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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
SENATE
24 FEB 19 A9:18
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RECEIVED S-:
S. B. No.
2555
(In substitution of Senate Bill No. 159)
Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and 
Public Services with Senators Ejercito and Tolentino as authors thereof.
AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11235, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
"MOTORCYCLE CRIME PREVENTION ACT"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as
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"Sec 3. Definitions. - As used in this Act, the following terms are 
defined:
(a) XXX
(b)
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(e) XXX xxx; AND
(F) RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (RFID) 
STICKER REFERS TO A STICKER THAT CONTAINS MACHINE- 
READABLE DATA THAT INCLUDES THE BASIC INFORMATION


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ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE, AS WELL AS OTHER RELEVANT DATA 
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT 10173 OR THE 
DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012.
SEC. 2. Section 4 of R.A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. Registration [by the Owner] OF MOTORCYCLES. — [The 
owner of a motorcycle shall register his or her motorcyclG with the LTO
within five (5) days-from such acquisition of ownership. The owner of a
motorcycle shall also immediately report any sale or disposition of his or her
motorcyde to the LTO] IN CASE OF NEW OWNERSHIP, A 
MOTORCYCLE SHALL BE REGISTERED WITH THE LTO BY THE 
DEALER, UPON AUTHORITY OF THE OWNER, WITHIN FIVE (5) 
DAYS FROM DATE OF SALE.
IN THE SUBSEQUENT SALE OR DISPOSITION OF A 
MOTORCYCLE ON CASH BASIS, THE NEW OWNER SHALL REPORT 
SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION TO THE LTO BY SUBMITTING THE 
CORRESPONDING HIGHWAY PATROL GROUP (HPG) CLEARANCE 
AND DEED OF SALE WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS FROM 
ACQUISITION OF OWNERSHIP AND CAUSE THE TRANSFER OF 
OWNERSHIP OF THE MOTORCYCLE WITHIN A PERIOD OF FORTY- 
FIVE (45) DAYS FROM DATE OF ACQUISITION.
IN THE CASE OF SUBSEQUENT SALE OR DISPOSITION OF A 
MOTORCYCLE ON INSTALLMENT OR "ASSUME BALANCE" BASIS 
WHEREIN OWNERSHIP IS ONLY TRANSFERRED UPON FULL 
PAYMENT OF THE BALANCE, THE NEW BUYER SHALL SECURE 
FROM THE DEALER OR THE ORIGINAL BUYER AN AUTHORITY TO 
USE SUCH MOTORCYCLE AS PROOF OF SUCH ACQUISITION 
SCHEME.
IN THE CASE OF REPOSSESSED MOTORCYCLES, THE 
DEALERS SHALL REPORT TO THE LTO EVERY TIME THE DEALER 
REPOSSESSES A MOTORCYCLE. THE REGISTRATION OF SUCH


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REPOSSESSED MOTORCYCLE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO 
THE NAME OF THE DEALER AND SHALL BE PLACED IN THE SYSTEM 
OF THE LTO AS BEING UNDER STORAGE TO AVOID INCURRING 
PENALTY. EACH DEALER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE LTO A YEARLY 
REPORT ON THE STATUS OF ALL REPOSSESSED MOTORCYCLES 
UNDER ITS CUSTODY.
Failure of the [owner to register within five (5) days from acquisition 
of ownership, or to immediately report its sale or disposition,] DEALER OR 
THE NEW OWNER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS 
SECTION shall subject the DEALER OR THE NEW owner to a [penalty-of 
imprisonment of arreste-mayorto prision correcdonal, as defined under the
Revised Penal Code, or a fine of not less than Twenty thousand pesos
(P20/000.00) but not more than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), or
both] FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS 
(P5,000.00).
[If a motorcycle that is not yet registered with the LTO is used in connection
with an offense punishable under the Revised Penal Code or special penal
laws, the maximum penalty of the relevant offense shall be-imposed on the
offenders.]"
SEC. 3. Section 5 of R.A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows;
"Section 5. Bigger, Readable and Color-Coded Number Plates AND 
INSTALLATION OF RFID STICKER. —The LTO shall issue a readable 
number plate AND RFID STICKER for every motorcycle. The LTO shall, 
in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this Act, determine the 
font style and size of the bigger, readable and color-coded number plates 
AND A SMALL SCANNER-READABLE RFID STICKER: Provided, That 
the contents of the number plates shall be readable from the [front, the 
back, and the side] BACK PORTION of the motorcycle from a distance of 
at least fifteen (15) meters from the motorcycle; AND THE DATA 
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THE MOTORCYCLE SHALL BE READABLE BY RFID SCANNERS.
XXX XXX XXX
The readable number plates must be displayed in [both the front and 
back sides] THE BACK PORTION of a motorcycle and shall be made of 
suitable and durable material as determined by the LTO.
XXX XXX XXX."
SEC. 4. Section 7 of R.A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 7. Driving Without a Number Plate or Readable Number 
Plate OR WITHOUT AN RFID STICKER. —Driving without a number 
plate or a readable number plate OR WITHOUT AN RFID STICKER, as 
provided in this Act, is prohibited. The driver of a motorcycle without a 
number plate or readable number plate, OR WITHOUT AN RFID 
STICKER, as provided in this Act, shall be punished by [prision correctional 
as provided in tho Revised Penal Code, or a fine not loss than Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00),-or-both] A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND 
PESOS (P5,000.00).
A motorcycle driven without a number plate or a readable number 
plate OR WITHOUT AN RFID STICKER shall be stopped, and such 
motorcycle shall be seized by law enforcers and Immediately surrendered 
to the Philippine National Police (PNP): PROVIDEDr THAT NO SEIZURE 
SHALL BE MADE UPON SHOWING PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AND 
REGISTRATION AND THAT THE OWNER IS NOT AT FAULT FOR THE 
NON-INSTALLATION OF NUMBER PLATE OR A READABLE PLATE 
AND RFID STICKER. Any apprehension must be reported immediately to 
the LTO, PNP and the Department of Information and Communications 
Technology (DICT) through the Joint LTO and PNP Operations and Control 
Center. The owner of such motorcycle may redeem his or her seized 
motorcycle from the PNP WITH THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE FROM 
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compliance with a number plate or readable number plate."
SEC. 5. Section 11 of R. A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 11. Loss of Number Plate or Readable Number Plate OR 
RFID STICKER. —If the number plate or readable number plate OR RFID 
STICKER of a motorcycle is lost, damaged, or stolen, the owner OR 
POSSESSOR of such motorcycle shall [immediately] report the same to 
the LTO and the PNP through the Joint PNP and LTO Operations and Control 
Center WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS (72 HOURS) FROM 
DISCOVERY OF SUCH LOSS, and request a replacement number plate. 
Failure of the owner to report the same shall subject the owner to a fine 
[not loss than Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) but not more than Fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000.00)] OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND 
PESOS (PS.OOO.OO).
However, if the lost, damaged, or stolen number plate or readable 
number plate and OR RFID STICKER is used in connection with an offense 
penalized under the Revised Penal Code or special penal laws, the failure of 
the owner to report within three (3) days that the motorcycle is lost, 
damaged, or stolen, shall subject the owner to a [penalty of imprisonment 
of arrcsto mayor{.o prislon corrccdonal\ FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE 
THOUSAND PESOS (PS.OOO.OO)."
SEC. 6. Section 12 of R. A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 12. Erasing, Tampering, Forging, Imitating, Covering or Concealing a 
Number Plate or Readable Number Plate and Intentional Use Thereof -
A. Erasing, tampering, altering, forging, imitating, covering, OR concealing 
a number plate or readable number plate[7-ef4 SHALL BE PUNISHED BY 
IMPRISONMENT RANGING FROM TWO YEARS AND ONE DAY TO 
SIX YEARS AND A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND 
PESOS (PIO/OOO.OO);
B. the intentional use of such erased, tampered, altered, forged, imitated, 
covered or concealed number plate or readable number plate, under this
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Act shall be punished by [prision mayorprovided under the Revised Penal 
Gede, or-a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50/000.00) but not
more than One hundred thousand pesos (PIOO.OOO.OO), or both.] A FINE 
OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND PESOS (PIO^OOO.OO);
C. [If] IF a person knowingly sells or buys an erased, tampered, altered, 
forged or imitated number plate or readable number plate, both such buyer 
and seller shall be punished by [prision mayor as provided under the 
Revised Penal Code. However,] IMPRISONMENT RANGING FROM SIX 
MONTHS AND ONE DAY TO TWO YEARS AND A FINE OF TEN 
THOUSAND PESOS (PIO.OOO.OO): PROVIDED, THAT if the person 
who sells or buys the number plate proves that he or she has no knowledge 
that it was erased, tampered, altered, forged or imitated, he or she shall be 
punished by [orrcsto mayof\ A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN 
THOUSAND PESOS (PIO.OOO.OO).
SEC. 7. Section 13 of R. A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 13. Use of Stolen Number Plate or Readable Number Plate or 
Readable Number Plate. - WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO CRIMINAL 
PROSECUTION FOR VIOLATION OF EXISTING LAWS, [The] THE use 
of a stolen number plate or readable number plate in a motorcycle shall be 
punished by [prision mayor as provided under the Revised Penal Code, or 
a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than
One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both at the discretion of
the court] A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND PESOS 
(P10/000.00)."
SEC. 8. Section 19 of R. A. No. 11235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 19. Transitory Provision. - Motorcycle owners with number 
plates not in conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall renew their 
registration and apply for the required readable number plate not later than 
[June 30, 2019] JUNE 30, 2025. The LTO is given until [DGcember 31, 
2Gi9] DECEMBER 31, 2025 to produce, release, and issue the number
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plates as required by this Act. After [DocGmbGr 31, 2019] DECEMBER 31,
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2025, the penal provisions regarding the use of bigger, readable and color-
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coded number plates as required under this Act shall take effect."
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SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other
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provisions hereof.
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SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
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regulations, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,
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amended or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 11. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,