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in force any driver's license, badge, certificate, plate, tag

or permit issued under this Act which is delinquent or

which has been suspended or revoked, a fine of not

exceeding three hundred pesos.

(j)For using private passenger automobiles, private trucks,

private motorcycles, and motor wheel attachments for

hire, in violation of Section seven, subsections (a), (b), and

(c),

of

this

Act,

a

fine

of

two hundred pesos and

suspension of driver's license for a period of three months

for the first conviction; a fine of three hundred pesos and

six months imprisonment for the second conviction; and

an imprisonment of one year and permanent revocation

of the driver's license for the third conviction.

(k)For permitting, allowing, consenting to, or tolerating

the use of a privately-owned motor vehicle for hire in

violation of Section seven, subsections (a), (b), and (c), of

this Act, there shall be imposed upon the owner of the

vehicle a fine of five hundred pesos and the certificate of

registration shall be suspended for a period of three

months for the first conviction, and an increase of one

hundred pesos in the fine and one month's suspension of

the registration for each subsequent conviction.

(l)For violation of any provisions of this Act or regulations

promulgated

pursuant

hereto,

not

hereinbefore

specifically punished, a fine of not less than ten or more

than fifty pesos shall be imposed.

(m)In the event an offender cannot pay any fine imposed

pursuant to the provisions of this Act, he shall be made to

undergo subsidiary imprisonment as provided for in the

Revised Penal Code.

(n)If,

as

the

result

of

negligence

or

reckless

or

unreasonable fast driving, any accident occurs resulting

in death or injury of any person, the motor vehicle

operator at fault shall, upon conviction, be punished

under the provisions of the Revised Penal Code.

SECTION 57. Punishment for Other Offenses . — The

conviction of any person for any offense under this Act

shall not bar his prosecution for any other offense which

may have been committed by such person concurrently

with the commission of the offense of which he was

convicted or in doing the act or series of acts which

constituted the offense of which he was convicted.

SECTION 58. Duty of Clerks of Court . — It is hereby made

the duty of clerks of the Court of First Instance, the City

Court of Municipal Court trying traffic violation cases to

certify to the Commission the result of any case, whether

criminal or civil, involving violations of any provision of

this Act or of other laws and ordinances relating to motor

vehicles. Said certificate shall specifically contain the

name of the driver or owner of the vehicle involved, his

address,

the

number

of

his

license

and/or

of

the

certificate or registration of his vehicle, and the date

thereof, and the offense of which he was convicted or

acquitted.

ARTICLE II Collection of Fees , Taxes and Fines ,

Liens , Allotment of Funds

SECTION 59.(a) Collection of Fees ; National and Local

Taxes ; Toll Fees . — The collection of all fees, taxes, and

fines, under the provisions of this Act shall be made in

accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the

Commissioner

and

approved

jointly

by

the

Auditor

General.

(b)No taxes or fees other than those prescribed in this Act

shall be imposed for the registration or operation or on

the ownership of any motor vehicle, or for the exercise of

the profession of chauffeur, by any municipal corporation,

the

provisions

of

any

city

charter

to

the

contrary

notwithstanding: Provided , however , That any provincial

board,

city

or

municipal

council

or

board or other

competent

authority

may

enact

and

collect

such

reasonable and equitable toll fees for the use of such

bridges and ferries, within their respective jurisdiction, as

may be authorized and approved by the Secretary of

Public Works and Communications, and also for the use

of such public roads, as may be authorized by the

President of the Philippines upon recommendation of

the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, but

in none of these cases shall any toll fees be charged or

collected until and unless the approved schedule of tolls

has been posted legibly in a conspicuous place at such

toll station.

SECTION 60. The Lien Upon Motor Vehicles . — Any

balance

of

fees

for

registration,

re-registration

or

delinquent registration of a motor vehicle, remaining

unpaid and all fines imposed upon any vehicle owner,

shall

constitute

a first lien upon the motor vehicle

concerned.

The Commission is hereby vested with authority to issue a

warrant of constructive or actual distraint or and levy to

any owner of motor vehicle who has any balance of fees

for registration, re-registration or delinquent registration

of

a

motor

vehicle

remaining

unpaid,

which

upon

demand by the Commissioner of the Land Transportation

Commission

or

any

of

his deputies executing such

warrant, the owner of the said vehicle shall surrender

same

at

the

time

demanded,

except

when

the

attachment or execution is under any judicial process.

Any owner who fails or refuses to surrender any of such

property or vehicle not so surrendered shall be punished

by a fine not exceeding the amount of the fees (including

penalties and interests, if any) for the collection of which

such warrant has been issued, together with the costs

and interests, if any, from the time of such surrender. In

addition, such owner shall be punished by a fine of not

more than three hundred pesos or an imprisonment not

more than six months, or both.

SECTION 61. Disposal of Monies Collected . — Monies

collected

under

the

provisions

of

this

Act shall be

deposited in a special trust account in the National

Treasury to constitute the Highway Special Fund, which

shall be apportioned and expended in accordance with

the provisions of the "Philippine Highway Act of 1953":

Provided ,

however ,

That

the

amount

necessary

to

maintain and equip the Land Transportation Commission

but not to exceed fifteen per cent of the total collections

during any one year, shall be set aside for the purpose.

ARTICLE III Final Provisions

SECTION 62.No provincial board, city or municipal board

or

council

shall

enact

or enforce any ordinance or

resolution in conflict with the provisions of this Act, or

prohibiting any deputy or agent of the Commission to

enforce

this

Act

within

their

respective

territorial

jurisdiction and the provisions of any charter to the

contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 63. Repeal of Laws and Ordinances . — Act

Numbered Thirty-nine hundred ninety-two, as amended,

and all laws, executive orders, ordinances, resolutions,

regulations, or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions

of this Act are repealed: Provided , however , That nothing

contained in this Act shall be construed as limiting or

superseding any provisions of the Public Service Act, as

amended, with respect to the control by the Public

Service Commission of motor vehicles operating as public

service, nor shall any provision of this Act be construed as

limiting or abridging the powers conferred upon and

exercised by the Public Service Commission with regards

to the control and supervision of the operation of such

motor vehicles as public service.

SECTION 64. Appropriation . — To carry out effectively the

provisions of this Act, the amount of two hundred fifty

thousand pesos is hereby appropriated out of the fees

collected under this Act, in addition to the appropriations

provided

in

the General Appropriations Act, for the

expense of this Commission for the fiscal year beginning

July

first,

nineteen

hundred

and sixty-four, to June

thirtieth,

nineteen

hundred

and

sixty-five:

Provided ,

however , That any savings in the appropriations of the

Motor Vehicles Office for the fiscal year beginning July

first, nineteen hundred and sixty-three, to June thirtieth,

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