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Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
(a) Diplomatic motor vehicle any motor vehicle leased or owned by a foreign mission and its staff for their official use;
(b) Electronic entertainment and computing device any handheld electronic device capable of digital information processing, recording, capturing or displaying and computing operations such as, but not limited to, laptop, computers, tablets, video game consoles and calculators;
(c) Government motor vehicle any motor vehicle owned by the national government or any of its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions, including government-owned or -controlled corporations or their subsidiaries for official use;
(d) Implementing agency the Department of Transportation and Communications-Land Transportation Office (DOTC-LTO);
(e) Mobile communications devices electronic communications equipment such as, but not limited to, cellular phones, wireless telephones, two-way radio transceivers, pagers and other similar devices capable of transmitting, receiving, or both, of encrypted data and/or signals through wireless electronic or any other similar means;
(f) Motor vehicle engine-driven vehicles such as, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, vans, buses, jeeps, motorcycles and tricycles;
(g) Motorist a person driving a motor vehicle;
(h) Private motor vehicle any motor vehicle owned by individuals and juridical persons for private use; and
(i) Public motor vehicle a motor vehicle with a valid franchise issued by the appropriate government agency to operate as a public utility vehicle or any vehicle for hire.
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