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Act No. 2159 Section 44

Section 44

SEC. 44. It is hereby made the duty of every clerk of Court of First Instance in these Islands to certify to the Director of stanch Public Works at Manila every conviction of any person of any and every violation of this Act which may have taken place in such court, giving the name of the person so convicted, his residence and address, the number of his license or of the certificate of his motor vehicle, and the date thereof, and briefly the offense of which he was convicted. Similarly it shall be the duty of every such clerk to certify the fact of every judgment for damages or injury found against any owner or chauffeur and based upon any of the provisions of this Act whether penal in their nature or merely declaratory of the law of the road. Like certifications shall also Justices of the be made to the Director of Public Works by justices of the peace and municipal in these Islands, or by the judges of any municipal courts vested with jurisdiction to try such cases, of similar convictions or judgments found by such justices of the peace or municipal judges. For certifying such convictions or judgments no fee shall be No fees, demanded or paid.

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CitationAct No. 2159 Section 44 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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