FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
Explanatory Note 
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The Local Government Code of 1991 authorizes the local government units to regulate the use of 
streets and sidewalks, and to regulate traffic on all streets and bridges within their jurisdiction, 
Hence, the creation of a Traffic Violators program in the country shall provide for a classroom 
setting for instruction on traffic and driving safety. 
In the United States, schools for traffic violators are offered as part of pretrial diversion programs 
for traffic violators by traffic courts, in t.he interest of improving general safety. The presence of 
these schools helps the traffic violators master the road rules and the basic mechanics of good 
driving. Moreover, the schools teach the violators how to avoid crashes, general defensive 
driving skills and tips on avoiding road rage. 
Thus, this bill seeks to create street-side reform schools for traffic violators which shall allow 
moving violators to receive instruction in driving and traffic safety. This measure also seeks to 
mete out swift and useful punishment that could finally curb, if not totally deter, the high 
incidence of traffic violations by designating traffic violators the additional penalty of immediate 
mandatory attendance at a' lecture at the nearest designated street-side reform school. Traffic 
schools are no longer just a punishment for violators. It is now an opportunity to learn. 
1)\ view of the foregoing, the passage ofthis bill is earnestly sought. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS 01' nlE 
REPl.mUC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regulal' Session 
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AN ACT 
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CRlcAl'ING STREET-SIDE RIi;FORM SCHOOLS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATORS IN [VERY 
CITY ANn MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING PENALTIES THERE}'OR ANn 
FOR OTHER l'UUrOS[S 
Be if enacfed by the Senate and House of Representatives iifthe Philippines in Congress 
assemhled: 
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Schools for Traffic Violators Act 
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of20 10". 
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SEC. 2. Creation of Street-side Reform Scliools. - Street-side reform schools for tranic 
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violators are hereby created for the conduct and administration of lectures on applicable traffic 
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laws, road courtesy and signages, and related traffic matters. 
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The Mayor in every city and municipality in the country shall detennine the nnmber and 
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location of these street-side reform schools, and issue the corresponding circular for their 
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establishment and operation subject only to the condition that the lectures be conducted in full 
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view of the public. 
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SEC. 3. Apprehensioll of a Tl'liffic Vio/{Itol'. - Every traffic violator, whether the 
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violation be of a national or local traffic regulation, upon apprehension, shall be immediately 
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asked (0 turn over his driver's license and vehicle registration papers for verification purposes. 
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Thereafter, the corresponding traffic violation receipt or ticket shall be issued by the 
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apprehending officer, which shall embody the usual data and designate the additional penalty of 
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immediate mandatory attendance at a lecture at (he nearest designated street-side retorm school. 
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The violator will then be directed to park his vehicle at the nearest parking area, and proceed to 
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the lecture area to await the start of the lecture. 
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SEC. 4. Lectures. - Lectures may be conducted for groups of or lone violators. depending 
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upon the availability of lecturers. In no case, however, shall any violator be asked to wait tor 
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more than three (3) hours for the mandated lecture. After three (3) hours has elapsed without a 
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lecture being administered, the violator shall be deemed to have satisfied the mandatory lecture 
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requirement. 
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Eaeh lecture shall follow a standard format and cover the same range of topics, to be 
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determined by the Municipal or City Mayor in consultation with the Chief of Police of the local 
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PNP, the Chiefofthe local PNP Traffic Division and the Chief of the Office of Public Satety and 
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Security. Ea<.;h lecture shall last for a minimum length of thirty (30) minutes and a maximum 
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length of one (I) hour. 
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SEC. 5. PeIU11(v. - Depending upon the gravity of the traffic violations, an offender may 
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also he enjoined to perform traffic reform service, a type of community service, from one (I) to 
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three (3) hours after completion of the lecture. The Chiefs of the Philippine National Police 
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(PNP) Traffic Divisions in every municipality in the country are hereby tasked to prepare a list of 
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traffic violations according to their gravity, and the COlTcsponding traffic reform service hours 
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recommended to be served for each. This schedule shall be submitted to the Municipal/City 
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Mayor for final approval prior to implementation. 
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SEC. 6. Completion of penlllty. - Upon satisfaction of the penalties of lecture 
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attendance, community service, if any and fine, if any, the offender shall be allowed (0 go free, 
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and his license and vehicle registration papers shall be returned to him. Refusal of a [rame 
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violator to submit himself to the procedure and penalties herein mandated shall automatically 
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render the violator liable to the penalty of one (l) month imprisonment, in addition to all other 
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penalties, whether tine or imprisonment, imposable for the traffic violation charged. 
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SEC. 7. Duty of tI,e lIpprehending officers. ,. It shall be the duty of the apprehending 
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officer to record the name, address, and license number of the offender in a central registry of 
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traffic reform school attendees, either as a first or repeat offender. Any traffic violator who is 
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found to be a three-time offender shall be subject to the additional penalty of implisonmcnt lor 
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one (1) month over and above the penalty, imprisonment or otherwise, imposable for the latest 
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violation charged. 
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SI~C. 8. Implementing Agencies. - For purposes of this Act, the PNP Chief, the Chief of 
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the Office of Public Satety and Secnrity, and the Chief of the Tricycle Regulations Otnce shall 
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designate men among their ranks who shall act as lecturers at the traffic reform schools. 
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Neverlheless, all City/Municipal PNP-Traffic Division operatives, and Tricycle Regulations 
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operatives shall be required to attend a seminar on how to implement this Act, including the 
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manner of conducting the subject lectures and the range of topics to be covered by the same in 
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order to ensure that the absence of designated lecturers shall not cause any disruption in thc 
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conduct of the lectures herein mandated. 
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SEC. 9. Repealing Cl(luse. - Any laws, decrees, ordinances or rules and regulations 
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which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provision of this Aet is hereby amended Of 
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repealed. 
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SI~C. 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take etIect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
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publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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