Chapter Ii - Registration of Motor Vehicles

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(d) The Commission shall have its offices in (5) The Commissioner of Land

Quezon City where the present Motor Vehicles Transportation and his deputies are hereby authorized
Office is located, and shall establish a regional to make arrests for violations of the provisions of this
branch office each in Tuguegarao (Cagayan), Baguio Act in so far as motor vehicles are concerned; to issue
City, Pasig (Rizal), Lipa City, San Fernando (La subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to compel the
Union), Naga City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Cagayan appearance of motor vehicle operators and drivers
de Oro City, and Davao City, to be leaded by a and-or other persons or conductors and to use all
regional director who will have immediate reasonable means within their powers to secure
administration, supervision and control over all enforcement of the provisions of this Act.
activities and administration of Commission in the
respective regions. (6) The Commissioner of Land
Transportation or is deputies may at any time
The Commissioner shall be responsible for examine and inspect any motor vehicle to determine
the administration of this Act and shall have, in whether such motor vehicle is registered, or is
connection there with, the following powers and unsightly, unsafe, overloaded, improperly marked or
duties, in addition to those mentioned elsewhere in equipped, or otherwise unfit to be operated because
this Act: of possible excessive damage to highways, bridges
and /or culverts.
(1) With the approval of the Secretary of
Public Works and Communications, to issue rules (7) The Philippine Constabulary and the
and regulations not in conflict with the provisions of City and municipal police forces are hereby given the
this Act, prescribing the procedure for the authority and the primary responsibility and duty to
examination, licensing and bonding of drivers; the prevent violations of this Act, and to carry out the
registration and re-registration of motor vehicles, police provisions hereof within their respective
transfer of ownership, change of status; the jurisdiction: Provided, That all apprehensions made
replacement of lost certificates, licenses, badges, shall be submitted for final disposition t the
permits or number plates; and to prescribe the Commissioner and his deputies within twenty four
minimum standard and specifications including hours from the date of apprehension.
allowable gross weight, allowable length, width and
height for motor vehicles, distribution of loads, (8) All cases involving violations of this Act
allowable loads on tires, change of tire sizes, body shall be endorsed immediately by the apprehending
design or carrying capacity subsequent to registration officer to the Land Transportation Commission.
and all other special cases which may arise for which Where such violations necessitate immediate action,
no specific provision is otherwise made in this Act. the same shall be endorsed to the traffic court, city or
municipal court for summary investigation, hearing
(2) To compile and arrange all applications, and disposition, but in all such cases, appropriate
certificates, permits, licenses, and to enter, note and notices of the apprehensions and the dispositions
record thereon, transfers, notifications, suspensions, thereof shall be given to the Commissioner of Land
revocations, or judgements of conviction rendered by Transportation by the law-enforcement agency and
competent courts concerning violation of this Act, the court concerned.
with the end in view of preserving and making easily
available such documents and records to public Notation of all such dispositions shall be
officers and private persons properly and legitimately entered in the records, and a copy shall be mailed to
interested therein. the owner and to the driver concerned.

(3) To give public notice of the certificates,


permits, licenses, and badges issued, suspended or
CHAPTER II – REGISTRATION OF
revoked and-or motor vehicles transferred and/ or
drivers bonded under the provisions of this Act.
MOTOR VEHICLES

(4) The Commissioner of Land


Transportation, with the approval of the Secretary of
Public Works and Communications, may designate as
his deputy and agent any employee of the Land
Transportation Commission, or such other
government employees as he may deem expedient to
assist in the carrying out the provision of this.

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