QuestionsQuestions (LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 681-2006)
The Memorandum Circular cites R.A. 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code), particularly Section 18, which requires every motor vehicle to display one license plate in front and one at the rear, and to keep the plates visible, legible, and firmly affixed.
License plates must be displayed in conspicuous places: one in front and one in the rear of the motor vehicle.
The plates must be kept clean and cared for, and firmly affixed in a manner that makes them entirely visible and always legible.
The windshield-validating sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner of the windshield.
All other old stickers found on the windshield must be removed to avoid obstruction of the driver’s view.
They shall be placed on the bottom right rectangular slot specifically designed for that purpose in the license plate.
It may cause confusion and obstruct proper identification; the circular states all other old stickers found on the space provided therein must be removed.
Vehicles operating with improperly displayed, unreadable license plates, and validating stickers improperly attached/affixed in a way that makes identification difficult or futile.
All Law Enforcement Officers and Deputized Agents of the LTO are directed to immediately apprehend motor vehicles found violating the rules.
A penalty of Three Hundred Pesos (Php 300.00) is imposed based on Sec. 20 of Department Order No. 93-693 dated November 19, 1992.
The circular emphasizes the urgent need for monitoring and apprehension of motor vehicles used in the commission of crime and notes carjacking as an immediate concern for law enforcement.
The circular directs apprehension of violating vehicles “in accordance with the adopted rules of Apprehension,” referring to existing LTO apprehension procedures.
A copy of the Memorandum Circular must be immediately posted on all District and Extension Offices for public information and guidance.
Yes. It states that all orders, memoranda, circulars, and issuances inconsistent herewith are deemed superseded and revoked.
Because it makes identification of motor vehicle plates difficult or otherwise futile, which hinders monitoring and apprehension, especially for crimes.
If the validating stickers are improperly attached/affixed such that plates cannot be easily identified, or if old stickers are left in a way that obstructs the driver’s view, it would violate the rules quoted in the circular.