Section 12
SEC. 12. (a) Every dealer in motor vehicles may, instead of registering separately each such motor vehicle owned by or controlled and used and operated in his business by him or by his employees or agents, make before the last working er day of February of each year, application for a general certificate of registration and general distinguishing number plates. Such application shall contain whatever information may be required by the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works, or his deputies, if satisfied with statements in such application, may grant to the applicant free of charge, one general certificate of registration (multiplicate is desired) showing the name, place of residence, and business address of the applicant, and that the same is a dealer in motor vehicles within the meaning of this Act. Such dealer's certificate shall further describe the general distinguishing number plates delivered to said dealer, the kind, type, style, or make of motor vehicles manufactured, sold or kept, or handled for sale by him, and such other information as the Director of Public Works may deem expedient. The general distinguishing number plates shall be issued in such quantities as may be required by the applicant, upon payment of ten pesos for each such general distinguishing number plate thus issued. All motor vehicles manufactured, owned, controlled, or kept or handled exclusively for sale or for demonstration for sale, but not for other service by such applicant, shall thereafter be regarded as registered under such general distinguishing number. Those kept or operated for hire or for his private use, or for passenger or freight service in his business, shall be separately registered under the preceding sections of this Act. (b) No dealer's number plate shall be displayed on any motor vehicle operating on the public highways for a period longer than seven days following the next working day after a purchase or other person or entity has taken actual possession of said motor vehicle from the dealer. (c) The penalty for each violation of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be a fine of ten pesos each, against the owner of the vehicle, and against the dealer concerned.