Penalty for violation.
SEC. 56. Penalty for violation.—The following penalties shall be imposed for violations of this Act:
For registering later than seven days after acquiring title to an unregistered motor vehicle or after conversion of a registered motor vehicle requiring larger registration fee than that for which it was originally registered, or for renewal of a delinquent registration, the penalty shall be a fine fifty per cent of the registration fees corresponding to the portion of the year for which the vehicle is registered for use.
For failure to sign driver's license or to carry same while driving, twenty pesos fine.
Driving a vehicle with a delinquent or invalid driver's license, fifty pesos fine.
Driving a motor vehicle with delinquent, suspended or invalid registration, or without registration or without the proper license plate for the current year, three hundred pesos fine.
Driving a motor vehicle without first securing a driver's license, three hundred pesos fine.
Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor or narcotic drug, a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than five hundred pesos, or imprisonment of not more than three months, or both, at the discretion of the Court.
Violation of Sections thirty-two, thirty-four (a), (b) and (b-1), thirty-five and forty-six a fine not exceeding one hundred pesos: Provided, however, That in the case of violation of Section 34(b) the vehicle or vehicles affected may not be allowed to operate unless the requirements provided in this section are compiled with.
Violations of Sections forty-nine, fifty and fifty-two, a fine not exceeding fifty pesos.
For making, using or attempting to make or use a driver's license, badge, certificate or registration, number plate, tag or permit in imitation or similitude of those issued under this Act, or intended to be used as or for a legal license, badge, certificate, plate, tag or permit or with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of the same to another, or falsely or fraudulently represent as valid and in force any driver's license, badge, certificate, plate, tag or permit issued under this Act which is delinquent or which has been suspended or revoked, a fine of not exceeding three hundred pesos.
For using private passenger automobiles, private trucks, private motorcycles, and motor wheel attachments for hire, in violation of Section seven, subsections (a), (6), and (c), of this Act, a fine of two hundred pesos and suspension of driver's license for a period of three months for the first conviction; a fine of three hundred pesos and six months imprisonment for the second conviction; and an imprisonment of one year and permanent revocation of the driver's license for the third conviction.
For permitting, allowing, consenting to, or tolerating the use of a privately-owned motor vehicle for hire in violation of Section seven, subsections (a), (b), and (c), of this Act, there shall be imposed upon the owner of the vehicle a fine of five hundred pesos and the certificate of registration shall be suspended for a period of three months for the first conviction, and an increase of one hundred pesos in the fine and one month's suspension of the registration for each subsequent conviction.
For violation of any provisions of this Act or regulations promulgated pursuant hereto, not hereinbefore specifically punished, a fine of not less than ten or more than fifty pesos shall be imposed.
In the event an offender cannot pay any fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Act, he shall be made to undergo subsidiary imprisonment as provided for in the Revised Penal Code.
If, as the result of negligence or reckless or unreasonable fast driving, any accident occurs resulting in death or injury of any person, the motor vehicle operator at fault shall, upon conviction, be punished under the provisions of the Revised Penal Code.
Punishment for other offenses.
SEC. 57. Punishment for other offenses.—The conviction of any person for any offense under this Act shall not bar his prosecution for any other offense which may have been committed by such person concurrently with the commission of the offense of which he was convicted or in doing the act or series of acts which constituted the offense of which he was convicted.
Duty of clerks of court.
SEC. 58. Duty of clerks of court.—It is hereby made the duty of clerks of the Court of First Instance, the City Court or Municipal Court trying traffic violation cases to certify to the Commission the result of any case, whether criminal or civil, involving violations of any provision of this Act or of other laws and ordinances relating to motor vehicles. Said certificate shall specifically contain the name of the driver or owner of the vehicle involved, his address, the number of his license and/or of the certificate or registration of his vehicle, and the date thereof, and the offense of which he was convicted or acquitted.
ARTICLE II.—Collection of Fees, Taxes and Fines, Liens, Allotment of Funds
(a) Collection of fees; national and local taxes; toll fees.
SEC. 59. (a) Collection of fees; national and local taxes; toll fees.—The collection of all fees, taxes, and fines, under the provisions of this Act shall be made in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Commissioner and approved jointly by the Auditor General.
(b) No taxes or fees other than those prescribed in this Act shall be imposed for the registration or operation or on the ownership of any motor vehicle, or for the exercise of the profession of chauffeur, by any municipal corporation, the provisions of any city charter to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, however, That any provincial board, city or municipal council or board or other competent authority may enact and collect such reasonable and equitable toll fees for the use of such bridges and ferries, within their respective jurisdiction, as may be authorized and approved by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, and also for the use of such public roads, as may be authorized by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, but in none of these cases shall any toll fees be charged or collected until and unless the approved schedule of tolls has been posted legibly in a conspicuous place at such toll station.
The lien upon motor vehicles.
SEC. 60. The lien upon motor vehicles.—Any balance of fees for registration, re-registration or delinquent registration of a motor vehicle, remaining unpaid and all fines imposed upon any vehicle owner, shall constitute a first lien upon the motor vehicle concerned.
The Commission is hereby vested with authority to issue a warrant of constructive or actual distraint or and levy to any owner of motor vehicle who has any balance of fees for registration, re-registration or delinquent registration of a motor vehicle remaining unpaid, which upon demand by the Commissioner of the Land Transportation Commission or any of his deputies executing such warrant, the owner of the said vehicle shall surrender same at the time demanded, except when the attachment or execution is under any judicial process. Any owner who fails or refuses to surrender any of such property or vehicle not so surrendered shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the amount of the fees (including penalties and interests, if any) for the collection of which such warrant has been issued, together with the costs and interests, if any, from the time of such surrender. In addition, such owner shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred pesos or an imprisonment not more than six months, or both.
Disposal of monies collected.
SEC. 61. Disposal of monies collected.—Monies collected under the provisions of this Act shall be deposited in a special trust account in the National Treasury to constitute the Highway Special Fund, which shall be apportioned and expended in accordance with the provisions of the "Philippine Highway Act of 1953": Provided, however, That the amount necessary to maintain and equip the Land Transportation Commission but not to exceed fifteen per cent of the total collections during any one year, shall be set aside for the purpose.
ARTICLE III.—Final Provisions
SEC. 62. No provincial board, city or municipal board or council shall enact or enforce any ordinance or resolution in conflict with the provisions of this Act, or prohibiting any deputy or agent of the Commission to enforce this Act within their respective territorial jurisdiction and the provisions of any charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
Repeal of laws and ordinances.
SEC. 63. Repeal of laws and ordinances.—Act Numbered Thirty-nine hundred ninety-two, as amended, and all laws, executive orders, ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this Act are repealed: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as limiting or superseding any provisions of the Public Service Act, as amended, with respect to the control by the Public Service Commission of motor vehicles operating as public service, nor shall any provision of this Act be construed as limiting or abridging the powers conferred upon arid exercised by the Public Service Commission with regards to the control and supervision of the operation of such motor vehicles as public service.
Appropriation.
SEC. 64. Appropriation.—To carry out effectively the provisions of this Act, the amount of two hundred fifty thousand pesos is hereby appropriated out of the fees collected under this Act, in addition to the appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act, for the expense of this Commission for the fiscal year beginning July first, nineteen hundred and sixty-four, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-five: Provided, however, That any savings in the appropriations of the Motor Vehicles Office for the fiscal year beginning July first, nineteen hundred and sixty-three, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-four shall likewise be available for this purpose.
Separability.
SEC. 65. Separability.—If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Effectivity.
SEC. 66. Effectivity.—This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 20, 1964.
Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines — Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
