Article 200Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 200

Grave scandal.-The penalties of arresto mayor and public censure shall be imposed upon any person who shall offend against decency or good customs by any highly scandalous conduct not expressly falling within any other article of this Code.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

Development Authority (MMDA) and the LGUs to carry

out enforcement functions and duties.

Section 10. Public Information Campaign. – Not later

than thirty (30) days following the promulgation of the

Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of this Act, the

LTO, in coordination with the Philippine Information

Agency (PIA), the Department of Education (DepED) and

concerned

private

organizations

and

agencies,

shall

undertake

a

nationwide

information

and

education

campaign for a period of three (3) months on the

important provisions of this Act and its IRR.

Thereafter, the aforementioned agencies shall include the

essential provisions of this Act in their respective annual

communications programs.

Section 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – As the

lead agency, the LTO shall formulate the IRR of this Act

within ninety (90) days after its effectivity.

Section 12. Separability Clause. – If for any reason any

section

or

provision

of

this

Act

is

declared

unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not

affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and

effect.

Section 13. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, or rules

and regulations which are inconsistent with or contrary to

the

provisions

of

this

Act

are

hereby

amended

or

repealed.

Section 14. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen

(15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in

two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

RA No 10913 | Anti-Distracted Driving Act

July 21, 2016 *

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10913

AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING DISTRACTED

DRIVING

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the

"Anti-Distracted Driving Act".

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared

the policy of the State to safeguard its citizenry from the

ruinous

and

extremely

injurious

effects

of vehicular

accidents.

While the State recognizes the vital roles of information

and communications technology in nation-building, the

State also takes cognizance of the inimical consequences

of the unrestrained use of electronic mobile devices on

road safety as to cause its regulation.

SECTION 3. 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.

SECTION

4.

Distracted

Driving.

—

Subject

to

the

qualifications in Sections 5 and 6 of this Act, distracted

driving refers to the performance by a motorist of any of

the following acts in a motor vehicle in motion or

temporarily stopped at a red light, whether diplomatic,

public or private, which are hereby declared unlawful:

(a) Using a mobile communications device to write, send,

or read a text-based communication or to make or

receive calls, and other similar acts; and

(b) Using an electronic entertainment or computing

device to play games, watch movies, surf the internet,

compose messages, read e-books, perform calculations,

and other similar acts.

SECTION 5. Extent of Coverage. — (a) The operation of a

mobile communications device is not considered to be

distracted driving if done using the aid of a hands-free

function or similar device such as, but not limited to, a

speaker phone, earphones and microphones or other

similar devices which allow a person to make and receive

calls without having to hold the mobile communications

device: Provided , That the placement of the mobile

communications device or the hands-free device does

not interfere with the line of sight of the driver.

(b) Wheeled agricultural machineries such as tractors and

construction

equipment

such

as

graders,

rollers,

backhoes, payloaders, cranes, bulldozers, mobile concrete

mixers and the like, and other forms of conveyances such

as bicycles, pedicabs "habal-habal" , trolleys, "kuligligs" ,

wagons, carriages, carts, sledges, chariots or the like,

whether animal or human-powered, are covered by the

provisions of this Act as long as the same are operated or

driven in public thoroughfares, highways or streets or

under

circumstances

where

public

safety

is

under

consideration.

(c) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to motorists of

motor vehicles which are not in motion, except those

which are stopped momentarily at a red light, or are

pulled over to the side of the road in compliance with a

traffic regulation.

SECTION 6. Exemptions. — The provisions of this Act shall

not apply to the following:

(a) A motorist using a mobile phone for emergency

purposes, including, but not limited to, an emergency call

to a law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire

department, or other emergency services, agency or

entity; and

(b) A motorist using a mobile phone while operating an

emergency vehicle such as an ambulance, a fire truck,

and other vehicles providing emergency assistance, in

the course and scope of his or her duties.

SECTION 7. Nationwide Public Information Campaign. —

The

DOTC-LTO,

in

coordination

with

the

Philippine

Information Agency (PIA), the Department of Education

(DepEd),

the

Department

of

the

Interior

and Local

Government (DILG), the Philippine National Police (PNP)

and private agencies and organizations shall undertake a

nationwide information, education and communication

(IEC) campaign for a period of six (6) months from the

effectivity of this Act.

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