Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

inst Regular Session
‘EENTH CONGRESS

House Bill No._ 3197

Introduced by Hon. Christopher S. Co, Redel M, Batocabe and Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to mandate the registration of helmets at the Land Transportation

Office (1,10) and mandating said office to provide reflective stickers bearing the plate
numbers on the registered helmets.

The continuous inerease of crimes involving motorcycles is alarming, Efforts in
identification of the suspects through their motorcycles are dismal because a motorcycle
only has one (1) number plate located at the rear end of the motorcycle. Such are used
more often as getaway vehicles in the commission of serious crimes, such as theft,
robbery, and recently used by on-the-go-assassins as a means to alluck targets while
caught in traffic.

Moreover, with the rising prices of petroleum and traftic congestion comes the
increase in the purchase of motorcycles, a convenient, efficient vehicle designed to evade
traffic and save fuel. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
reported last June 2010 that there was a substantial increase of motorcycle accidents in
2009.

This poses serious concems in the regulatory mechanisms of motorcycles, and in
ensuring that motorcycle riders are easily identified, and that they are visible through the
reflective stickers at night, when accidents are most common. It becomes the duty of the
State to ensure the safety of the increasing population of motorcycle riders, and the rest of
the riding public.

‘The immediate and favorable passage of his bill is earnestly sought.

Hon. RODEL M. BATOCABE

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Second Regular Session
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

House BillNo.__ 34.99

Introduced by Hon. Christopher S. Co, Rodel M. Batocabe and Alfredo A. Garbin,
dr.

. ANACT
MANDATING THE REGISTRATION OF MOTORCYCLE HELMETS AT THE
LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) THROUGH THE USE OF
REFLECTIVE STICKERS OF PLATE NUMBERS AND ALLOCATING FUNDS.
GENERATED TO MOTORCYCLE ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS YO BE,
IDENTIFIED BY CONGRESS

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

SECTION 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Motorcycle Helmet Registration Act
of 2010.”

SEC. 2. Mandatory Registration of Motorcycle Helmets. Ail motorcycle helmets, upon
complying with the requirements of Section 5 of this Act, shall be registered at the Land
Transportation Office (LTO) upon new or renewal of registration of motorcycle, The
specifications of the registered helmet/s shall be included in the motorcycle registration.

Applications for new or renewal of motorcycle registration after the effectivity of this Act
shall require the registration of at least one (1) helmet. Failure to do so shall void the
application.

SEC. 3. Reflective Sticker. The 1:10 shall provide a reflective sticker for each motorcycle
helmet registered, to be posted on the back portion of the helmet by an authorized LTO
officer. The reflective sticker shall bear the plate number of the motoreyele in large and
readable font, and shall include the name of the registered owner below the same.

SEC. 4. Implementation. ‘The Department of Transportation and Communication
(DOTC), with its attached agency LTO, is mandated by this Act to issue guidelines
necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.

‘The LITO shall impose a registration fee of not more than twenty percent (20%) of the
motorcycle registration fee.


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5. Penalties.

y shall be punished with a fine of
One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (Php 1,500.00) for the first offense, Three
‘Thousand Pesos (Php 3,080.00) for the second offense, Five Thousand Pesos (Php
5,000.00) for the third offense and Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) plus
confiscation of the driver's license for the fourth and succeeding offenses;

(b) Any person caught wearing a helmet that is not registered to the motorcycle being
driven af the time of apprehension shall be punished with a fine of One Thousand
Five Hundred Pesos (Php 1,500.00) for the first offense, Three Thousand Pesos
(Php 3,000.00) for the second offense, Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) for
the third offense and Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) plus confiscation of
the driver's license for the fourth and succeeding offenses;

(c) ‘Tampering, alteration, forgery and imitation of the reflective sticker shall be
punished with a fine of not less than Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) but not
more than Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php 20,000.00).

SEC. 6. Natiomvide Public Information Campaign. The LTO, in coordination with the
Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the Department of Education (Deplid) and private
agencies and organizations, shall undertake a nationwide information, education and
communication (IEC) campaign for a period of six (6) months for the attainment of the
objectives of this Act.

SEC. 7. Allocation of funds. Funds generated from the registration of helmets as provided
for in this Act, shal! be allocated to motorcycle road safety programs to be identified by
Congress. :

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. i, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is
declared invalid or, unconstitutional, the remaining paris or provisions not affected shall
remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidenti
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the prov’
amended or modified accordingly.

decrees, executive orders, rules and
wns of this Act are hereby repealed,

SEC. 10. Transitory Provision. All motorcycle owners shal! be given six (6) months from
the date of effectivity of this Act to register their helmets.

SEC. 11. Efectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
‘wo newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,