, height, wei gl~t, sex, color of eyes, blood type, complete current ad dr.e~S)stbti®l'lilletrrktff,gulauons
li cense number, and its date of issue and expiia tion. TlJ) JUN 2 6 2019 Tf\\
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Section 5. Pr escrib,! d Fees. - The LTO shall collect reasonable fees t r~ver1h c§'S\'l:anc((}irt"'
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expenses of regub lion. However, such fees shall not cost more than the government's
procurement expense.

Section 6. Validitr of Drivel''s License. - Except for the student-driver's permits, al l

d rivers' licenses shall be valid for five (5) years reckoned from the birthdate of the
licensee, unl ess socner revoked or suspended. Provided, however, That subject to Section
26 of Republic Act No. 4136, as amended by Batas Pambansa Blg. 398, any holder of a
professional or nonprofessional driver's license w ho has not committed any viola tion of
Republic Act No.4 L36 and other traffic laws, rules and regulations shall be entitled to a
renewal of such license for ten (10) years.

Section 7. Safegua rds agains t Falsities and Forgeries. - ln. the issuance of licenses, the
LTO shall use such process 6~: adopt such measure as will preven t any alteration or
falsification of a lic1!11Se or will enable the LTO to d etect <~ny unauthorized li cense.
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RULE III - PREREQUISITES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF

DRIVER'S LICENSES

Section 8. Es tablishment of Stricter Rules Before the Issuance of Driver's Licen se. -
P ursuant to Section 23-A of Republic Act Nc. 4136, as amended by Republic Act No.
10930, the Land Transportation Office shall promu lgate prerequisites and gu idelines to
ensure that driver's licenses are issued only to deserving applicants with sufficient
driving skills and knowledge on road safety and proper road courtesy.

The conduct of the·)retical and practical examinations, among others, shall be designed
to sufficiently measure the competency of drivers and in <1ccordance to the type of license
applied for and it~; corresponding restrictions. Provided, That for professional driver-
applicant, the tests must be appropriate to the vehicle and type of service <1nd applicant
intends to operate.

Section 9. Creati,)n of a Point System and LTO Point Registxy. - The Land
Transportation Off ce shall institutionwlize a point system which shall be used to assess
tl1e fitness and eligibility of driver applicants for their desired license transactions. The
system shall likewi.;e be utilized as a primary tool to identify, deter, and perwlize r.e peat
offenders of traffic laws and ordinances. For this purpose, the LTO shall establish ;:md
maintain a registl') where demerit points incurred by every driver shall be recorded,
stored, and accesse .:1 for converuent m onitoring.

Section 10. Recordmg of Demerit Points.- Subject to Section 20 hereof, demerit point/s
incurred by a driwr fo r a traffic violation are to be recorded in the LTO demerit point
registry in respect of the day on which the violation was committed.

The LTO shall rec,nd against the apprehended driver the number of demerit points
corresponding to the violation/s comn1itted, if:

a. the person admits the apprehension, or the person has not filed an
appreher,sion contest and the prescribed contest period has lapsed; or
b. the person contests the apprehension bu t obt<~i ns unfavorable resolution after
adjudication.

Demer it points shall be individually counted for every violation committed in a single
apprehension.
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Section 11. V iolati J n Demerit Point Schedule1 • - Every violation of Republic Act No.
4136, otherw ise kll•)Wn. as the Land Transpo rtation and Traffic Code, and other traffic
laws, rules and regulations including local ordinances, subject to repo rtor ial
req uirem.ents p rovided under Sectio n 23 of this IRR, shall automa ti cally b e assigned a
corresponding demerit point depen ding on the gravi ty of the tra ffic violation and
habitu ality of its commission based on the succeeding table:

Categori es of Violations Demerit Point/s

a. Grave Viol. )tions 5
b. Less C rave Violations 3
c. All o ther v io1ations not otherwise enumerated as
g rave o r le:;s grave w h ich shall be considered as 1
light

Th e Secreta ry of the D OTr shall have the a ut hority to review th e Point System and its
m ech an isms. U p on the recomm.en da tion of the LTO, after due hea ri ng an d publica tion
the Secretary may <.djust the dem.erit p oin t attrib u tion herein above provided as he may
deen1 proper and n=cessary.

Section 12. Doublt! Demerit Points. - Drivers of p ublic utility veh icles (PUV) shall be
me ted do ubl e the r.umber of demerit points for every tra ffic vio lation committed while
operating a For H ire motor vehicle. This provision sha ll likewise appl y to a d r ive r of a
priv ate moto r veh ide operating as a PUV b ut without proper authority from the Land
Transportation and Franchisi ng Regulatory Board (LTFRB) .

Section 13. A ccumulation P eriod. - The to tal demerit points accu mulated by every d rive r
shall be recko ned :ron1 th e date of initia l issuan ce or last renewal of h is/he r driver's
licen se to the day immediately p reced ing the date of his/her subsequent renewal.

The LTO sha ll crea:e an accessible and efficien t system to allo w license hol ders to ch eck
or veri fy the stat us of his/h er licen se and his/her accumulated demerit po in ts, if the re is
an y

Section 14. Condilion Preceden t to Driver's License Renew al. - Eve ry applicant for
renewc:ll of license to operate an y m o tor veh icle who h as accrued at least five (5) demerit
points durin g the accumul · l-periad _s.lliJj_l_l;>e re uired to complete a driver' s
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Subject to the exan inatiort requirement under Section 26 of Republ ic Act No. 4136, a
d river who shall accumulate ten (10) or more total demerit points shall, in add ition to
the comp letion of the driver's reorientation cou rse, be required to pass the theoret ical
examination before he/she may be a llowed to renew his/her driver's license.

Secti on 15. Interve ntion Pr ogram. - The drive r, after n otification from the LTO, shall be
required to u n dergo i.l mandatory drive r's reorientation course to be condu cted by t he
Land Transportation Office or a du ly accredited service provider for every ten (10)
accumulated demerit points or whenever the san1e violation is committed for a t least
th ree (3) tin1es during tl1e valid ity of th e driver's license. Provided,jurther, Tha t in add iti on
to the foregoing renrientation course, a public utility vehicle driver who h <1s comm itted
any franchise-relat{·d violation s h all undergo the tr aining sem inar condu cted by the PUV
Drivers' Academy <)f the LTFRB.

Failure of the driver to complete the said intervention program within th irty (30) days
from the date of th~ last apprehension shall c;:,use the suspension of the driver's license
upon prior notice until the required attendance to the course is compli ed with.

Section 16. O utrig ht Revocation. - Without p rejud ice to tl1e auth ority of the cou rt in
appropriate cases a :td except as otherwise provided in Rep u b lic Act No. 41.36 as amended .
and other laws ancl issuances, the d river's license of a person w h o has accum ul a ted at
least for ty (40) demerit points, even if confiscated by, and/or in the possession of, any
other law enforcexnent agencies, shall be revoked immediately without need fo r any
proceeding for a pe1"iod of two (2) years reckoned from the date of settlement of fi nes and
penalties.

Upm1 the revocation of any driver's license, the Land Tran spor tation Offic~ shall serve a
notice of such revo.:a ti on to t he subject driver at his/her address as registered in th e LTO
da tabi.lse by registered mail. If no registry service is available in th e locality of either the
sender or the addressee, service n1.ay be done by ord inary mail which s hall likew ise
constitute presumptive notice to ,the person concerned.

Secti on 17. Perio1i of Prohibition for C hange Classification of N onprofessi onal

Driver's License to Professional D riv er's License and/or Application for A dditional
D river's Licen se C.Jde/s. - A driver who shzlll r>t:'cu mulate a pi.lrticular number of demerit
points from the da te of issuance of his/her dr iver's license sh<dl not be allowed to apply
fo r change classification of his/her non pro fessional d river's license to professional
driver's hcense nor be a llowed to apply for add itional drive r's license code/s to his/her
driver's license, w hethe r professional or no nprofessional, within th e period provided
below counted fror,, the date of sett lement of fines and pena lties:
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Dem er .~ t Points from Date of Issuance Period of Prohibition

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1-2 3 months
3-4 6 months
5 or more 1 year

Section 18. Deme1 it Points Accumulated During the Validity of a Student-driver's

Permit. - Jn addition to the accessory penal ties provided under existi ng laws and
issuances, incurrin;~ at least five (5) demerit points during the validity of the stude nt-
d river's permit shall cause the confiscation and revocation after due notice thereof, one!
bar the student driver from applying for anotl1Pr student-driver's perm it ror one (1) yee1r
from the dClle of re'.rocation. In no case shall a p erson whose student-driver's permi t hils
already been revok.~d for the third time be 2diowed to apply for a student-drive r's perm it.

The licensed d river duly accred ited by the LTO, acting as instructor to the stud ent-d ri ve r,
sha ll be equally resJonsible and liable as the latter for any viola tion and for any inju ry o r
damuge done by th2 motor vehicle on acco un t or as a result of its operation by a stud e nt-
d river Lmder his diJ ection. 2 Hence, such driver-instructo r shall likewise be meted demerit
point/s corresponding to the violat ion/s incurred by the student driver without prejudi ce
to possible sanctior.s by the LTO against the accredit<J tion of the driver-i nstructor.

Section 19. No Cau y-over of Accumulated D emerit Points. - Demerit points for every
d river shall revert back to zero upon the renev,raJ of his/he r driver's license. H owever, the
history of cormnitl(:d traffic violations from which previous demerit points were incur red
sha11 be archived and shall fonTt part of the driver's permanent reco rds wi th the end view
of preserving and .:lisclosing such records to public officers and private persons for a
legitimate purpose.

Pro\Jided, That for wntested apprehensions by implementing agencies o ther them the L TO
which rctTla in unn:solved until the exp iry elate o f the driver's license of the contesting
upprehended violator, den1erit points a ttributable to violations still u nde r contest sl1al l
accrue only on the wbsequent accumulation period or when such contest is resolved with
finality.

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RULE IV - PENALT IES

Section 20. Unlawful Acts and Correspondin g Penalties. - Wi thout prej ud ice to th e
penalties provided Ltnder the Revised Pen al Code and other appl icable laws, the penalties
correspondin g to the fo!Iowing acts shall be imposed by the app ropria te agency or o ffice r:

a. Any o fficer wh o, in any manner, issues a d river's license w ithout the necessary
examination:>, connives w ith the applicant for the irregular issuance of a license,
or who, by ~·;ross negligence, issues a d river's license to an unqualified app liccJnt
shall suffe r '' penaJty of removal from the service w ith a ll tl1e accessory pen<J lties
a ttach.ed th.e ,·eto;

b. A fine in th-2 a mount of Twenty th ousand pesos (P20,000.00) shall be imposed

upo n an ap Jlicant for a driver's license found to have comn1i tted any of the
fo llov.:ing acts:
1. W illful m isrepresentation witl1 res pect to material informa tion in one's
applkation:
2. Conn.vance wi th the officer in the irregular c 'lcluct-s.~'.e&w:J'lt:!'[qljtji~< or
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issuance of license; Admtnt~lt ~l 1 .•r. R•tiP.S and RegulaliOOS

3. Falsi f ~cati on of documents; o r

4. Cheal ing during examinations.

Any or all oJ the acts abov-2mentioned shall be p Lmishe w et 1er o r not a license
was granted by reason of such misrepresenta tion, con nivance, <md falsification o r
ch eatin g.

ln addition lo the abovementioned fin e, the driver's license of errin g applicant, if

one is grant =d by reason of such misrepresentation, connivance, falsificatio n or
che<~ tin g, sh<1ll be revoked, and th e applicant shall be prohibited from applying for
a p eriod of two (2) years. Th e repetition of s uch offense shall warr<mt the perpetua I
disqLwlificalion from being g ranted driver's license in add ition to the fine <~bove­
s tatecl; and

c. A holder of :he driver's license who acts in violation of the provisions of Rep ublic
Act No. 413{· and other existing tr<~ ffi c la ws sh all suffer corresponding pena lties as
rnay be provided by law an d other issuances.

1n case of death or physicu l inj uries resulting in th e loss of any p<~rt of th e vic tim's
body o r the t.lse thereof, insani ty, imbecili ty, impotence or blind ness, or ine<:1pa cily
Lo work for more than n inety (90) days, the license of the offending d ri ver shi:d l be
revoked for .:1 peri od of four (4) years, after a finding by the court tha t such d river
was neglige11t o r at fault. Notwithstan din g the non-filing of an action in court or
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the am.icabiE: settlem ent of the dispute, th e Assistant Secreta ry may still exercise
his authority to s uspend or revoke the lice:1se of th e driver who h<td ca used such
d eath o r selious physical injury after his determ ination th <tt the dri ver is an
improper pe,·son to operate motor vehicles.

Section 21. Review of Pe nalties.- The Secreta ry of the D OTr, upo n the recom mendati o n
o f the LTO, a fter d t1e heari ng and pub lica ti on, sha ll have the p ower to increase o r adjust
the fine herein imposed once every five (5) years: Provided, Tha t in no case shall the
increase be more than five percent (5%) of the fine sought to be increased.

R ULE V ·-RESPONSIBILITIES OF IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

Section 22. Reposi,·ory of Records. - The Land Tran sportation Office sha ll serve as the
centrul repository of a ll traffic vio lution records.

Section 23. Reporh)l'ial Requirements. - In consonance wi th the p receding secti o n, th e

local government Lmits (LGUs), the Metropolitan Manila Developrnent Authority
(lvJM D A) or othe r ~genci es lawfully issuing traffic violation receipts sha ll upload t he
<1pprehension report online to the LTO facility to be d eveloped fo r this purpose.

Jn the meantime, the local government units (LGUs), the Me t ropoli tan Man ila
Development Aut]·,ori ty (MMDA) or oth er agen cies lawfully iss uing traffic violation
receipts shall transmit the apprehension report in the form prescribed by LTO-' conta ini n g
a ll the information ,· elevan.t to the traffic viola lion within ten (1~~1flv·s-~Lhe_
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da te of appreh ension to the LTO District Offices o r Regio1 a tit~l~~:~f~~it:-11'Nhfi\s 1 vth'e:;rs·,t~<
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carrying out their tJ a ffic law enforcen1ent activ ities un less they are d u y - ==tn:e=-
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Driver's licenses of v iola tors included in the ,apprehension reports submitted by LGUs
and the MMDA sltall be placed on alarm in the LTO Law Enfo rcem ent a nd Tra ffic
Adjudi ca t ion Syste.n w ithin twenty-four (24) hours from receipt of the repor t. For this
purpose, no demer;t points shall be incuned by and recor ded against the driver-violator
until tbe submissio n by the LG U ·or MM DA of a com plete up d ated report on
apprehension case&.; indicating whethe r such apprehension was ad111 itted, uncon tested ,
or uffirmccl or dismissed on adjudication w hich sha ll be s ubn1itted not later than three

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Refer to Appendix 2 for rhe pro-forma Traffic Violation Apprehension Report.
"Pursuant to Section 3.4 af 0/LG-DOTC Joint Memorandum C;-:u!ur No . 01 -2008 dated Sep tember 10 2008 and in
conformity with Section 29 of Republic A~t No. 4136, Section 5 of Presidential Decree No. 1605, and S~ction'5(!) of
Republic Act No. 7924.
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(3) working days ft'o 1n the lapse of the prescri bed contest period of the apprehending
agency.

Section 24. O nline Ren ewal Pr ocess.- In line with the implementation of a new LTO IT
systen1, the LTO ~.hall create an online process for the renewal of professiona l and
nonprofessional d r .ver's license.

Section 25. In formation, Education and Communication Campaign . -The Department

of Transporta ti on (DOTr) and the LTO sha lt in coordination w ith the Land
Transportation Franch ising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB ) and other concerned agenc ies
aJ1d private stakeholders, aggressively and regu larly conduct a na tionwide information,
education and coumunication (lEC) campaign on road safety, inc1uding the list of
measures implemen ted pursuant to and violGtions punishable und er Republic Act No.
4136 and other ex isting traffic laws.

Section 26. Resear.:h and Development. -· The LTO shall cond uct continuing research
and developlT'Ient t,) ensure the efficient adrn.inistration of the driver's licensi ng system.

RULE VI - TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Section 27. Transitory Provisions. - After the effectivity of this IRR, all driver' s licenses
wi th a validity of three (3) years sha ll be entitled to a renewal valid for five (5) years.

All holders of dr iver's licenses wi th 5-yea r va lid ity shall undergo comprehensive driver's
educa ti on on road safety and proper road courtesy upon the holder's first renewa l of
driver's license aftu the effectivity of this IRR.

Section 28. Separc.bility Clause. - If any provision o r part hereof is held inva lid o r
unconstitutiona l, the remainder of the ·m R o r provisions not otherwise affected sha ll
remain valid and subsi sting.

Section 29. Repealin g Clause. - All laws, rules and regulations, issuances o r parts the reo f
inconsistent wi th ' I JS lv. 81\EN he11eb>; revoked, repealed, amended or modified
Offlfl: -,1 th•• :tAl :('i: Al ,I Q~·,i ~liSI'RATIVE REGIS fER
according! y.

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Implementing Rules and Regulations
Republic Act No. 1093[;

Section 30. Effectivity. - Th.is IRR shall take effect upon its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circula tion, and u pon registration with the, Office of
the Natiortal Administrative Register at the University of the Phi lippines Law Center,
U .P. Oiliman, Quezon City.

Done this of - - ---' 2019.

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VIOLATION DEMERIT POI NT SCHEDULE

A. GRAVE VIOLATIONS B. LESS GRAVE VIOLATIONS C. LIGHT VIOLATIONS

(5 Deme rit Points) (3 Demerit Points) (1 Demerit Poin t)

• Driving a motor vehicle used in the commission
of a crime upon conviction by regular court or
competent jurisdiction
• Commission of a crime m the course of
apprehension upon conviction by a regular
cou rt of competent _jurisdiction
o Colorum violation
• Driving a motor vehicle while und er the
influence of alcohol , dangerous drugs and/or
similar substance upon final conviction by a
regu lar court of competent jurisdiction [Sec . 12
of R.A. 10586 (Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving
Act of 2013)]
.. 3rd and succeeding offenses of Sec. 3 of R..~l:;i:==:;;-----:;to~write, send, or read a text - based
I 0666 (Chiidren ·s Safety on i'vlotorcycies Act
• 2nd offense of Sec. 3 of R.A. 10666
(Children's Safety on Motorcycles Act of
2015)] for driving a two (2)-wheeled
motorcycle with a child on boa rd on public
roads where:
- th ere is heavy vol ume of vehicles;
- there is a high density of fast moving
vehicles; or
- where a speed limit of more than 60/kph
is imposed
• 2nd offense of Sec. 4 of R.A. 10913 (Anti-
Distracted Driving Act) for acts in a motor
vehicle in motion, or temporarily stopped at
a traffic light or any intersection, whether
diplomatic, public or private:
- Using a mobile communications device
:ft ::::3 c_prr loiUilicatic.o., or to make or ;acai·v·c
• 1st offense of Sec. 3 of R.A. 10666
(Childre n's Safety on Motorcycles Act of
2015)] for driving a two (2)-whee led
motorcycle with a child on board on public
roads where:
- there is heavy volume of vehicles;
- there is a high density of fast moving
vehicles ; or
- where a speed limit of mo re than 60/kph
is imposed
• 1 st offense of Sec. 4 of R.A. 10913 (Anti-
Distracted Driving Act) for acts in a motor
vehicle in motion, or temporarily stopped at a
traffic light or any intersection, whethe~
diplomatic, public or private:
- Using a mobile communications device
to write, send, or read a text - based
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with a child on board on public roads where: b;c~~ - f Osi g an electron ic enterta inm ent or - Using an electronic enterta inment or
- there is heavy volume of vehicles; !
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 A. GRAVE VIOLATIONS
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• 3rd and succeeding offenses of Sec. 4 of R.A.
10913 (Anti-Distracted Driving Act) for acts in a
motor vehicie in motion , or temporarily stopped
at a traffic light or any intersection, whether
diplomatic, public or private:
Using a mobile communications device to
write, send, or read a text - based
communication, or to make or receive calls,
a.nd other sim ilar acts; and
- · Using an electronic entertainment or
computing device to play games, watch
:navies, surf the internet, compose
messages, read e-books, perform
salculation, and other similar acts.
• Failure to wear the prescribed seat belt device
(:_:l.rd offense) in violation of R.A. 8750 (Seat
Belts Use Act of 1999)
• Failure to require his/her passenger/s to wear
the prescribed seat belt device (Sec. 12, R.A.
8750)
• rl Within 4 meters from a fire hyrlr:::1nt
B. LESS GRAVE VIOLATIONS
3 Demerit Points )
• Failure to wear the prescribed seat be:t
device (2nd offense) in v iolation of R.A. 8750
(Seat Belts Use Act of 1999)
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• Fail ure to wear the standard protective
motorcycle helmet or failure to require the
back rider to wear the standard protective
.motorcycle helmet, under R.A. 1 0054
(Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009) - 2nd
offense
o Smoke belching [Section 46, R. A. 8749
(Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999)] - 2nd
offense
• Reckless driving for 2nd offense
• Obstruction
• Parking :
a. In an intersection
b. W ithin 5 rneters of the intersection
c. 4 meters from the driveway entrance
e. In front of a private driveway
f. On the roadway side of <:~ny unmoving or
parked MV at the curb or edge of the
highway
g. At any place where signs of prohibitions
have been insta lled
C. LIGHT VIOLATIONS
1 Deme rit Point)
• Fa ilure to wear the prescribed seat belt
device (Pt offense) in violation of R.A. 8750
I (Seat Belts Use Act of 1999)
• Failure to wear the standard protective
motorcycle helmet or fa ilure to require the
back rider to wear the standa rd protective
motorcycle helmet, under R.A. 10054
(Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009) - 1st
offense
., Smoke be lching [Section 46 , R.A. 8749
(Philippine Clean Air Act of 1 599)] - 1st
offense
• Reckless driving for 1st offense
• Driving in a place not intended fo r traffic or
into place not allowed for parking
• Failure to carry DL or OR/CR w hile driving
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.. O'!E'~=?kin8 0!: "M<:>r \A/0rk!!:g" or " C~ ut!o !" "
signs
• Failu re to yield the right of way to vehicle
within such intersection or turn ing therein to
the left across the line of travel of the first
mentioned vehicle when such vehicle has
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 A. GRAVE VIOLATIONS B. LESS GRAVE VIOLATIONS C. LIGHT VIOLATIONS
( 5 Demerit Points) (2 Demerit Points) (1 Demerit Point)

• Smoke belching [Section 46, R.A. 8749 • Failure to dim headlights when approaching .. Fa ilure to provide canvass cover to cargoes
(Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999)] - 3rd and another motor vehicle or freight of trucks requiring th e same 21
succeeding offenses
0 Hitching or permitting a person or a bicycle, ., Failure to yield right of way - failure of a
• Axle Overloading (Violation of R.A. 8794) motorcycle, tricycle or skate roller to hitch to veh icle entering a highway from private road
a motor vehicle increasing speed when being or driver upon a highway to yield the right of
• Driving an unregistered MV overtaken way to all vehicles approaching in such
highway
• D~iving without a valid driver's license .. Illegal turn - failu re to pass to conduct the
motor vehicle to the right of the intersection • Failure to giver proper sign
• Reckless driving for 3rd and succeeding of the highway when tu rning to the left in
offenses going from one highway to another e Illegal tu rn - Fai iure of the driver of a motor
vehicle intending to run to the right at an
0 Submission of fake documents in relation to the • Fc·;ilure to yield the right to way to a intersection to apixoach such intersection in
application for a driver's license pedestrian crossing such highway within a the lane fo r traffic nearest to be right hand
(New/Renewal) crosswalk except at intersection where the side of the highway and , in turn ing, to jeep as
movement of traffic is regulated by a peace close as possible to the right hand curve or
.. Disregarding Traffic Signs - include other officer or by traffic signaP' edge of highway
traffic violations not mentioned in the other
categories but fall under this violation . • Fa ilure to stop before traversing a "through • Illegal turn - Failure of the driver of a motor
highway" or railroad crossing vehicle intending to run to the left, to
I • Overtaking when left side is not visible or clear approach such intersection in the lane for
Failu re to yield right of way to ambulance, traffic to the right of and nearest to the center
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(5 Demerit Points) (2 De merit Points ) (1 Demerit Point)

• Failure to yield right of way to the vehicle on .. Failure to attach or improper attachment I • No Franchise I Certificate of Public
the right when these vehicles approach or tampering of authorized motor vehicle license Conveyance carr ied inside MV
enter an intersection at approximately the plates and/ or third plate sticker
same time Load extending beyond projected width • Fast, tampered, defective taximeter or
without permit operating without or with an o ld sea l
MC carrying more passengers other than taximeter
the backrider or cargo other than the saddle Operating a passenger bus/ truck with cargo >
bags and luggage carriers 160 kgs • Tampered , broken , joined, reconnected, fake
or altered sealing wire
• Presentation of fake/ spurious CPC/OR/CR/ • Refusal to render service to the public or
plates/stickers and tags convey passenger to destination • Fai lure to provide fare discount to those
entitled under ex i~t i ng laws and pertinent
.. Operating the uniUs without or with • Trip cutting MCs of L TFR B31
defective/ improper/ unauthorized
accesso ries, devices, equipment and parts C)
All other violations in connection with motor a No sign board
vehicle registration/ renewal I operation
• Carrying of illegal and/ or prohibited cargoe? • Pick and drop of passengers outside the
e Similar acts punishable under local terminal
• Unauthorized motor vehicle modification ord inances sha ll also be considered less
grave • Failure to display fa re matrix
.. Operating a Right Hand Drive motor vehicle
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• Driving against traffic Access ibility ins ide the units and/or fa ilure to
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(5 Dem erit Points) (2 Demerit Points ) (1 Demerit Po int)

Fraud in relation to the registration of the • Failure to display "No Sm oking " and/ or
motor vehicle and/ or its renewal allowing personnel or passenger to smoke
inside the vehicle I
• Cutting an overtaken vehicle
e All other violations not mentioned above or in
• Failure to give way to an overtaking .vehicle the other categories of violations

0 Overtaking upon a crest or grade • Similar acts punishable under local

ord inances shall also be considered less
grave
Increasing speed when being overtaken

• Similar acts punishable under local

ordinances shall also be considered as
grave violations

11 Moved from light to less grave violations

21 Moved from less grave to light violations
31 Violation that could be attributed to the driver of PUJ!Conductor of Buses/Operator
 Appendix 2

TRAFFIC VIOLATION APPREHENSION REPORT

Da te of Apprehension

NAME OF AGENCY/LGU: - - - -- - - --

TRAFFIC VIO LATION NAM E OF VIO LAT IO NS DRIVER'S LICENSE MY PLATE NUMBER REM ARKS
RECEIPT APPR EHEN DED NU MB ER
DRIVER/OPERATOR
1
2
3 -
4
5
6
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Prepared by: Certified Correct:

Name and Signature Name and Signature

Position
Position
 Appendix 3

UPDATED REPORT O N APPR EHENSI O N CASES

Dat e

NAME OF AGE NCYILGU: - -- --- - - -- -

F INAL DiSPOS IT ION/RES OLUTION OF ViO LATION

(lndicme the specific ,·iolation/s)
TRAFFIC
APP REH ENDED DRIVE R'S LICENSE MV PLATE
VIOLATION R EMARKS
DRIVER/O PERATOR NUMBER NUMBER CONTESTED
RECEll'T
AD!VllTTED
AFFIRMED DISM ISSE D

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Pr epa•·ed by : Cer tified Correct:

Na me a nd Signature Name <Uld Sig nature

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