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(NAR) VOL. 21 NO.4 OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2010

[ LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. VPT-2010-1418, October 04, 2010 ]

INTERIM PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF FINE IN CASES OF PROHIBITED OR ILLEGAL OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES



Pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. ACL-2009-1193 re: Clarification on the Imposition of the Additional Amount of Fine in Cases of Prohibited or Illegal Operation of Motor Vehicles dated 19 June 2009, the following interim procedure in the adjudication of impounded motor vehicles with the violation of Section 60 (COLORUM) and/or Section 61 (OUT OF LINE) shall be implemented, to wit:

1. Before adjudicating the case, the Hearing Officer of Approving Officer shall see to it that Section 60 or Section 61 violation that was cited in the TOP was encoded in the LETAS system.

2. The Hearing Officer or Approving Officer shall indicate in the “Judgment” and or “Resolution” the accessory penalty and the additional fine reckoning from the day the apprehension was encoded in the system until the case was settled. Said additional fine shall be specified as follows:

a. For the 1st Offense - P/1,500.00 per day
b. For the 2nd Offense - P/2,000.00 per day
c. For the 3rd Offense - P/2,500.00 per day

3. In cases wherein the Hearing Officer or Approving Officer shall include and/or reverse the violation cited in the Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP) to either Section 60 or Section 61, the additional fine shall be indicated in the Resolution, thus, said additional penalty shall be reflected in the Cashier workstep.

The implementation of the above-mentioned procedures shall take effect immediately to avoid the processing of this manual transaction.

The necessary system adjustments shall be included in the delivery of Build 112.

For guidance and strict compliance.


(SGD) VIRGINIA P. TORRES
  Assistant Secretary

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