Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Impoundment and Forfeiture of a Motorcycle. - A motorcycle used in the commission of a crime or offense shall be impounded by the PNP as evidence in custodia legis in a secured impounding center provided by the LGU until the termination of the case. Such motorcycle shall then be forfeited in favor of the government, unless the court finds that the defendant is not guilty of the offense charged or such motorcycle belongs to an innocent third party.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall ensure and enforce that all LGUs set aside land establish a secured impounding center that shall be under the control of the PNP to store the impounding center that be under the control of the PNP to store the impounded motorcycles in accordance with this Act. They shall also have a computerized/digitized data to see to it that all impounded or released motorcycles are duly recorded and such data shall be shared on a real-time basis to the Joint PNP and LTO Operations and Control Center.