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18TH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1595

Introduced by Representatives Michael L. Romero and
Enrico A. Pineda

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 traffic
flow.

It is 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.

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MICHAEL L. ROMERO Ph.D. ENRICO A. PINEDA
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18TH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 2595

Introduced by Representatives Michael L. Romero and
Enrico A. Pineda

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:

a)

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.

Section 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 discretion 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 1 year suspension of license;

Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations - Within 1 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,