Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL. no8444

Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Traffic has always been a major problem in the country. It is estimated that billions of pesos in
trade alone, are wasted on a daily basis by reason of the terrible traffic condition plaguing our
country. That is not considering the unnecessary rage because of the inconvenience of a bumper
to bumper traffie flow.

{tis opined that the major causes of our traffic condition are the drivers who lack the necessary
discipline and conduct that result in numerous violations that remain unpunished, as well as the
poor implementation by the law enforcement agencies of the traffic rules and regulations.

Moreover. traffic violations often results to accidents that would further aggravate the traffic
conditions if not settled immediately, to the detriment of all the riding public.

It is submitted that the foregoing may be addressed if circumstances attending while driving on
the road are recorded by dashboard cameras. This will serve as evidence of any violation which
would be readily available to the State for the purpose of prosecuting traffic violations, thereby
serving as a deterrent to drivers from committing violation of traffic rules and regulation.

Immediate passage gf the bill is therefore respectfully sought.

Mit L. ROMERO Ph.D.


Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
(6444

HOUSE BILL NO™ **

Introduced by Representative Michael L. Romero

AN ACT
REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF DASHBOARD CAMERAS ON
MOTOR VEHICLES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representative of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1. Title - This bill shall be known as the “Dashboard Camera Act of the
Philippines”

Section 2. Definition of Term :
Vehicle shall mean any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power using
the public highways, but excepting road rollers, trolley cars, street-sweepers, sprinklers,
lawn mowers, bulldozers, graders, fork-lifts. amphibian trucks, and cranes if not used on
Public highways, vehicles which run only on rails or tracks, and tractors, trailers and

traction engines of all kinds used exclusively for agricultural purposes.

b) Dashboard camera shall mean an onboard camera that continuously records the view
through a vehicle's windscreen, which may be attached to the interior windscreen or to
the top of the dashboard, by suction cup or adhesive-tape mount.

Section 3. Installation of dashboard camera or similar equipment - All vehicles shall,
as a precondition for their registration or renewal thereof with the Land Transportation Office.
install a dashboard camera, or any other similar equipment, that would capture the driving


activity on the road by the driver. Any vehicle that has no dashboard camera shall be denied
registration by the Land Transportation Office.

Section 4, Prohibition to use any vehicle without dash camera or similar equipment -
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or drive any vehicle along any highway, road or street
without the dash camera or similar equipment required in Section 2 of this Act. It shall be the
responsibility of the registered owner of the motor vehicle to ensure that the vehicle registered
under his name is installed with dash camera or similar equipment in compliance with this Act.

Scetion 5. Submission of recording when there is legitimate request ~ The owner of
any vehicle shall submit to the pertinent law, enforcement agency or office the recording of the
dashboard camera installed on the vehicle when requested to do so in connection with any case
or legitimate investigation conducted wherein the said recording is relevant to such investigation,
provided that no request to submit the said recording shall be made for the purpose of harassing
the registered owner or driver of the vehicle.

Section 6. Penalty - Any public officer or government employee who caused or allowed
the registration of motor vehicles in violation the provision of Section 2 above shall be punished
with imprisonment of not less than 2 years to not more than 3 years of imprisonment or fine in
the amount of not less than Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) or both at the diseretion of the
court;

Any person who violates Section 3 and Section 4 of this Act shall be punished as follows:

For the first infraction, the violator shall be punished with a fine of not less than Five Thousand
Pesos (P5,000.00) and 30 days suspension of license;

For the second infraction, the violator shall be punished with a fine of not less than Ten
‘Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) and 6 months suspension of license;

For the third infraction, the violator shall be punished with a fine of not less than Twenty
Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) and | year suspension of license;

Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations - Within | year from the effectivity of
this Act, the Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation Franchising and


Regulatory Board, shall, in consultation with the government, promulgated the implementing
rules and regulations of this Act.

Section 8. Repealing Clause - All laws, presidential decrees, orders, issuances, rules and
regulation and any part thereof inconsistent, which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Act
are hereby amended or modified accordingly.

Section 9. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,