REPUBLIC ACT 4136

LAND TRANSPORTATION
AND TRAFFIC CODE
 LAND TRANSPORTATION
AND TRAFFIC CODE
AN ACT TO COMPLETE THE LAWS RELATIVE TO LAND
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC RULES, TO CREATE A LAND
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

(Rep. Act 4136, as amended by RA Nos. 5715, 6374, PD Nos. 382, 843, 896,
1057, 1934, 1950, 1958, BP Blng. 43, 74 & 398)
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS ARTICLE
Sections 1 and 2
Title and Scope of Act

Definitions
Sec 3 Words an phrases defined – As used in this Act

Administration of Act
Sec 4 Creation of the Commission
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Duty to Register, Reports,

Applicants, Classifications

Sec 5 Compulsory Registration of Motor Vehicles

Sec 6 Applications and Payments for Registration

Sec 7 Registration Classification – private, for hire,

government and diplomatic
 a. No motor vehicles shall used or operated on or
upon any public highway of the Philippines unless the
same is properly registered for the current year in
accordance with the of this act.
b. The dates of annual registration of mv shall be
based on a registration scheme to be prepared by the
BLTC.
 Registration of Motor Vehicles

Registration Fees
Sec 8 Schedule of Registration Fees

Sec 9 Permissible Weight and Dimensions of

Vehicles in Highways Traffic

Sec 10 Fees for Special Permits

Sec 11 Additional Fees

Sec 12 Fee for Original Registration for Part of Year

Sec 13 Payment of Taxes Upon Registration

 a. private – mv registered under this classification
shall not be used for hire under any circunstances.
b. For hire – mv registered under this classification are
those covered by certificates of public convenience,
or special permits issued by the LTO/LFTRB and shall
be subject the provisions of the Public service Act.
c. Government – mv owned by gov’t of the
Philippines, or any of its political subdivisions shall be
registered under this classification.
d. Diplomatic – mv owned by foreign gov’t or by their
duly accredited diplomatic officers in the Philippines
and used in the discharge of their official duties.
Tourists bringing their own mv to the Philippines may,
however, without registering such MV , use the same
during but not after ninety days (90) of their sojourn:
provided, that the MV displays the number plates for
the current year of some other country or state, and
said number plates as well as the name and address
(temporary/permanent) of the owner thereof are
registered in the BLT prior to the operation of the MV.
 Registration of Motor Vehicles

Registration Certificates,
Records, Number Plates

Sec 14 Issuance of Certificates of Registration

Sec 15 Use and Authority of Certificates of Registration

Sec 16 Suspension of Registration Certificate

Sec 17 Preparation and Issuance of Number Plates

Sec 18 Use of Number Plates

Sec 19 – except as otherwise specifically provided in
this act, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate
any motor vehicle without having in his possession a
valid license to drive a MV.
The license shall be carried by the driver at all times
when operating a MV and shall be shown and/ot
surrendered for cause and upon demand to any
person with authority under this act to confiscate the
same.
Sec 21 – bona fide tourists and similar transients who
are duly licensed to operate MV in their respective
countries may be allowed to operate MV during but
not after 90 days of their sojourn in the Philippines.
if any accident involving such tourist or
transient occurs, which upon investigation by the
Commissioner of his deputies indicates that the said
tourist or transient is incompetent to operate MV, the
C shall immediately inform him/her in writing that
he/she shall be no longer be permitted to operate a
MV.
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
License to Drive Motor Vehicles

Sec 19 Duty to have License

Sec 20 License for Enlisted Men Operating

Government Motor Vehicles
Sec 21 Operation of Motor Vehicle by Tourist

Sec 22 Application for Driver’s License, Fees,

Examination
Sec 23 Issuance of Driver’s License, Fees and Validity
 Operation of Motor Vehicles
License to Drive Motor Vehicles

Sec 24 Use of Driver’s License and Identification Card

Sec 25 Driver’s Records

Sec 26 Renewal or Replacement of Lost License

Sec 27 Authority to Suspend, Revoke and Reinstate

Driver’s License

Sec 28 Driver’s Bond

Sec 29 Confiscation of Driver’s License

Sec 30 Student-Driver’s Permit

 Operation of Motor Vehicles

Illegal Use of Licenses, Number

Plates, etc.
Sec 31 Imitation and False Representations

Passengers and Freight

Sec 32a Exceeding Registered Capacity, Issuance of

Conductor’s License, Validity and Fee

Sec 32b Carrying of Passengers and Freight on Top of

Vehicles

Sec 33 Passenger or Freight Capacity Marked on

Vehicle
 Operation of Motor Vehicles

Accessories of Motor Vehicles

Sec 34a Tires of Motor Vehicles
b Brakes
b1 Brakes
c Headlights
d Tail Lights
e Stop-Lights
f Motorcycle and Other Vehicle Lights
g Lights and Reflector when Parked
or Disabled
h Windshield Wiper
i Use of Red Flag
j Mufflers
TRAFFIC RULES
Speed Limit and Keeping
to the Right
Sec 35 Restriction as to Speed

Sec 36 Speed Limits Uniform Through the Philippines

Sec 37 Driving on Right Side of Highway

Sec 38 Classification of Highways

 Restriction as to speed. a) any person driving a
MV on a highway shall drive the same at a careful
and prudent speed, not greater nor less than is
reasonable and proper, having due regard for the
traffic, the width of the hi-way, and of other
condition then and there existing; and no person
shall drive any MV upon hi-way at such a speed
as to endanger the life, limb and property of any
person, nor at a speed greater than will permit
him/her to bring the V to a stop within the
assured clear distance ahead. B) subject to the
provisions of the paragraph, the rate of speed of
any MV shall not exceed the following:
 Maximum allowable speeds

Maximum allowable speeds

1. On open country roads, with no “blind
corners” not closely bordered by
habitations. Passengers cars and MC – 80
km/hr motor trucks and buses – 60 km/hr
2. On “through streets” or boulevards clear
of traffic, with no “blind corners”, when
so designated. Passenger cars and MC –
40 km/hr motor trucks and buses – 30
km/hr
On city and municipal streets, with light
traffic, when not designated “through
streets” passengers cars and MC – 30
km/hr motor trucks and buses – 30 km/hr
Through crowded streets, approaching
intersection at blind corners, passing
school zones, passing other vehicles which
are stationary, or for similar dangerous
circumstances. 20 km/hr
c) The rates of speed hereinabove
prescribed shall not apply to the ff:
1) a physician or his driver when the
former responds to emergency calls;
2) the driver of a hospital ambulance on
the way to and from the place of accident
or other emergency;
3) any driver bringing a wounded or sick
person for emergency treatment to a
hospital, clinic or, or any other similar
place;
4)The driver of a MV belonging to the Armed
Forces while in use for official purposes in
times of riot, insurrection or invasion;
5)The driver of a V, when he or his
passengers are in pursuit of a criminal;
6)A law-enforcement officer who is trying to
overtake a violator of traffic laws; and
7)The driver officially operating a MV of any
fire department, provided that exemption
shall not be construed to allow useless or
unnecessary fast driving of drivers
aforementioned.
Sec 36- no provincial, city or municipal
authority shall enact or enforce any
ordinance or resolution specifying
maximum allowable speeds other
than those provided in this Act.
Sec 37 – unless a different course of action is
required in the interest of the safety and the
security of life, person or property, or because of
unreasonable difficulty of operation in compliance
herewith, every person operating a MV or an
animal-drawn V on a highway shall pass to the
right when meeting persons or vehicles coming
toward him/her, and to left when overtaking
persons or vehicles going the same direction, and
when turning to the left in going from one
highway to another, every V shall be conducted
to the right of the center of the intersection of the
highway.
 Traffic Rules

Overtaking and Passing a

Vehicle, and Turning at
Intersections
Sec 39 Overtaking a Vehicle

Sec 40 Restrictions on Overtaking and Passing

Right of Way and Signals

Sec 42 Right of Way

Sec 43 Exception to the Right of Way Rule

Sec 44 Signals on Starting, Stopping or Turning

Sec. 42 Right of Way: a) when two
Sec 39 – the driver of any vehicle overtaking another
vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at
a safe distance to the left thereof, and shall not again
drive to the right side of the highway until safely clear
such overtaken vehicle, except that, on a highway,
within a business or residential district, having two or
more lanes for the movement of traffic in one
direction, the driver of a vehicle may overtake and
pass another vehicle on the right. Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit a driver
overtaking and passing, upon the right, another
vehicle which is making or about to make a left turn.
 Traffic Rules

Turning and Parking

Sec 45 Turning at Intersections

Sec 46 Parking Prohibited in Specified Place

Sec 47 Parked Vehicle

 Sec 47
 Whenever a motor vehicle is parked
unattended on any highway, the
driver thereof must turn off the
ignition switch and stop the motor
and notch effectively the hand brake.
 Traffic Rules

Miscellaneous Traffic Rules

Sec 48 Reckless Driving

Sec 49 Right of Way for the Police and Other

Emergency Vehicles

Sec 50 Tampering with Vehicles

Sec 51 Hitching to a Vehicle

Sec 52 Driving or Parking on Sidewalk

Sec 53 Driving While Under the Influence of Liquor

or Narcotic Drug
Sec 54 Obstruction of Traffic

Sec 55 Duty of Driver in Case of Accident

 Sec 48
 No person shall operate a motor vehicle on
any highway recklessly or without
reasonable caution considering the width,
traffic, grades, crossing, curvatures,
visibility and other conditions of the
highway and the conditions of the
atmosphere and weather, or so as to
endanger the property or safety or rights
of any person or so as to cause excessive
or unreasonable damage to the highway.
 Sec 55
 in the event that any accident should occur as a result of the
operation of a motor vehicle upon a highway, the driver shall stop
immediately , and, if requested by any person present, shall show
his driver’s license, give his true name and address and also the
true name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle. No
driver of a motor vehicle concerned in a vehicular accident shall
leave the scene of the accident without aiding the victim, except
under any of the following circumstances :
 1. If he/she is in imminent danger of being seriously
harmed by any person or persons by reason of the accident.
 2. if he/she reports the accident to the nearest officer of
the law.
 3. If he/she has to summon a physician or nurse to aid the
victim.
PENAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Penalties

Sec 56 Penalty for Violations

Sec 57 Punishment of Other Offenses

Sec 58 Duty of Clerks of Court

 Penal and Other Provisions

Collection of Fees, Taxes and

Fines, Liens, Allotment of Funds

Sec 59 Collection of Fees; National and Local Taxes;

Toll Fees

Sec 60 The Lien Upon Motor Vehicles

Sec 61 Disposal of Monies Collected

 Penal and Other Provisions

Final Provisions

Sec 62 This Act is Superior than Local Ordinances

Sec 63 Repeal of Laws and Ordinances

Sec 64 Appropriation

Sec 65 Separability

Sec 66 Effectivity
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