FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Republic of the Philippines 
1 
Second Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No. 
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Introduced by Honorable SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The use of stolen vehicles in committing crimes is rampant and common. 
Police authorities have devised means to arrest and bring to justice the 
perpetrators of this crime. However, the criminals' cunningness to commit 
criminal acts cannot be exhausted. Some might take advantage of buying totally 
wrecked vehicles including its registration from different junkyards or sources, 
use the registration and the plate number in other vehicles to prevent detection 
from authorities and proceed with the planned crime. 
In this regard, this bill seeks to prohibit the sale of totally wrecked cars 
including its registration and to regulate the sale of the scrap metals coming 
from the wrecked vehicles to prevent the criminal elements from using this 
modus operandi to sustain their operations. 
In consideration thereof, I earnestly seek the immediate passage of this 
important bill. 
EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Republic of the Philippines 
1 
Second Requiar Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
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Introduced by Honorable JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF TOTALLY WRECKED VEHICLE 
INCLUDING ITS REGISTRATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ”Anti-Totally 
Wrecked Vehicle Sale Act of 2008.” 
SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the term - 
a) “Vehicl&‘ - means any motor vehicle propelled by any power other than 
muscular power using all roads, except road rollers, street-sweepers, 
sprinklers, lawn mowers, bulldozers, graders, fork-lifts, amphibian trucks, 
cranes and those that run only on rails or tracks, and tractors, and 
traction engines of all kinds used exclusively for agricultural purposes. 
Trailers having any number of wheels, when propelled or intended to be 
propelled by attachment to a motor vehicle, shall be classified as a vehicle 
under this Act. 
b) “Totaly wrecked vehick? - means any vehicle which can no longer run or 
function due to its severe deformity after an accident or due to farce 
rnajure. 
c) “Registration“ - means the record of the motor vehicle engine, engine 
block and chasis and plate number in the registry of motor vehicle of the 
Land Transportation Office. 
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SECTION 3. Duty of Investigating PNP Oficer in Totally Wrecked Vehicular 
Accidents or Due to Force Majure. - It is the duty of the investigating PNP Officer 
in totally wrecked vehicular accidents to send a copy of its report to the Land 
Transportation Office within the province, city or municipality to inform the same 
of the incident. 
The investigating PNP Officer shall also secure the plate 
numbers of the said vehicle but shall issue a receipt to the registered owner or 
his/her heirs-in-interest within a period of seven (7) days from the incident. The 
copy of the report and the plate numbers shall be submitted to the LTO within a 
period of seven (7) days from the incident. 
In case of totally wrecked vehicle due to force majure, the registered 
owner of the said vehicle or his/her heirs-in-interest should report the incident to 
the nearest police station and surrender the plate numbers to the investigating 
PNP Officer. The latter shall issue an acknowledgement receipt to the registered 
owner of the said vehicle or his/her heirs-in-interest and the PNP Officer shall 
inform the Land Transportation Office within the province, city or municipality 
within a period of seven (7) days from the date of notice by the registered owner 
of the said vehicle or his/her heirs-in-interest. He/she shall also surrender the 
plate numbers to the LTO within the period indicated herein. 
SECTION 4. Duty of Land Transpoation Ofice. - Upon receiving the report 
and plate numbers from the investigating PNP Officer, the LTO shall cause the 
cancellation OF the registration of the totally wreck vehicle within a period of 
seven (7) days to prevent the use of the registration of the said vehicle by any 
person. The LTO, after seven (7) days from receipt of report and plate numbers, 
shall issue a clearance, without fee, for the sale of the scrapped materials of the 
totally wreck vehicle to the registered owner or his/her heirs-in-interest. 
SECTION 5. Duly of Persons Buying Scrapped Materials from Totally Wrecked 
Vehicle. - It shall be the duty of any person, whether natural or juridical, buying 
scrapped materials to secure from its source, a certified true copy of a clearance 
issued by the LTO that the same comes from a totally wrecked vehicle. Without 
such clearance, the sale shall be conditional and failure to secure a clearance 
within a period of seven (7) days shall make the sale null and void. 
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SECTION 6. 
Penal Provisions. -Any person who violates any provision of this 
Act shall be punished with imprisonment for not less one (1) year nor more than 
six (6) years and a fine equal in amount to the brand new acquisition cost of the 
motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine or any other part involved in the violation: 
provided, that if the person violating any provision of this Act is a juridical 
person, the penalty herein provided shall be imposed on its president or 
secretary and/or members of the board of directors or any of its officers and 
employees 
who 
may 
have 
directly 
participated in 
the 
violation. 
Any government official or employee who directly commits the unlawful 
acts defined in this Act or is guilty of gross negligence of duty or connives with or 
permits the commission of any of the said unlawful act shall, in addition to the 
penalty prescribed in the preceding paragraph, be dismissed from the service 
with prejudice to his/her reinstatement and with disqualification from voting or 
being voted for in any election and from appointment to any public office. 
SECTION 7. 
Penalfy for Sale of Totally Wrecked Vehicle with Registration. - 
Any person who is found guilty of sale of totally wrecked vehicle with registration 
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six years and one day and 
not more than twelve years or a fine equal in amount to the brand new 
acquisition cost of the motor vehicle or both, at the discretion of the court. 
SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 9. Separabilify Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is held 
unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions thereof which are not 
affected shall continue to remain in full force and effect. 
SECTION 10. Effectivify. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
following completion of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation, 
Approved 
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