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RA 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code) Section 18

Use of number plates.

Section 18

SEC. 18. Use of number plates.—At all times, every motor vehicle shall display in conspicuous places, one in front and one in the rear thereof, the said number plates. The number plates shall be kept clean and cared for, and shall be firmly affixed to the motor vehicle in such a manner as will make it entirely visible and always legible. Except in the case of dealer's number plates which may be used successively on various motor vehicles in stock, no person shall transfer number plates from one motor vehicle to another. No dealer's number plate shall be used on any motor vehicle after said vehicle has been sold and delivered to a purchaser, and no dealer shall allow such dealer's number plates to be used on any motor vehicle after its sale and delivery to a purchaser.

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Other provisions in CHAPTER II.—REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04

CitationRA 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code) Section 18 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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

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