Article 190Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 190

Possession, preparation and use of prohibited drugs, and maintenance of opium dens.-The penalty of arresto mayor in its medium period to prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine ranging from 300 to 10,000 pesos shall be imposed upon:

1. Anyone who, unless lawfully authorized shall possess, prepare, administer or otherwise use any prohibited drug.

"Prohibited drug," as used herein, includes opium, cocaine, alfa and beta eucaine, their derivatives, and all preparations made from them or any of them.

"Opium" embraces every kind, class, and character of opium, whether crude or prepared; the ashes or refuse of the same; narcotic preparations thereof or therefrom; morphine or alkaloid of opium; preparations in which opium, morphine or alkaloid of opium, enter as an ingredient, and also opium leaves or wrappings of opium leaves, whether prepared or not, for their use.

2. Anyone who shall maintain a dive or resort where any prohibited drug is used in any form, in violation of the law.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

numbered parts are in the list of carnapped motor

vehicles or stolen motor vehicle parts. If the motor vehicle

or any of its numbered parts is not in the list, the PNP

shall forthwith issue a certificate of clearance. Upon

presentation of the certificate of clearance from the PNP

and after verification of the registration of the motor

vehicle

engine,

engine

block

and

chassis

in

the

permanent registry of motor vehicle engine, engine block

and chassis, the LTO shall register the motor vehicle in

accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations

within twenty (20) working days.

SECTION 6. Registration of Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle

Engine, Engine Block and Chassis . — Within one (1) year

upon approval of this Act, every owner or possessor of

unregistered motor vehicle or parts thereof in knock

down condition shall register before the LTO the motor

vehicle engine, engine block and chassis in the name of

the possessor or in the name of the real owner who shall

be

readily

available

to

answer

any

claim

over

the

registered

motor

vehicle

engine,

engine

block

and

chassis. Thereafter, all motor vehicle engines, engine

blocks and chassis not registered with the LTO shall be

considered

as

a

carnapped

vehicle,

an

untaxed

importation or coming from illegal source and shall be

confiscated in favor of the government.

SECTION 7. Permanent Registry of Motor Vehicle, Motor

Vehicle Engines, Engine Blocks and Chassis . — The LTO

shall keep a permanent registry of motor vehicle, motor

vehicle engines, engine blocks and chassis of all motor

vehicles,

specifying

therein

their

type,

make,

serial

numbers and stating therein the names and addresses of

their present and previous owners. Copies of the registry

and of all entries made thereon shall be furnished the

PNP and all LTO regional, provincial and city branch

offices: Provided, That all LTO regional, provincial and city

offices

are

likewise

obliged

to

furnish copies of all

registrations of motor vehicles to the main office and to

the PNP: Provided, further , That the original copy of the

certificate of registration shall be given to the registered

owner, the second copy shall be retained with the LTO

and the third copy shall be submitted to the PNP.

Moreover, it shall be unlawful for any person or employee

who willfully encodes in the registry of motor vehicles a

non-existing vehicle or without history, new identity of

already existing vehicle or double/multiple registration

("KAMBAL") of vehicle.

SECTION 8. Registration of Sale, Transfer, Conveyance of

a Motor Vehicle, Substitution or Replacement of a Motor

Vehicle Engine, Engine Block or Chassis . — Every sale,

transfer, conveyance of a motor vehicle, substitution or

replacement of a motor vehicle engine, engine block or

chassis of a motor vehicle shall be registered with the LTO

within

twenty

(20)

working

days

upon

purchase/acquisition of a motor vehicle and substitution

or replacement of a motor vehicle engine, engine block or

chassis. A motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, engine

block or chassis not registered with the LTO shall be

presumed as a carnapped vehicle, an untaxed imported

vehicle, or a vehicle proceeding from illegal sources

unless proven otherwise and shall be confiscated in favor

of the government.

SECTION 9. Duty of Collector of Customs to Report. —

Within seven (7) days after the arrival of an imported

vehicle, motor vehicle engine, engine block, chassis or

body, the Collector of Customs of a principal port of entry

where the imported vehicle or parts enumerated above

are unloaded shall report the shipment to the LTO,

specifying the make, type and serial numbers, if any, of

the motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, engine block,

chassis or body, and stating the names and addresses of

the owner or consignee thereof. If the motor vehicle,

motor vehicle engine, engine block, chassis or body does

not bear any serial number, the Collector of Customs

concerned shall hold the motor vehicle, motor vehicle

engine, engine block, chassis or body until it is numbered

by the LTO: Provided, That a PNP clearance shall be

required prior to engraving the engine or chassis number.

SECTION 10. Duty of Importers, Distributors and Sellers of

Motor Vehicles to Keep Record of Stocks . — Any person

engaged in the importation, distribution, and buying and

selling of motor vehicles, motor vehicle engines, engine

blocks, chassis or body shall keep a permanent record of

one's stocks, stating therein their type, make and serial

numbers, and the names and addresses of the persons

from whom they were acquired and the names and

addresses of the persons to whom they are sold, and shall

render accurately a monthly report of his/her transactions

in motor vehicles to the LTO.

SECTION 11. Duty of Manufacturers of Engine Blocks,

Chassis or Body to Cause the Numbering of Engine

Blocks, Chassis or Body Manufactured. — Any person

engaged in the manufacture of engine blocks, chassis or

body shall cause the numbering of every engine block,

chassis

or

body manufactured in a convenient and

conspicuous part thereof which the LTO may direct for

the purpose of uniformity and identification of the factory

and shall submit to the LTO a monthly report of the

manufacture and sale of engine blocks, chassis or body.

SECTION 12. Clearance and Permit Required for Assembly

or Rebuilding of Motor Vehicles . — Any person who shall

undertake to assemble or rebuild or cause the assembly

or rebuilding of a motor vehicle shall first secure a

certificate of clearance from the PNP: Provided, That no

such permit shall be issued unless the applicant shall

present a statement under oath containing the type,

make and serial numbers of the engine, chassis and body,

if any, and the complete list of the spare parts of the

motor vehicle to be assembled or rebuilt together with

the names and addresses of the sources thereof.

In the case of motor vehicle engines to be mounted on

motor boats, motor bancas , water crafts and other light

water vessels, the applicant shall secure a permit from

the PNP, which office shall in turn furnish the LTO

pertinent data concerning the motor vehicle engines

including their type, make and serial numbers.

SECTION 13. Clearance Required for Shipment of Motor

Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Engines, Engine Blocks, Chassis or

Body . — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) shall submit

a report to the PNP within seven (7) days upon boarding

all motor vehicles being boarded the "RORO", ferry, boat,

vessel or ship for interisland and international shipment.

The PPA shall not allow the loading of motor vehicles in

all interisland and international shipping vessels without

a motor vehicle clearance from the PNP, except cargo

trucks

and

other

trucks

carrying

goods,

Land

Transportation

Franchising

and

Regulatory

Board

(LTFRB)-accredited public utility vehicles (PUV) and other

motor vehicles carrying foodstuff and dry goods.

SECTION 14. Defacing or Tampering with Serial Numbers

of Motor Vehicle Engines, Engine Blocks and Chassis . — It

shall be unlawful for any person to deface or otherwise

tamper with the original or registered serial number of

motor vehicle engines, engine blocks and chassis.

SECTION 15. Identity Transfer . — It shall be unlawful for

any person, office or entity to cause and/or allow the sale,

registration,

and/or

transfer

into

another

name,

the

chassis number, engine number and plate number of a

motor

vehicle

declared

as

"total

wreck"

or

beyond

economic

repair

by

concerned

insurance

company,

and/or law enforcement agencies, due to its involvement

in a vehicular accident or for some other causes. The LTO

shall cancel the registration of total wreck vehicle as

reported by the PNP and/or as declared by the Insurance

Commission.

SECTION 16. Transfer of Vehicle Plate . — It shall be

unlawful for any person, office or entity to transfer or use

a vehicle plate from one vehicle to another without

securing the proper authority from the LTO.

SECTION 17. Sale of Second Hand Spare Parts . — It shall

be unlawful for any person, office or entity to buy and/or

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