Lesson8:exer

cise4
Republ
i
cActNo.10586
ANACTPENALIZI
NGPERSONSDRIVI
NGUNDERTHEINFLUENCEOFALCOHOL,
DANGEROUSDRUGS,
ANDSIMILARSUBSTANCES,
ANDFOROTHERPURPOSES
Sect
ion1.Shor
tTi
tl
e.–Thi
sActshal
lbeknownast
he"
Ant
i-
DrunkandDr
uggedDr
ivi
ng
Actof2013″
.
Secti
on2.Declar
ationofPolicy.–Pursuanttot
heConsti
tuti
onalpri
ncipl
et hat
recogni
zestheprotecti
onoflif
eandpr oper
tyandthepr
omot i
onofthegener al
wel
far
e
asessenti
alfort
heenj oymentoftheblessi
ngofdemocracy,i
tisherebydeclaredt
he
poli
cyoftheStat
et oensureroadsafetythr
oughtheobserv
anceoft hecit
izenryof
responsi
bleandethicaldr
ivi
ngstandards.
Towardsthisend,theStat
eshallpenalizetheactsofdri
vi
ngundert heinfl
uenceof
al
cohol,dangerousdrugsandotherintoxicati
ngsubst
ancesandshal li
nculcat
ethe
st
andardsofsaf edri
vingandt
hebenef it
sthatmaybeder i
vedfrom itt
hrough
i
nsti
tuti
onalprogramsandappropriatepubl i
cinf
ormati
onstrat
egies.
Sect
ion3.Def
ini
ti
onofTer
ms.–Forpur
posesoft
hisAct
:
(
a)Al
coholr
eferst
oal
cohol
i
cbev er
agesclassifi
edi
ntobeer
,wi
neanddi
sti
l
ledspi
ri
ts,
t
heconsumpti
onofwhi
chproducesint
oxi
cation.
(b)Breat
hanal
yzerref
erst
ot heequipmentwhichcandetermi
net
hebl
oodal
cohol
concentr
ati
onl
evelofapersonthroughtest
ingofhi
sbreath.
(c)Chemi cal
testsr
efertobreat
h,sal
i
va,uri
neorbloodt
eststodeter
mi net
hebl
ood
alcoholconcentr
ati
onleveland/
orposit
ivei
ndi
cati
onofdangerousdrugsandsi
mil
ar
substancesinaperson’sbody.
(d)Dangerousdr ugsandot hersimilarsubstancesrefertodr ugslistedi
ntheschedules
annexedtot he1961Si ngleConv enti
ononNar coti
csDrugs, asamendedbyt he1972
Protocol
,andi ntheschedulesannexedt othe1971Si ngleConv ent i
onofPsychotr
opic
Substancesasenumer atedinitsattachmentwhi chisani ntegralpartofRepubl
icAct
No.9165, otherwiseknownast he"Compr ehensiveDanger ousDr ugsActof2002″and
thosethattheBoar dmayr eclassif
y,addt oorremov efrom thel i
stofdangerousdrugs.
(e)Drivi
ngundertheinfl
uenceofalcoholreferst otheactofoper at
ingamotorvehi
cle
whilethedri
ver
’sbloodalcoholconcentr
ationl evelhas,af
terbeingsubj
ectedtoa
breathanal
yzertest,
reachedthelevelofi
nt oxicati
on,asest abl
i
shedjoi
ntl
ybythe
DepartmentofHealth(DOH) ,
theNat i
onalPol i
ceCommi ssion(NAPOLCOM)andt he
DepartmentofTransportat
ionandCommuni cati
ons( DOTC) .
(f
)Drivi
ngundertheinfl
uenceofdangerousdrugsandothersimilarsubst
ancesr
efer
s
totheactofoperati
ngamot orvehi
clewhil
ethedri
ver,
afterbeingsubject
edtoa
confi
rmator
ytestasmandat edunderRepubli
cActNo.9165, i
sf oundtobeposit
ivef
or
useofanydanger ousdrug.
(g)Fiel
dsobriet
ytest
srefertost
andardi
zedt
eststoi
niti
all
yassessanddet
ermi
ne
i
nt oxi
cati
on,
suchast hehori
zont
algazenyst
agmus,thewalk-
and-tur
n,t
heone-
leg
stand,andothersi
mil
artestsasdeter
minedj
oint
lybytheDOH, t
heNAPOLCOM andthe
DOTC.
(
h)Mot
orvehi
cler
efer
stoanyl
andt
ranspor
tat
ionv
ehi
clepr
opel
l
edbyanypowerot
her
t
hanmuscul
arpower.
(i
)Motorvehi
clesdesi
gnedtocarr
yhazar
dousmateri
alsr
efert
othosedesignedt
o
carr
yortr
ansportmater
ial
swhichmayendangerheal
thandli
vesofthepubli
c.
(j
)Publi
cuti
li
tyv
ehicl
esr
efert
omot
orv
ehi
clesf
orhi
reandusedt
ocar
ryort
ranspor
t
passenger
sorgoods.
Secti
on4.Dr i
ver’sEducati
on.–Ev eryappl
icantforamot orv
ehi
cledri
ver’sli
censeshal l
completeacour seofinstruct
ionthatprov
idesinformationonsafedri
vingincluding,but
notli
mitedto,theeffect
soft heconsumpt i
onofal coholi
cbever
agesont heabi li
tyofa
persontooperateamot orvehicl
e,t
hehazardsofdr ivi
ngundertheinf
luenceofal cohol,
dangerousdrugsand/ orothersimil
arsubstances,andthepenalti
esattachedf or
vi
olati
onthereof.
Forprof
essi
onaldr
ivers,ev
eryappl
i
cantforadri
ver’
sli
censeorthoseappl
yi
ngf
or
renewalt
her
eofshal
l undergot
hedriv
er’
seducati
onherei
nstated.
Thedri
ver’
sli
censewri
ttenexaminati
onshallincl
udequesti
onsconcer
ningtheeffects
ofal
coholanddrugi
ntoxicat
ionontheabili
tyofapersontooperat
eamot orv ehi
cleand
thel
egalandpecuni
aryconsequencesresult
ingfrom v
iol
ati
onoftheprovi
sionsofthis
Act.
Sect
ion5.Punishabl
eAct.–Itshal
lbeunl
awful
foranyper
sontodri
veamotorvehi
cle
whil
eundertheinfl
uenceofal
cohol,
danger
ousdrugsand/
orot
hersi
mil
arsubst
ances.
Section6.ConductofFieldSobriet
y,Chemi calandConf i
rmatoryTest s.–Al aw
enforcementoffi
cerwhohaspr obabl ecausetobel i
evethataper soni sdri
vingunder
theinfl
uenceofalcohol,
dangerousdr ugsand/ orothersimil
arsubst ancesbyappar ent
i
ndicationsandmanifestati
ons,i
ncludingov er
speeding,weaving,lanestraddli
ng,
suddenst ops,
swerving,poorcoordinati
onort heevidentsmellofalcohol i
naper son’s
breathorsignsofuseofdanger ousdr ugsandot hersimil
arsubstances, shall
conduct
fi
eldsobr i
etyt
est
s.
I
fthedri
verfai
lsi
nthesobr
ietytests,i
tshal
lbethedutyoft
helawenforcementoff
icer
t
oimplementthemandator
ydet erminati
onofthedri
ver’
sbl
oodalcohol
concentr
ati
on
l
evelt
hroughtheuseofabreathanalyzerorsi
milarmeasur
ingi
nstr
ument .
Ift
hel awenf orcementoffi
cerhaspr obablecauset obel
ievethataper sonisdri
v ing
undert heinfl
uenceofdanger ousdrugsand/ orothersi
mi l
arsubstances, i
tshal
l bethe
dutyoft helawenf or
cementof fi
certobringthedrivert
ot henearestpolicestat
iont obe
subjectedtoadr ugscreeningtestand,ifnecessary,adrugconfi
rmat orytestas
mandat edunderRepubli
cActNo.9165.
Lawenf orcementoff
icer
sanddeputi
zedl
ocal
traf
fi
cenf
orcementof
fi
cer
sshal
lbe
responsibl
einimplementi
ngt
hissect
ion.
Section7.Mandat or yAl
cohol andChemi cal TestingofDr i
versInvol
vedi nMot or
VehicularAccident
s.–Adr iverofamot orv ehicleinvol
v edinav ehi
cularaccident
resulti
nginthelossofhumanl i
feorphysical i
njuriesshallbesubjectedt ochemical
tests,i
ncludi
ngadr ugscreeningtestand,ifnecessar y,adr ugconfi
rmat orytestas
mandat edunderRepubl icActNo.9165, todet ermi nethepr esenceand/or
concent r
ati
onofal cohol,dangerousdrugsand/ orsimilarsubstancesint he
bloodstream orbody .
Secti
on8.Refusalt
oSubjectOneselft
oMandat oryTests.–Adriv
erofamot orvehi
cle
whor ef
usestoundergothemandatoryfi
eldsobriet
yanddrugtestsunderSecti
ons6,7
and15oft hi
sActshallbepenali
zedbytheconfi
scationandautomati
crevocati
onofhis
orherdriv
er’
sli
cense,i
nadditi
ontootherpenal
tiesprovi
dedherei
nand/orother
pert
inentl
aws.
Secti
on9.Acqui siti
onofEqui pment .–Wi thinfour(4)mont hsf r
om t heeffecti
vit
yofthis
Act,t
heLandTr anspor tati
onOf fice( LTO)andt hePhil
ippi
neNat i
onal Poli
ce(PNP)shal l
acquiresuff
ici
entbr eathanalyzer sanddr ug- t
esti
ngkitstobeut i
li
zedbyl aw
enforcementofficersanddeput izedl ocaltraffi
cenforcementof f
icersnationwidegivi
ng
pri
ori
t yt
oareaswi thhighr eport
edoccur rencesofacci dents.Forpur posesofacqui ri
ng
theseequipmentandf orthetrainingsemi nar sindi
catedinSect ion10her eof,theLTO
shalluti
l
izetheSpeci alRoadSaf et yFundal lott
edforthispur poseaspr ovidedunder
Secti
on7ofRepubl icActNo.8794, enti
tl
ed: "AnActImposi ngaMot orVehicl
eUser ’
s
ChargeonOwner sofAl lTypesofMot orVehi cl
esandf orOt herPur poses".Addit
ional
year
lyappr
opri
ati
onsf
orthepur
chaseofbreat
hanal
yzer
sanddr
ug-
test
ingki
tsshal
lbe
prov
idedannual
l
yundert
heGeneralAppr
opri
ati
onsAct
.
Sect
ion10.Deputati
on.–TheLTOmaydeput izetr
affi
cenf
orcementoffi
cer
soft
he
PNP,theMetropol
it
anMani l
aDevelopmentAuthor
it
y(MMDA)andci t
iesand
munici
pal
it
iesinordertoenf
orcetheprov
isi
onsofthisAct
.
Section11.LawEnf or
cementOf f
icerEducation.–TheLTOandt hePNPshallconduct
trai
ningseminarsforthei
rlawenf orcersanddeput i
eswi t
hregardt
otheproperconduct
offieldsobri
etyt
estsandbr eathanalyzertestseveryyear.Wit
hinf
our(4)monthsfrom
theef f
ecti
vi
tyofthi
sAct ,
theLTOshal lpubli
shtheguideli
nesandproceduresfort
he
properconductoffiel
dsobr i
etytests,whichguideli
nesshallbemadeav ai
l
abletothe
publicandmadeav ail
ablefordownl oadthrought heoffi
cial
LTOwebsite.
Section12.Penal
ti
es.–Adriv
erfoundt ohav
ebeendr i
vingamotorvehi
clewhil
eunder
theinfl
uenceofal
cohol,
dangerousdrugsand/orot
hersimil
arsubst
ances,aspr
ovi
ded
forunderSecti
on5ofthisAct
,shall
bepenalizedasfol
lows:
(a)I
ft hevi
olat
ionofSecti
on5didnotresulti
nphy si
calinj
uri
esorhomici
de,t
hepenal
ty
ofthree(3)monthsimpri
sonment,andafinerangingfrom Twent
ythousandpesos
(Php20,000.
00)toEight
ythousandpesos(Php80,000.00)shal
lbeimposed;
(b)I
ftheviol
ati
onofSect i
on5resul
tedinphy sical
injur
ies,thepenalt
ypr ovidedin
Arti
cle263oftheRev i
sedPenalCodeorthepenal typrovidedinthenextpr eceding
subparagr
aph,whicheveri
shigher
,andaf i
ner angingfrom Onehundr edt housand
pesos(Php100,000.
00)toTwohundr edthousandpesos( Php200,000.00)shallbe
i
mposed;
(c)I
fthevi
olati
onofSecti
on5resul
tedinhomici
de,t
hepenaltyprovidedinArt
icl
e249
oftheRevi
sedPenalCodeandaf i
nerangi
ngfrom Threehundredthousandpesos
(Php300,
000.00)t
oFivehundr
edthousandpesos(Php500,
000.00)shallbeimposed;
and
(d)Thenonpr of
essi onaldri
ver’
sli
censeofanyper sonf oundt ohav eviolat
edSecti
on5
ofthisActshal lalsobeconf iscat
edandsuspendedf oraper iodoft welve(12)months
forthef i
rstconvictionandper pet
uall
yrevokedf orthesecondconv i
cti
on.The
professionaldri
ver ’
slicenseofanypersonf oundt ohav eviolatedSection5oft hi
sAct
shallalsobeconf iscatedandper pet
uall
yrev okedf orthefir
stconv icti
on.Theperpetual
revocationofadr iver’
sl i
censeshall
disquali
fytheper sonf rom beinggr antedanyki
nd
ofdriver’sl
icenset hereaft
er.
Thepr osecut
ionf
oranyv i
olat
ionofthi
sActshallbewithoutpr
ejudi
cet
ocri
minal
prosecuti
onforvi
olati
onoftheRevisedPenalCode,Republi
cActNo.9165andot
her
speciall
awsandexi st
ingl
ocalordi
nances,wheneverappli
cabl
e.
Secti
on13.Di r
ectLiabil
it
yofOper atorand/orOwneroft heOf fendi
ngVehi cl
e.–The
ownerand/ oroperat
oroft hev ehicl
edr i
venbyt heoffendershallbedir
ectlyand
pri
nci
pallyheldli
abletogetherwi t
ht heoffenderforthefineandt heawardagainstt
he
off
enderforcivi
ldamagesunl essheorshei sabletoconv inci
nglyprovethatheorshe
hasexercisedextr
aordinarydili
gencei ntheselecti
onandsuper vi
sionofhisorher
dri
versi
ngener alandtheof fendingdr i
verinparti
cul
ar .
Thissecti
onshal
lpr
inci
pall
yapplytotheownersand/
oroperatorsofpublicuti
li
ty
vehicl
esandcommer ci
alv
ehicl
essuchasdel i
ver
yvans,car
got r
ucks,contai
nertrucks,
schoolandcompanybuses,hot
el t
ranspor
ts,
carsorvansforr
ent,taxicabs,andthe
l
ike.
Secti
on14.Nationwi
deInfor
mat i
onCampai gn.–Wi thinone(1)mont hfrom the
promulgati
onoftheimplement
ingrulesandregulat
ionsaspr ovidedunderSect i
on17
hereof,
thePhil
i
ppineInf
ormati
onAgency( PIA),
incoor di
nati
onwi ththeLTO, thelocal
governmentunit
s(LGUs)andotherconcernedagenci es,
shallconductinfor
mat ion,
educati
onandcommuni cati
on(IEC)campaignfortheat t
ainmentoft heobjectiv
esof
thi
sAct .
Sect
ion15.Nati
onwideRandom TerminalInspecti
onandQuickRandom DrugTests.–
TheLTOshallconductr
andom ter
minalinspecti
onsandquickrandom dr
ugtestsof
publ
icut
il
it
ydriver
s.Thecostofsuchtestsshallbedefr
ayedbytheLTO.
Secti
on16.ReviewofPenal
ties.–TheLTOshal l
,aft
erfi
ve(5)yearsfr
om theeffecti
vi
ty
ofthi
sActandev er
yfi
ve(5)y earsther
eaft
er,r
eviewtheappli
cabil
i
tyandenforcement
ofall
foregoi
ngpecuni
arypenal t
iesandshall
ini
ti
ateamendmentand/ orupgradet he
sameasmaybenecessar y,subjecttotheapprovaloft
heSecretaryofthe
DOTC.1âwphi1
Secti
on17.Implementi
ngRulesandRegul
ations.–TheDOTC, t
heDOHandt he
NAPOLCOM shal l
,wi
thi
nt hr
ee(3)mont
hsfrom theeff
ecti
vi
tyofthi
sAct,joi
ntl
y
promulgatet
henecessaryimpl
ementi
ngrul
esandr egul
ati
onstocarryoutthe
provi
sionsoft
hisAct.
Sect
ion18.Separabi
l
ityCl
ause.–If
,foranyr
eason,anypartorprovi
sionofthi
sActi
s
decl
aredi
nvali
d,suchdecl
arat
ionshall
notaf
fectt
heot herpr
ovisi
onsofthisAct.
Secti
on19.Repeal i
ngCl ause.–Subpar agraph(f),
Sect i
on56, Art
icle1ofRepubl i
cAct
No.4136, other
wiseknownast he"LandTr ansportat
ionandTr affi
cCode" ,asamended;
subparagraph(f),Section5ofRepubl icActNo.7924, otherwiseknownas" AnAct
Creati
ngtheMet r
opol i
tanMani l
aDev elopmentAut horit
y ,
DefiningitsPower sand
Functi
ons, Prov
idingFundsTher ef
orandf orOtherPur poses;"subpar agr
aph( a),
Sect
ion
36ofRepubl icActNo.9165; andallotherlaws,orders,issuances, ci
rcul
ars,rul
esand
regul
ati
onsorpar tst hereofwhichareinconsistentwithanypr ovi
sionofthisActare
herebyrepealedormodi fi
edaccordingly.
Secti
on20.Ef
fect
ivi
ty.–Thi
sActshall
takeeff
ectaft
erfif
teen(15)day
sfrom i
ts
publi
cat
ioni
ntheOffi
cial
Gazet
teorintwo(2)nat
ionalnewspapersofgener
al
ci
rcul
ati
on.
Republ
i
cActNo.10666
ANACTPROVI
DINGFORTHESAFETYOFCHI
LDRENABOARDMOTORCYLES
Sect
ion1.Shor
tTi
tl
e.–Thi
sActshal
lbeknownas"
Chi
l
dren’
sSaf
etyonMot
orcy
cles
Actof2015"
.
Secti
on2.Decl
arationofPol i
cy.–Itisthepoli
cyoftheStatetodefendther i
ghtof
chi
ldr
entoassistance,i
ncludingpropercareandnutri
ti
on,andspecialprotect
ionfr
om
al
lformsofneglect,abuse,cruel
ty,expl
oit
ati
on,andothercondi
ti
onspr ejudi
cial
tothei
r
devel
opment.
Towardsthi
send,t
heStateshall
pursueamoreproact
iveandprev
enti
veapproacht
o
secur
ethesafet
yofpassengers,
especi
all
ychi
l
dren,byregul
ati
ngtheoper
ati
onof
motorcy
clesal
ongroadsandhighways.
Sect
ion3.Def
ini
ti
ons.–Forpur
posesoft
hisAct
,thef
oll
owi
ngt
ermsshal
lmean:
(
a)Motorcy
cler
efer
stoanyt
wo(
2)-
wheel
edmot
orv
ehi
clehav
ingone(
1)ort
wo(
2)
r
idi
ngsaddl
es;
(b)Publi
croadsr efertoroadsdesi
gnedbythenati
onal
governmentorlocalgover
nment
unit
sasr oadsforpubl i
cusesuchas,butnotl
imit
edto,nat
ional
highways,prov
inci
al
roads,ci
ty,municipalandbarangayst
reet
s;
(c)Footpegrefer
stoaf
latf
orm at
tachedt
othemot
orcy
clesonwhi
cht
ost
andor
bracethefeet
;and
(
d)Ri
derr
efer
stot
hedr
iverofamot
orcy
cle.
Secti
on4.Prohibi
ti
on.–Itshall
beunl
awful
foranypersontodriv
eat wo(2)
-wheel
ed
motorcycl
ewithachildonboardonpubl
i
croadswheret her
eisheavyvol
umeof
vehi
cles,t
her
eisahi ghdensi
tyoff
astmovi
ngvehicl
esorwher easpeedli
mitofmore
than60/kphi
simposed, unl
ess:
(
a)Thechil
dpassengercancomf
ort
abl
yreachhi
s/herf
eetont
hest
andar
dfootpegof
t
hemotorcycl
e;
(
b)Thechi
l
d’sar
mscanr
eachar
oundandgr
aspt
hewai
stoft
hemot
orcy
cler
ider
;and
(c)Thechi
ldisweari
ngastandar
dprotect
ivehel
metref
err
edtounderRepubl
i
cActNo.
10054,ot
herwiseknownt
he" Mot
orcycl
eHelmetActof2009.
"
Sect
ion5.Excepti
on.–Not wi
thstandi
ngt
heprohi
bit
ionpr
ovi
dedinthepreceding
sect
ion,t
hisActshall
notapplytocaseswher
ethechil
dtobetr
ansport
edr equir
es
i
mmedi at
emedi calat
tent
ion.
Secti
on6.Penalt i
es.–Anyper sonwhooperatesamot orcy
clei
nviol
ati
onofSecti
on4
ofthi
sActshal l
bef inedwit
hanamountoft hr eethousandpesos(P3,
000.
00)forthe
fi
rstof
fense;fi
vet housandpesos(P5,
000.00)f ort
hesecondoffense;
andtenthousand
pesos(P10,000.00)forthet
hirdandsucceedingof f
enses.
Mor
eover,
fort
hethi
rdof
fense,t
hedr
iver
’sl
i
censeoft
heof
fendershal
lbesuspended
f
oraperi
odofone(1)month.
Viol
ati
onofthesepr
ovisi
onsbeyondt
het
hir
dti
meshal
lresul
ttoaut
omat
icr
evocat
ion
oftheoff
ender’
sdri
ver
’sli
cense.
Sect
ion7.Revi
ewofPenalt
ies.–TheLandTr
anspor
tat
ionOffi
ce(
LTO)isher
eby
empoweredtoincr
easeoradjustt
heamount
soffi
nesherei
nimposed:
Provi
ded,
That
:
(
a)Theincr
easeoradj
ustmentismadeafterpubl
i
cconsult
ati
ononceever
ythr
ee(3)
y
earsf
rom theef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisActandintheamountnotexceedi
ngt
wentyper
cent
(
20%)oftheamountssoughtt
obei ncr
easedoradjust
ed;
(
b)Athoroughstudyhasbeenconduct
edi
ndi
cat
ingt
hatt
heexi
sti
ngamount
sar
eno
l
ongeraneffect
ivedet
err
ent
;
(c)Cur
rentrel
evanteconomi
cindi
ces,suchastheConsumerPri
ceI
ndex(
CPI
),hav
e
beenconsider
edinthedeter
minat
ionoftheincr
easeoradj
ust
ment;
and
(d)Thei
ncreasesoradjust
mentshal
lonl
ybecomeeffect
ivef
if
teen(
15)day
saf
teri
ts
publi
cat
ionintwo(2)newspaper
sofgeneral
cir
cul
ati
on.
Secti
on8.Qual if
yingCir
cumst ances.–If
,invi
olat
ionoftheprovisi
onsofthisAct,death
shallhaveresult
edorseriousorlessseri
ousinjur
iesshall
havebeeninfli
ctedupont he
chil
doranyot herperson,apenaltyofone(1)yearimpri
sonmentshallbeimposedupon
themot orcycl
erideroroperat
oroft hemotor
cycleinv
olvedwithoutpr
ejudi
cetot he
penalti
espr ov
idedunderActNo.3815, other
wiseknownas" TheRev i
sedPenal Codeof
thePhili
ppines",
asamended.
Secti
on9.Aut hor
it
ytoDeputizeTraf
fi
cEnf or
cer
sandLocalGovernmentUnits(LGUs).
—Toef f
ecti
velyi
mplementtheprovi
sionsofthi
sAct
,theLTOisherebygiventhe
authori
tytodeputi
zemember softhePhil
ippi
neNati
onalPol
ice(PNP),
theMet ropol
it
an
ManilaDevelopmentAuthor
ity(MMDA)andt heLGUstocarr
youtenforcement
functi
onsanddut i
es.
Secti
on10.Publi
cI nformationCampai gn.–Notl aterthanthir
ty(
30)day sfol
l
owingthe
promulgat
ionoftheI mplement i
ngRul esandRegul at
ions(IRR)ofthi
sAct ,
theLTO,i
n
coordi
nati
onwiththePhi li
ppineInformationAgency( PIA)
,theDepartmentofEducat
ion
(DepED)andconcer nedprivateorganizati
onsandagenci es,shal
lundert
akea
nati
onwideinf
ormat ionandeducat ioncampaignf oraper i
odofthree(3)monthsonthe
i
mpor t
antprovi
sionsoft hi
sActandi tsIRR.
Ther
eaft
er,t
heaforementi
onedagenci
esshalli
ncludetheessent
ial
prov
isi
onsoft
his
Acti
ntheirr
espect
iveannualcommunicat
ionsprograms.
Secti
on11.I
mplementi
ngRul
esandRegulati
ons.–Astheleadagency,t
heLTOshal
l
for
mulat
etheIRRofthi
sActwit
hinni
net
y( 90)day
saft
erit
seffect
ivi
ty.
Sect
ion12.Separ
abil
ityClause.–Ifforanyreasonanysect
ionorprov
isionofthi
sActi
s
decl
aredunconst
it
uti
onal,otherprov
isionshereofwhi
charenotaff
ectedther
ebyshal
l
cont
inuetobeinful
lforceandef f
ect.
Secti
on13.Repeal
i
ngClause.–All
laws,decr
ees,
orrul
esandregul
ati
onswhichar
e
i
nconsist
entwit
horcont
rarytot
heprovi
sionsoft
hisActar
eherebyamendedor
repeal
ed.
Sect
ion14.Eff
ect
ivi
ty.–Thi
sActshal
ltakeeffectf
if
teen(15)daysafterit
spubli
cat
ion
i
ntheOffi
cial
Gazett
eorintwo(2)nat
ionalnewspapersofgeneralci
rculat
ion.
REPUBLI
CACTNo.10913
AnActDef
ini
ngandPenal
i
zingDi
str
act
edDr
ivi
ng
Sect
ion1.Shor
tTi
tl
e.-Thi
sActshal
lbeknownast
he"
Ant
i-
Dist
ract
edDr
ivi
ngAct
".
Section2.Decl
arati
onofPol
i
cy.-I
tisher
ebydecl
aredt
hepolicyoftheSt
ateto
safeguardit
sci
tizenr
yfr
om t
herui
nousandextr
emelyi
njur
iouseffect
sofvehi
cul
ar
accident
s.
Whi l
etheStat
erecognizesthevit
alrol
esofinf
ormati
onandcommuni cat
ions
technol
ogyinnati
on-buil
ding,t
heStateal
sotakescogni
zanceofthei
nimical
consequencesoftheunrestrai
neduseofelect
roni
cmobiledevi
cesonroadsafet
yast
o
causeitsr
egulat
ion.
Sect
ion3.Def
ini
ti
onofTer
ms.-Asusedi
nthi
sAct
:
(a)Di
plomati
cmotorvehicle–anymot
orv
ehi
clel
easedorownedbyaf
orei
gnmi
ssi
on
andit
sstafff
ort
heiroff
icialuse;
(b)El
ect
roni
centert
ainmentandcomput i
ngdev i
ce–anyhandhel delectr
onicdevi
ce
capabl
eofdigi
tali
nformat
ionprocessi
ng,recor
ding,captur
ingordi
splayi
ngand
computi
ngoperati
onssuchas,butnotli
mitedto,laptop,
computers,
t abl
ets,
video
gameconsolesandcalcul
ator
s;
(c)Gov
ernmentmot orvehi
cle–anymot orvehi
cleownedbyt henati
onal
governmentor
anyofit
sagencies,
inst
rumentali
ti
esorpoli
ti
calsubdiv
isi
ons,incl
udi
nggover
nment-
ownedor-cont
roll
edcorporati
onsort
heirsubsi
diari
esforoff
icial
use;
(d)I
mpl
ementi
ngagency–theDepart
mentofTr
anspor
tat
ionandCommuni
cat
ions-
LandTr
anspor
tat
ionOff
ice(
DOTC-LTO);
(e)Mobil
ecommuni cati
onsdev i
ces–el ect
roniccommuni cati
onsequi pmentsuchas,
butnotli
mit
edt o,
cell
ularphones,wir
elesstelephones,two-
wayr adiotranscei
ver
s,
pagersandothersi
milardevi
cescapabl eoftransmitt
ing,r
ecei
ving,orbot h,of
encry
pteddataand/orsignal
sthroughwi r
elesselectr
onicoranyot hersimil
armeans;
(
f)Motorvehi
cle–engine-
dri
venvehicl
essuchas,butnotl
i
mit
edt
o,aut
omobi
l
es,
t
rucks,
vans,buses,
jeeps,
motorcy
clesandtri
cycl
es;
(
g)Mot
ori
st–aper
sondr
ivi
ngamot
orv
ehi
cle;
(
h)Pr
ivat
emotorv
ehi
cle–anymot
orv
ehi
cleownedbyi
ndi
vi
dual
sandj
uri
dical
per
sons
f
orpr
ivat
euse;
and
(i
)Publ
i
cmot orvehi
cle–amotorvehi
clewit
haval
idfr
anchiseissuedbythe
appr
opri
ategover
nmentagencyt
ooperateasapubl
icuti
l
ityvehicl
eoranyvehi
clef
or
hi
re.
Secti
on4.DistractedDriving.-Subj
ecttot
hequali
fi
cati
onsinSections5and6oft his
Act,di
str
acteddr i
vingreferstotheperf
ormancebyamot ori
stofanyoft hefol
lowi
ng
actsinamot orvehicleinmot ionort
emporari
l
ystoppedatar edli
ght,whether
di
plomatic,
publ i
corpr i
vate,whichareher
ebydecl
aredunlawful:
(
a)Usi
ngamobi
l
ecommuni
cat
ionsdev
icet
owr
it
e,send,
orr
eadat
ext
-based
communi
cat
ionort
omakeorr
ecei
vecal
l
s,andot
hersi
mil
aract
s;and
(b)Usinganelectr
oni
center
tai
nmentorcomput
ingdevi
cetoplaygames,wat
chmovies,
surft
hei nt
ernet
,composemessages,
reade-
books,per
for
m calcul
ati
ons,
andot
her
simil
aracts.
Sect
ion5.Ext
entofCov
erage-
(a)Theoper ati
onofamobi l
ecommuni cat i
onsdev iceisnotconsideredtobedist
ract
ed
dri
vingifdoneusi ngtheaidofahands- f
reef uncti
onorsi mil
ardevicesuchas,butnot
l
imitedt o,aspeakerphone,earphonesandmi crophonesorot hersimil
ardev
iceswhich
all
owaper sontomakeandr ecei
vecallswithouthav ingtoholdthemobi l
e
communi cati
onsdevice:
Prov i
ded,Thatthepl acementoft hemobi l
ecommuni cat
ions
deviceort hehands-f
reedevicedoesnoti nterfer
ewi t
ht heli
neofsightofthe
dri
ver.1âwphi1
(b)Wheel edagr i
culturalmachineriessuchast ractorsandconst r
uct i
onequi pmentsuch
asgr aders,rol
lers,backhoes,pay l
oader s,
cranes,bull
dozer s,mobi l
econcr etemixers
andt helike,andot herformsofconv eyancessuchasbi cycles,pedicabs,"habal
-habal
",
troll
eys,"kul
igli
gs",wagons, carr
iages,carts,sl
edges, chari
ot sorthelike,whether
animal orhuman- powered,arecov eredbyt heprovisi
onsoft hi
sActasl ongasthesame
areoper atedordr iveninpublict
hor oughfares,hi
ghway sorst r
eetsorunder
circumstanceswher epubl
icsafetyisunderconsi deration.
(c)Thepr
ovisi
onsofthi
sActshall
notapplytomotor
ist
sofmot orvehi
cleswhichar
e
notinmoti
on,exceptt
hosewhicharestoppedmomentari
lyataredli
ght
, orar
epull
ed
overtot
hesideoftheroadi
ncompl i
ancewithat
raff
icregul
ati
on.
Sect
ion6.Exempt
ions.-Thepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisActshal
lnotappl
ytot
hef
oll
owi
ng:
(a)Amotor
istusi
ngamobi l
ephoneforemer
gencypur poses,
incl
udi
ng,butnotl
i
mit
ed
to,anemer
gencycallt
oalawenfor
cementagency,healt
hcareprovi
der
,fir
e
depart
ment,orot
heremer
gencyservi
ces,
agencyorent i
ty;
and
(b)Amot or
istusingamobi l
ephonewhileoper
ati
nganemergencyvehicl
esuchasan
ambulance,afir
et r
uck,andotherv
ehi
clesprov
idi
ngemergencyassi
stance,
inthe
courseandscopeofhi sorherduti
es.
Secti
on7.Nat ionwidePublicInf
ormationCampai gn.-TheDOTC-LTO,incoor dinat
ion
wit
ht hePhil
ippineInfor
mat i
onAgency( PIA),t
heDepar t
mentofEducation(DepEd) ,t
he
Departmentoft heInter
iorandLocalGov ernment(DILG),
thePhi
li
ppineNat i
onal Poli
ce
(PNP)andpr i
v ateagenciesandorganizati
onsshallundert
akeanati
onwi deinformation,
educati
onandcommuni cati
on(IEC)campai gnforaperi
odofsix(6)mont hsf r
om the
eff
ectiv
ityofthisAct.
Secti
on8.Penal
ti
es.-Anyper
sonwhoshal
lvi
olat
eanypr
ovi
sionoft
hisActshal
lbe
penal
izedwi
th:
(
a)Af
ineoff
ivet
housandpesos(
₱5,
000.
00)f
ort
hef
ir
stof
fense;
(
b)Af
ineoft
ent
housandpesos(
₱10,
000.
00)f
ort
hesecondof
fense;
(
c)Afi
neoffi
fteenthousandpesos( ₱15,
000.
00)andsuspensi
onofdr
iver
’sl
i
censef
or
t
hree(
3)monthsforthethir
doffense;and
(d)Af ineoft wentythousandpesos( ₱20,000.00)andr ev ocationofdri
v er
’sli
cense;
Provided, Thattheimplement ingagencymayi ncreaset heamountoff ineherein
i
mposedonceev eryfi
ve( 5)year sintheamountnotexceedi ngt enpercent(10%)ofthe
exist
ingr atessoughtt obei ncreasedwhi chshal ltakeef f
ectonl yuponpubl i
cati
oninat
l
eastt wo( 2)newspaper sofgener alcir
culation:Provided, f
urther,
Thatadr i
verofa
publicut i
li
tyvehicl
e,aschool bus,aschool serv
icev ehicl
e,acommoncar ri
erhauli
ng
volati
le,fl
ammabl eortoxicmat er i
al,
oradr iverwhocommi t
sanactcl assifi
edherei
nas
distr
act eddrivi
ngwi t
hinaf ift
y( 50)-
met erradiusfrom theschool premisesshallbe
subjectt oapenal t
yoft hir
tythousandpesos( ₱30,000.00)andsuspensi onofone’s
dr
iver
’sl
i
censef
ort
hree(
3)mont
hs.
Thef or
egoingpenalt
iesshal
lbeimposedwithoutpr
ejudi
cetoot
herl
i
abi
l
iti
esundert
he
RevisedPenal Codeoranyspeci
all
aw,ari
singoutoronoccasi
onoft
heherei
n
prohibi
tedacts.
Secti
on9.Liabi
li
tyofOwnerand/orOperat oroftheVehicleDri
v enbytheOf f
ender .-The
ownerand/oroperatoroft
hevehicl
edrivenbyt heoffendershallbedirect
lyand
pri
nci
pal
lyheldli
abletoget
herwiththeoffenderforthefineunlessheorshei sabl eto
convi
nci
nglyprovethatheorshehasexer cisedextr
aordinarydili
genceintheselection
andsuperv
isionofhisorherdr
iversingener al
andtheof fendi
ngdr i
verinpart
icular.
Thissecti
onshal
lpr
inci
pall
yapplytotheownersand/
oroperatorsofpublicuti
li
ty
vehicl
esandcommer ci
alv
ehicl
essuchasdel i
ver
yvans,car
got r
ucks,contai
nertrucks,
schoolandcompanybuses,hot
el t
ranspor
ts,
carsorvansforr
ent,taxicabs,andthe
l
ike.
Secti
on10.Enf orcementandAssi st
ancebyOt herAgencies.-TheMetroManila
DevelopmentAut hori
ty(
MMDA) ,t
hePNPandot herconcer
nedgovernmentagenci
es
andinstrumentali
ti
esshallberesponsi
blef ort
heenf or
cementoftheforegoi
ng
provi
sionsandshal lr
endersuchassistanceasmayber equir
edbytheDOTC- LTOi
n
ordertoeffect
ivel
yimplementthepr ov
isionsoft hi
sAct.
Secti
on11.Implement
ingRul
esandRegul
ations.-TheDOTC-LTOshal
lpromulgatet
he
necessar
yimplementi
ngrul
esandr
egulat
ionswithi
nsixt
y(60)day
sfrom theeff
ecti
vi
ty
ofthi
sAct.
Secti
on12.Repeali
ngClause.-Anylaw,presidenti
aldecreeori
ssuance,
executiveorder
,
l
etterofi
nstr
ucti
on,admini
str
ativ
eor der
,ruleorregulat
ioncont
raryt
o,orinconsi
stent
wit
ht hepr
ovisi
onsofthi
sActi sher
ebyr epealed,modif
iedoramendedaccor di
ngly.
Sect
ion13.Separabi
l
ityCl
ause.-I
f,f
oranyreason,anypartorpr
ov i
sionoft
hisActi
s
decl
aredi
nvali
d,suchdecl
arat
ionshall
notaffectt
heotherprovi
sionsofthi
sAct.
Sect
ion14.Ef
fecti
vit
y.-Thi
sActshallt
akeeffectfi
ft
een(
15)day
saf
teri
tspubl
i
cat
ion
i
natleastt
wo( 2)newspapersofgener
alci
rculat
ion.

REPUBLI
CACTNo.10916

AnActRequir
ingtheMandat
oryI
nst
all
ati
onofSpeedLi
mit
eri
nPubl
i
cUt
il
it
yandCer
tai
n
TypesofVehi
cle
Sect
ion1.Shor
tTi
tl
e.-Thi
sActshal
lbeknownast
he"
RoadSpeedLi
mit
erActof2016"
.
Sect
ion2.Decl ar
ationofPoli
cy .-Itisherebydeclar
edthepolicyoft heStat
etomai ntai
n
atal
lti
mest hesaf etyandprotectionofthepubl i
c.Towardsthisend, i
tshal
lpursuea
moreproacti
veandpr event
iveappr oacht osecur
et hesaf
etyofpassenger sandpublic
i
ngeneralonr oadsandhi ghway s.Itshal
l i
mplementmeasur est osafeguar
dthem from
anyspeed-
relatedroadaccident swhi charenotonlycausingfatali
ti
esbutalsodamage
topr
operti
es.
Sect
ion3.Def
ini
ti
onofTer
ms.-Asusedi
nthi
sAct
:
(a)Closedv anr
eferstoalar
gemotorvehi
cle,usual
lywit
hanenclosedcar
gospace,
designedt ocar
rygoodsforcommerci
alpurposes,orengagedi
nservi
cesof
transport
ingpersonal
eff
ects;
(b)Coveredvehi
clerefer
stoanyclosedv
an,haul
erorcar gotrai
ler
,PUV,
shut
tl
eser vi
ce,
ortankertr
uckasdef i
nedunderthi
ssect
ionandsuchot hervehicl
esasmayherei
nafter
bedeterminedandincludedbytheDepar
tmentofTransportati
onandCommunications
(DOTC)forthepurposeofapplyi
ngtheprov
isi
onsofthisAct ;
excludi
ngt
axi
cabs,and
publi
cut
il
it
yjeepney
s(PUJs),wit
houtpr
ejudi
cet
otherevi
ewbytheDOTCaf
terone(
1)
yearont
henecessit
yofthei
rincl
usi
oninthecov
erageoft
hisAct
;
(c)HaulerorCar
gotrail
erref
erst
oamot
orv
ehi
cledesi
gnedf
ort
ranspor
ti
ngheav
yor
oversi
zedloadsorcargoes;
(d)Publi
cuti
li
tyvehicl
e(PUV)ref
erst
oamot orvehi
cleconsi
deredasapublictr
ansport
conveyanceorcommoncar ri
erdulyr
egister
edwiththeLandTranspor
tat
ionOffice(
LTO)
andgrantedafranchisebyt
heLandTr ansport
ati
onFranchi
singandRegulat
oryBoard
(LTFRB);
(e)Shutt
leserv
icerefer
st oanymot orvehicleprov
idedbygovernmentorpr
ivate
companyorest abl
i
shmentt otransportit
sempl oyeestoandfrom t
heworkpr emisesor
cli
entsbetweendesignatedori
ginanddest inati
onandcarr
yingnotl
essthanfour( 4)
passengers;
(f
)Speedli
miterr
efer
stoadev i
ceusedt ol
imi
tthetopspeedofavehicl
ethrought
he
employmentofmechani
cal,
electroni
corcommunicat
ionssyst
em ort
hecombi nat
ion
ofthesesy
stemsorsimi
lardevicescapabl
eofper
formingthesamefuncti
on;
(g)Tamperingr
eferstoanactofr ecal
i
brati
ng,r
eprogrammi ng,resett
ingor
reconfi
gur
ingaspeedl i
miterinstall
edinanycover
edv ehicl
eandal readysealedbyt he
LTOorLTFRBaf terdueinspectioninsuchawayast ocir
cumv entitsfunctionsorthe
purposesforwhi
chitisintended.Theactofcalibr
ating,
reprogrammi ng,resetti
ngor
reconfi
gur
ingaspeedl i
miterinstall
edinanycover
edv ehicl
ewi t
houtt hesupervisi
onof
theLTOorLTFRBasr equi
redunderSect ion5ofthisActshallbeconsi deredtampering;
and
(h)Tankertr
uckr
efer
stoamot orvehi
cledesi
gnedfort
ransport
ingorcar
ryi
nggas,
oil
orliqui
d,f
lammabl
e,combust
ible,
corr
osiveorhazar
dousmat er
ial
sorsubst
ancesi
n
bulk.
Section4.Mandat oryInstal
lat
ionofSpeedLimiter.-Nocov eredvehicle,f
oll
owingt he
eff
ect i
vit
yoft hisAct ,
shallbeall
owedt oruninanyr oad,str
eetorhighwayi nthe
Phil
ippineswi thoutast andardspeedlimit
erinaccordancewi tht
hest andardsand
specifi
cationsappr ovedbyt heDOTC; Provi
ded,Thati ncaseofvehicleswhichar e
al
readyr egist
er edwi t
hanyappr opri
ateagency,t
hisr equi
rementshall becompliedwith
notlaterthanei ghteen(18)mont hsfrom t
heeffecti
v i
tyofthi
sAct.
Secti
on5.NoSpeedLimiter
,NoRegi
str
ati
on.-Nocover
edv ehi
cleshall
beregi
steredby
theLTOorgi
venafranchi
sebytheLTFRBwithoutt
hestandardspeedli
mit
erinstal
led
andseti
nthevehi
cleincompli
ancewit
hSecti
on4andSect i
on6her eof
.
Section6.Sett
ingofSt andard.-TheDOTCshal l
,i
naccordancewit
hacceptabl
e
i
nternati
onalstandards,determinet hespeci f
icati
onsofthespeedli
miter
sthatmaybe
all
owedt obeinstall
edi nthecov eredv ehi
cles.TheLTOort heLTFRB,shall
super
vise
andinspectthesetti
ngofspeedl i
mi t
ercorrespondingtothemaximum all
owedinthe
routepli
edbyapar ti
cularcov er
edv ehi
cle.
Sect ion7.Accredit
ati
on.-TheDepar tmentofTr adeandI ndust
ry(DTI)shallaccredi
t
persons, establ
ishmentsorinsti
tut
ionsproducing,manuf actur
ingordistr
ibuti
ngspeed
l
imi tersinaccordancewiththespecifi
cati
onsandst andardsasmaybedet erminedby
theDOTC. 1âwphi1Forthispurpose,theDTIshal li
ssuethenecessarycertifi
cati
on
attest i
ngcompl i
ancewithsuchspecificat
ionsandst andardsasapr erequisi
tefor
regist r
ati
on.
Secti
on8.ImplementingRul esandRegulat
ions.-TheDOTC,incoordi
nationwit
hthe
LTO,LTFRB,DTIandt heDepar tmentofSci
enceandTechnology,andinconsult
ati
on
wit
hpr i
vat
estakeholders,shall
formulat
eandpr omulgat
ethenecessaryimpl
ementing
rul
esandregulat
ionsoft hisActwithi
nsixt
y(60)daysupontheeffect
ivi
tyofthi
sAct.

Sect
ion9.Fi
nes/
Penal
ti
es.-(
a)Thedr
iverwhooper
atesamot
orv
ehi
clecov
eredbyt
his
Actort
heowneroroper
atorwhoal
lowssuchdriv
ertooperat
ewithoutt
hespeedli
mit
er
her
einr
equi
redshal
lsuf
ferafi
nei
nt heamountoffi
ft
ythousandpesos(₱50,
000.
00).
(b)Thesamefi
neshall
beimposeduponthedri
ver
,owneroroper
atorwhooper
atesor
all
owsapersontooper
ateamotorvehi
clewi
thanonfunct
ioni
ngortamper
edspeed
l
imiter
.
I
naddi t
iontot heabovef
ines, asuspensi
onofthedri
ver’sl
i
censeforaper i
odofone(1)
monthorf ranchiseofamot orvehi
cleforaper
iodofthree(3)months,asthecasemay
be,shal
l beimposedupont heof f
enderwhocommi t
st heabovementionedviol
ati
onsf
or
thefi
rsttime.
Forthecommi ssi
onofanyoft hefor
egoi
ngpr ohi
bit
edact
sforthesecondtime,the
dri
ver’sl
icenseoftheoffendershal
lbesuspendedforaperi
odofthr
ee( 3)monthsor
thefranchiseofamot orvehi
cleshal
lbesuspendedforaperi
odofsix(6)months,as
thecasemaybe.i naddit
iontothefi
nesherei
nimposed.
Forthesubsequentcommi ssi
onofanyoft
heforegoi
ngprohi
bit
edacts,t
hedr i
ver’
s
l
icenseoftheoffendershal
lberev
okedort
hefranchi
seofamot orvehi
cleshall
be
suspendedforaper i
odofone(1)year
,ast
hecasemaybe, i
nadditi
ontothefines
herei
nimposed.
(c)Anyper
sonwhoi sfoundguil
tyoftamper
ingasdefi
nedinthi
sActshal
lsuff
era
penalt
yofi
mprisonmentofnotlessthansi
x(6)monthsbutnotmorethant
hree(3)
yearsandafi
neofthir
tythousandpesos(₱30,
000.
00).
Theprovisi
onofthi
ssecti
onshal
lbeappl
iedwi
thoutpr
ejudi
cet
ocr
imi
nal
prosecut
ion
orci
vi
l acti
onunderexi
sti
ngappl
i
cabl
elaws.
Secti
on10.Appr opri
ati
ons.-Theinit
ialamountnecessarytoimplementt
heprov
isi
ons
ofthisActshallbechargedagainstt
hecurrenty ear
’sappr
opri
ati
onoftheDOTC.
Thereaft
er,suchsumsasmaybenecessar yfortheconti
nuedimplement
ati
onofthi
s
Actshallbeincl
udedint heannualGeneral
Appr opri
ati
onsAct.
Secti
on11.Separabi
li
tyClause.-I
fanyprov
isionofthi
sActi
sheldinv
ali
dor
unconsti
tuti
onal
,ot
herprovisi
onsnotaf
fectedther
ebyshal
lcont
inuetobei
nful
lfor
ce
andeffect.
Secti
on12.Repeal
ingClause.-Al
ll
aws,decr
ees,executi
veorder
sorpart
sther
eof
i
nconsist
entwit
htheprovisi
onsofthi
sActareherebyrepeal
ed,amendedormodi
fi
ed
accordi
ngl
y.
Sect
ion13.Ef
fect
ivi
ty.-Thi
sActshal
ltakeeff
ectfi
ft
een(15)daysaft
erit
scompl et
e
publ
icat
ioni
ntheOffi
cialGazet
teori
nanat i
onalnewspaperofgener
alci
rcul
ati
on.
Republ
icActNo.10930
ANACTRATIONALI
ZINGANDSTRENGTHENINGTHEPOLICYREGARDINGDRIVER'
S
LI
CENSEBYEXTENDINGTHEVALI
DITYPERIODOFDRI
VERS'LICENSES,
AND
PENALI
ZINGACTSI
NVIOLATI
ONOFI TSI
SSUANCEANDAPPLI CATI
ONAMENDI NG
FORTHOSEPURPOSESSECTI
ON23OFREPUBLICACTNO.4136, ASAMENDEDBY
BATASPAMBANSABLG.398ANDEXECUTIVEORDERNO.1011,OTHERWISEKNOWN
ASTHELANDTRANSPORTATIONANDTRAFFICCODE
Secti
on1.Declarat
ionofPoli
cy.-I
tshal
lbethepol
i
cyoftheStat
et oest
abli
shasystem
thatpr
omotest heeaseofaccesstogover
nmentserv
icesandef
fici
entt
ranspor
tat
ion
regul
ati
onfav
or abl
etothepeople.
Secti
on2.Secti
on23ofRepubl
icActNo.4136,
other
wiseknownasthe"Land
Transpor
tat
ionandTr
aff
icCode",
asamended,isher
ebyfur
theramendedandreadas
fol
lows:

"
Sec.23I
ssuancesofDr
iver
'sLi
cense,
FeesandVal
i
dit
y.-I
f,af
tersuchexami
nat
ion,
the
LandTr anspor tat i
onOf f i
ce(LTO)Headorhi s/herdeput i
esf i
ndthattheappl i
cant
possessest henecessar yquali
ficationandpr ofciencyi nt heoperati
onofmot orv ehi
cles,
i
sabl etor eadandwr i
teanyoft heof fi
cial l
anguagesoramaj ordial
ectandknowshow
toreadandi nterpr etvar i
oustrafficsigns, signalsandr oadmar kings,aprofessionalor
non-professional l
icensemaybei ssuedt osuchappl icantuponpay mentoft hef ee
prescri
bedi naccor dancewi thlaw, andwhi chshal lnotcostmor ethanthegov ernment '
s
procurementexpense, butpr i
ort otheissuanceofsai dl i
cense,theapplicantshal l
presenthimsel f/ herselfinpersonandhav ehi s/herphot ographtakenbyt heLTO.Al l
dri
vers'li
censei ssuedshal lbesignedi nt hepr esenceofLTOHeadorhi s/ herdeput i
es
andshal lbearamongot her
s,thef ullname, dateofbi rt
h, height
,weight,sex,colorof
eyes,bloodt ype, compl etecurrentaddr ess, biomet r
ics,licensenumber ,anditsdat eof
i
ssueandexpi ration.
"I
nt heissuanceofl icenses,
theLTOshallnowusesuchpr ocessoradoptsuch
measur easwi l
lpreventanyalt
erat
ionorfalsi
fi
cati
onofal i
censeorwi l
lenabl
et heLTO
todetectanyunaut hori
zedli
cense.TheLTOshal lcreat
eanonl i
neprocessfort
he
renewal ofprofessionalandnonprofessi
onall
icenseswithi
none( 1)yearfr
om the
effect
ivit
yoft hi
sAct .
"Exceptf orstudentper mit
s,alldr
ivers'l
icensesshal lbev al
idforfi
ve( 5)yearsreckoned
from thebi rt
hdateoft heli
censee,unlesssoonerr evokedorsuspended: Provided,
howev er,Thatsubj
ectt oSection26her eof,anyhol derofapr ofessionalor
nonpr ofessionaldr
iver'sl
icensewhohasnotcommi ttedanyv i
olat
ionofRepubl icAct
No.4136andot hertraffi
celaws,rulesandr egulationsdur i
ngthef i
ve( 5)
-yearperi
od
shallbeent i
tl
edtoar enewal ofsuchl i
censef orten( 10)years,subjecttothe
restr
ict i
onsasmaybei mposedbyt heLTO.
"Thel
ocalgovernmentunits(LGUs),theMetr
opoli
tanManil
aDevel
opmentAut
hori
ty
(MMDA)orot heragencieslawful
lyi
ssuingt
raff
icvi
olat
iont
otheLTO,whi
chshal
lserv
e
asthereposi
toryofall
traff
icvi
olati
onrecor
ds."
Secti
on3.Anewsecti
onisherebyaddedaf
terSect
ion23ofthesameActand
numberedasSect
ion23ofthesameActandnumber edasSecti
on23-
A,t
or eadas
fol
lows:
"Sec.23-
AEst abl
ishmentofStri
cterRulesBeforetheI
ssuanceofDr iver
'sLicense.-The
LTOshallpromulgat epr
erequi
sit
esandgui del
inesbeforethegrantofdriv
ers'li
censes
toensurethattheseareissuedonlytodeservi
ngapplicantswit
hsuf f
ici
entdrivi
ngskill
s
andknowledgeonr oadsafet
yandpr operr
oadcour t
esy .
"Towardthisend, t
heconductoftheoreti
calandpr act
ical
examinati
ons,amongot hers,
mustsuffici
entlymeasurethecompet encyofdr i
versandmustbedesi gnedt othetype
ofli
censeappl i
edfori
tscorrespondi
ngr estr
ict
ions:Provi
ded,Thatf
orpr ofessi
onal
dri
vers,
thet est
smustbeappr opr
iat
edt othevehicleandtypeofser
vicet heappli
cant
i
ntendstooper ate.
"
Sect
ion4.Anewsect
ioni
sher
ebyaddedaf
tert
heSect
ion23-
Aoft
hesameActand
numberedas23-
B,t
oreadasf
oll
ows:
Sec.23-
B.Penal
ti
es.-Withoutprejudi
cetothepenalt
iesprovi
dedundertheRevi
sed
PenalCodeandotherappli
cablelaws,thepenal
ti
escorrespondi
ngtothefol
lowi
ngact
s
shal
lbeimposedbytheappr opri
ateagencyoroffi
cer
:
"(
a)Anyof f
icerwho, i
nanymanner ,i
ssuesadr iv
er'
slicensewi t
houtthenecessary
examinat
ions, conni
veswi t
htheappli
cantfortheir
regularissuanceofal i
cense,orwho,
bygrossnegligence,issuesadri
ver'
sli
censetoanunqual i
fi
edappl i
cantshall
suffera
penal
tyofremov alf
rom theser
vicewit
halltheaccessor ypenalti
esattachedtheret
o;
"(
b)Afi
neintheamountofTwentythousandpesos(
P20,
000.
00)shal
lbeimposedupon
anappl
i
casntforadr
iver
'sl
i
censefoundt ohav
ecommitt
edanyofthefol
l
owingacts:
"
(1)Wi
l
lful
misr
epr
esent
ati
onwi
thr
espectt
omat
eri
ali
nfor
mat
ioni
none'
sappl
i
cat
ion;
"
(2)Conni
vancewi
tht
heof
fi
ceri
nthei
rr
egul
arconductofexami
nat
ionsori
ssuanceof
l
i
cense;
"
(3)Fal
sif
icat
ionofdocument
s;or
"
(4)Cheat
ingdur
ingexami
nat
ions.
"Anyoral
loftheact
sabovementi
onedshal
lbepunishedwhet
herornotalicensewas
grant
edbutreasonofsuchmi
srepr
esent
ati
on,conniv
ance,
fal
sif
icat
ionorcheati
ng.
"I
nadditi
ont ot heabovementionedfi
ne, t
hedriver'
sli
censeofaner r
ingappl i
cant,
ifone
i
sgrantedbyr easonofsuchmi srepr
esentati
on,connivance,fal
sif
icationorcheating,
shal
lber ev
oked, andt
heappl i
cantshallbeprohibi
tedfrom appl
yingf oraper i
odof
two(
2)y ear
s.Ther epi
ti
ti
onofsuchof fenseshallwarranttheperpetual di
squali
fi
cati
on
fr
om beinggr antedadr i
ver
s'sli
censeinadditi
ont othefineabove-stated;and
"(
c)Aholderofadri
ver
'sli
censewhoact si
nv i
olati
onoftheprovi
sionsofRepubl
i
cAct
No.4136andotherexi
sti
ngt r
affi
clawsshal
lsuffercor
respondi
ngpenalt
iesasmaybe
prov
idedbylawandotherissuances.
"I
ncaseofdeat horphysicalinj
uri
esr esul
ti
nginthel ossofanypar tofthevicti
m'sbody
ortheusethereof
,insanit
y,i
mbeci l
ity
, i
mpotenceorbl indness,orincapacit
yt oworkfor
mor et
hanninety(90)days,theli
censeoft heoffendingdr i
vershallberevokedf ora
peri
odoffour(4)years,aft
eraf i
ndingbyt hecourtthatsuchdr iv
erwasnegl i
gentorat
faul
t.
"TheDepart
mentofTr anspor t
ati
on( DOTr)andtheLTOshal l
,incoor
dinat
ionwiththe
LandTransport
ati
onFr anchisi
ngandRegul ator
yBoar d(LTFRB)andotherconcerned
agenci
esandpr i
vat
est akeholder
s,aggressivel
yandregularl
yconductanationwi
de
i
nformati
on,educat
ionadcommuni cati
on(IEC)campaignonr oadsafet
y,i
ncludi
ngthe
l
istofmeasuresimplement edpursuanttoandv iol
ati
onspunishabl
eunderthisAct."
Secti
on5.Revi
ewofPenalti
es.-TheSecr etaryoft
heDOTr ,
upont her
ecommendati
on
oftheLTO,af
terdueheari
ngandpubl i
cationshallhavethepowert oi
ncr
easeoradj
ust
thefi
neherei
nimposedonceev er
yf i
ve(5)y ear
s:Provi
ded,Thatinnocaseshal
lthe
i
ncreasebemorethanfiv
e( 5%)ofthefi
nesoughtt obeincreased.
Secti
on6.Resear
chandDevel
opment .-TheLTOshall
conductconti
nui
ngr
esearchand
devel
opmenttoensur
etheeff
ici
entadmi ni
str
ati
onoft
hedri
vers'l
i
censi
ngsyst
em.
Secti
on7.Implementi
ngRul esandRegul ati
ons.-Withinsixt
y( 60)day
sf r
om the
eff
ecti
vit
yofthisAct
,theSecr etar
yoft heDOTr,wit
ht heassistanceoftheLTO,the
LTFRB,andtheMMDA, shal
l promulgatetheimplementingrulesandregulat
ions
necessar
ytoensuretheeffectiveimplementati
onoft hi
sAct .
Secti
on8.Separabil
it
yCl ause.-Ifanyprov
isi
onorparthereofishel
dinval
idor
unconst
itut
ional
,theremai nderofthelawprovi
sionsnotother
wiseaff
ectedshal
l
remainvali
dandsubsi st
ing.
Secti
on9.Repeali
ngClause.-All
laws,decr
ees,executi
veorder
s,lett
ersofinst
ructi
on,
rul
esandregul
ations,
issuancesorpart
sthereofi
nconsist
entwiththisActarehereby
rev
oked,r
epealed,amendedormodi f
iedaccordi
ngly.
Sect
ion10.Eff
ect
ivi
ty.-Thi
sActshal
ltakeeff
ectfi
ft
een(15)day
saf
teri
tspubl
i
cat
ion
i
ntheOffi
cial
Gazett
eori nanewspaperofgener
alcir
cul
ati
on.