Article 201Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 201

Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions.-The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period, or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon:

1. Those who shall publicly expound or proclaim doctrines openly contrary to public morals;

2. The authors of obscene literature, published with their knowledge in any form, and the editors publishing such literature;

3. Those who in theaters, fairs, cinematographs or any other place open to public view, shall exhibit indecent or immoral plays, scenes, acts or shows; and

4. Those who shall sell, give away or exhibit prints, engravings, sculptures or literature which are offensive to morals.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

SECTION 8. Penalties. — Any person who shall violate any

provision of this Act shall be penalized with:

(a) A fine of five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) for the first

offense;

(b) A fine of ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) for the

second offense;

(c) A fine of fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00) and

suspension of driver's license for three (3) months for the

third offense; and

(d) A fine of twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00) and

revocation

of

driver's

license:

Provided ,

That

the

implementing agency may increase the amount of fine

herein imposed once every five (5) years in the amount

not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the existing rates

sought to be increased which shall take effect only upon

publication

at

least

two

(2)

newspapers

of

general

circulation: Provided, further , That a driver of a public

utility vehicle, a school bus, a school service vehicle, a

common

carrier hauling volatile, flammable or toxic

material, or a driver who commits an act classified herein

as distracted driving within a fifty (50)-meter radius from

the school premises shall be subject to a penalty of thirty

thousand pesos (P30,000.00) and suspension of one's

driver's license for three (3) months.

The

foregoing

penalties

shall

be

imposed

without

prejudice to other liabilities under the Revised Penal Code

or any special law, arising out or on occasion of the herein

prohibited acts.

SECTION 9. Liability of Owner and/or Operator of the

Vehicle Driven by the Offender. — The owner and/or

operator of the vehicle driven by the offender shall be

directly and principally held liable together with the

offender

for

the

fine

unless

he

or

she

is

able

to

convincingly

prove

that

he

or

she

has

exercised

extraordinary diligence in the selection and supervision of

his or her drivers in general and the offending driver in

particular.

This section shall principally apply to the owners and/or

operators

of

public

utility

vehicles

and

commercial

vehicles such as delivery vans, cargo trucks, container

trucks, school and company buses, hotel transports, cars

or vans for rent, taxi cabs, and the like.

SECTION

10.

Enforcement

and

Assistance

by

Other

Agencies. — The Metro Manila Development Authority

(MMDA), the PNP and other concerned government

agencies and instrumentalities shall be responsible for

the enforcement of the foregoing provisions and shall

render

such

assistance

as may be required by the

DOTC-LTO

in

order

to

effectively

implement

the

provisions of this Act.

SECTION 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The

DOTC-LTO shall promulgate the necessary implementing

rules and regulations within sixty (60) days from the

effectivity of this Act.

SECTION 12. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential

decree or issuance, executive order, letter of instruction,

administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or

inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby

repealed, modified or amended accordingly.

SECTION 13. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any

part or provision of this Act is declared invalid, such

declaration shall not affect the other provisions of this

Act.

SECTION 14. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen

(15)

days

after

its

publication

in

at

least

two

(2)

newspapers of general circulation.

Approved:

* Lapsed into law on July 21, 2016 without the signature of

the President in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1)

of the Constitution.

Published in The Philippine Star on August 1, 2016.

(Anti-Distracted Driving Act, Republic Act No. 10913, [July

21, 2016])

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