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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City pare 29 406 2017
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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 6265

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This proposed measure seeks to mandate the installation of a dashboard camera in all
vehicles.

Safety and welfare of everyone using the road. This is the primordial concern of this
proposed legislation. Whether as a private vehicle or public utility owner, commuter, law
enforcement officer, insurer or even just a plain pedestrian, one stands to benefit from this
proposal.

The installation of a dashboard camera in all vehicles is envisioned to benefit not only
vehicle owners but society in general. The practicality of installing this piece of equipment in
vehicles may be best described by its many important uses among which are the following:

(1) Itis able to record first-hand evidence of vehicular accidents;
(2) Itcan be used to report undisciplined drivers;

(3) It may be utilized to secure vehicles; and

(4) It may prevent insurance fraud and such other fraudulent claims.

Dashboard cameras in vehicles can also help bring back order in our chaotic roads
because of their capability to record and monitor whatever is happening on the road. According
to James Deakin, a motoring expert and multi-awarded automotive journalist, this monitoring
equipment is envisioned to “create an environment where motorists are forced to drive better
because they know that everyone is watching”.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

wolf INO B. BIAZON

Representative
Lone District, Muntinlupa City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Ci

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No._ 6265

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

AN ACT
MANDATING THE INSTALLATION OF DASHBOARD CAMERAS IN VEHICLES
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Dashboard Camera Act of
2017”.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — Itis hereby declared the policy of the State to promote
the safety and general welfare of its citizens at all times. The right of its citizens to travel in an
environment that is free from harm and danger shall be promoted at all times by the State.
Towards this end, it shall come up with measures that shall contribute to the achievement of
this State policy.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — For the purpose of this Act, the term:

a. Dashboard refers to that part of the vehicle that contains some of the controls used
for driving and the devices for measuring speed and distance;

b. Dashboard Camera refers to a forward-facing camera that is attached to a vehicle’s
dashboard or windshield in order to monitor and record what is happening on the road that the
vehicle is driving along;

c. Operator refers to any person or entity in whose name a Certificate of Public
Convenience (CPC) is issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
(LTERB) to operate a public transport service for compensation and for a covered period of
time;

d. Public Utility Vehicle or PUV refers to any public utility bus, taxicab, public utility
jeepney, school transport service, tourist transport service, UV express service, bus rapid
transit, airport bus, premium taxi, transport network vehicle service, shuttle bus and other motor
vehicles classified or as may hereinafter be classified by the LTFRB or appropriate agency as
such;


e. Tampering refers to any act of intentionally dismounting, destroying or breaking
the dashboard camera or any other acts intended to disable or hinder any of its functions. It
also includes the act of deleting or editing the contents of the storage device of the dashboard
camera.

SEC. 4. Mandatory Installation of Dashboard Camera in Vehicles. ~ Upon the
effectivity of this Act, a dashboard camera including a storage device which must be capable
of recording information before being overridden by subsequent ones, shall be a standard
equipment installed in all vehicles. Manufacturers of vehicles shall be given six (6) months
after the promulgation of the IRR of this Act to comply with its provisions and ensure that no
vehicle shall be sold to the public without such standard equipment.

No vehicle that fails to comply with the provisions of this Act and its IRR shall be
registered by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) upon the effectivity of this Act. No
operator shall be granted a CPC or franchise to operate a PUV without complying to the above
requirements: Provided, That, in the case of PUVs which are already in operation prior to the
effectivity of this Act, the concerned operators shall comply with the above requirements upon
renewal of registration or not later than six (6) months from the promulgation of the
implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this Act.

SEC. 5. Specifications and Standards of Dashboard Camera. ~ The LTFRB, in
coordination with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) — Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Office and
Department of Trade and Industry (DT!) - Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS), shall provide
the specifications and standards of the dashboard camera herein required, including the storage
device which must be capable of recording at least 48 hours of information before being
overridden by subsequent ones. It shall also determine the required number and location of
cameras for every type of PUV to ensure optimum view and usage.

SEC. 6. Maintenance of Dashboard Camera Recording Archive.— The LTFRB Central
Office and its Regional Offices shall establish, maintain and manage an archive for all
dashboard camera recordings of vehicles which are subjects of a complaint filed before it and
those vehicles involved in traffic incidents.

In implementing the provisions of this Act, the LTFRB or authorized LTO personnel
shall require the operator of any PUV or the owner of a private vehicle which is the subject of
a complaint or party to a vehicular incident to bring forth the vehicle within twenty-four (24)
hours from receipt of the order for its storage device to be removed or contents thereof copied
by the authorized officer for purposes of preserving the same. Non-compliance with this order
constitutes a violation of the provisions of this Act. Cases of vehicular incidents shall be
reported by the law enforcement officer conducting the investigation within twenty-four (24)
hours to the LTFRB or authorized LTO personnel, non-compliance of which shall be dealt with
administratively.

‘The dashboard camera archive herein mentioned shall be established within six (6)
months following the promulgation of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this
Act.

SEC. 7. Confidential Nature of Dashboard Camera Footages. ~ The confidentiality of
the videos and other information captured by dashboard cameras shall be secured at all times.


Unless otherwise authorized under this Act, the use, viewing, disclosure or publication of the
contents of the storage device, whether in whole or in part, is prohibited.

SEC. 8. Use of Dashboard Camera Footages as Evidence. ~ The LTFRB or any court
of competent jurisdiction, in cases or complaints filed before it, may use the information
captured by dashboard cameras in vehicles for evidentiary purposes. The law enforcement
agencies may, in the conduct of investigation of cases filed before them, request for a copy of
dashboard camera recordings pertaining to such particular cases, subject to the applicable
provisions of this Act.

‘SEC. 9. Penal Provisions. — The following penalties shall be imposed upon the offender
who is found to have committed the punishable acts enumerated hereunder:

a) A fine of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
vehicle manufacturer for every private vehicle without a dashboard camera and recording
storage device sold by said vehicle manufacturer;

b) A fine of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00), for the first offense; Ten thousand pesos
(P10,000.00), for the second offense; and Fifteen thousand pesos (15,000.00), for the third
offense shall be imposed upon any person who:

1. Operates or allows another to operate a PUV without a dashboard camera;

2. Tampers with the recording device of a dashboard camera of a vehicle which is
the subject of a complaint or party to a vehicular incident; or

3. Fails to bring a vehicle for purposes of removing the storage device of the
dashboard camera or copying the contents thereof, upon the order of the
LTFRB; or

The offender's driver's license or franchise, as the case may be, shall be suspended for
thirty (30) days, for the fourth offense; three (3) months for the fifth offense; and six (6) months,
for the sixth offense.

For the subsequent offense, the franchise or driver's license of the offender shall be
revoked or cancelled.

©) A penalty of imprisonment ranging from one (1) year to three (3) years and a fine
ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Two million pesos
(P2,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person who, not being authorized by law:

1. Publishes or broadcasts or causes to be published or to be broadcast, in whatever
medium, any video or information stored or recorded in the recording device of
a dashboard camera; or

2. Sells or distributes or causes to be sold or distributed any such recorded or stored
video or information.

d) In addition to administrative penalties and damages, if applicable, a penalty of
imprisonment ranging from one (1) year to three (3) years and a fine ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon:

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1. Any public officer or government agent who releases, gives or transmits to
another any dashboard camera footages or information obtained by reason of an
authorized criminal, administrative or traffic investigation or police operation,
except when circumstances warrants media distribution to help identify the
identity and locate the whereabouts of a suspect or suspects of a crime, or as a
matter of public information in cases involving heinous crimes;

2. Any officer of the LTFRB or LTO charged with the custody of archived video
footages or information who releases or transmits the same to persons not
authorized of such possession or permits any unauthorized person to have access
to or gain possession of such video footages or information;

The offenses punishable under Subsections (c) and (d) herein shall be prosecuted in
accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012
and other applicable laws.

SEC. 10. Review of Pecuniary Penalties. ~ Five (5) years after the effectivity of this
Act and every five (5) years thereafter, the LTFRB may, after public consultation with
stakeholders and concerned agencies, increase the amount of fine herein provided: Provided,
That, such adjustment shall in no case be more than ten percent (10%) of the amount sought to
be increased.

SEC. 11. Random Inspection of Vehicles. ~ The LTFRB may conduct unannounced
ocular inspections on vehicles to ensure the proper implementation of this Act.

SEC. 12. Public Information Campaign. ~ The LTFRB shall, with the assistance of the
Philippine Information Agency (PIA), conduct a continuing nationwide public information
campaign for six (6) months following the promulgation of the implementing rules and
regulations of this Act.

SEC. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days after the
effectivity of this Act, the LTFRB shall, in coordination with the DOTC, LTO, Philippine
National Police (PNP), Department of Justice (DO), DTI-BPS and DOST-ICT Office and
other stakeholders, promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 14. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the remaining provisions or part thereof not otherwise affected thereby shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SEC. 15. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders and issuances,
ordinances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 16. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,