Violations Eligible Under the LETAS Settle Anywhere Policy
- Driving without a license
- Driving with delinquent, expired, suspended, revoked, or improper licenses
- Failure to show, surrender, carry, or sign the driver’s license
- Operating a vehicle as a student driver without an accompanying licensed driver
- Operation as an unlicensed conductor
- Seat belt violations including failure to wear or require passengers to wear seat belts and related seat allocations
- No or improper use of Early Warning Device (EWD) on stalled or disabled vehicles
- First offense use of slippers or sleeveless shirts when driving "for hire" vehicles
- Absence of proper identification display
- Issues related to canvass cover documents
- Use of tricycles and trucks along restricted highways per specific bans
- Disregarding traffic officers
- Carrying unsafe loads
- Motorcycle-related violations including failure to wear helmets, carrying excess passengers or cargo, defective motorcycle accessories, unauthorized modifications, and unsafe footwear while driving
Excluded Violations from LETAS Settle Anywhere Provision
- Reckless driving (2nd & 3rd offenses)
- Overcharging or undercharging fares
- Operation of flagged taxi meters on a contractual basis
Requirements Before Release of Impounded Materials
- Original Temporary Operator's Permit (TOP - pink copy)
- Original Official Receipt
- Original copy of Resolution authorizing release
- Certificate of Seminar attendance and examination results for violations requiring such prerequisites
- Duly accomplished Motor Vehicle Inspection Report (MVIR) noting inspection and defect corrections
- Authorization letter if applicable
Supersession Clause
- All previous orders, memoranda, and issuances that conflict with this memorandum circular are superseded
Legal Authority
- Issued by Assistant Secretary Virginia P. Torres, reflecting binding administrative regulation under the Land Transportation Office (LTO) standards and procedures