Revised LTO Fees and Penalties Schedule 1994

Legal basis and related instruments

The fee and charge schedule is adopted in compliance with Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 121 dated 02 October 1990.
It is implemented as provided by Department Order No. 66-90 of the Department of Finance dated 29 November 1990.
It is approved for implementation by a Presidential Memorandum dated 20 April 1994.
It is tied to Department Order No. 93-693 dated 13 Nov. 1992 and its implementation is deferred under a Department Memorandum dated 09 March 1993.
LTO Memorandum dated 22 February 1993 implements Department Order No. 93-693.

Coverage: fees for LTO transactions

The schedule sets administrative fees and charges for LTO services covering the issuance of driver’s licenses/conductor’s permits, other LTO transactions, and administrative fines/penalties for violations of land transportation laws.
The administrative fines/penalties are organized by violation type: licensing, registration, number plates and stickers, equipment and vehicle marking, weights and load limits, illegal operation, franchise breaches and related violations, frauds and falsities, parking and driver violations, taxi-unit violations, and specific driver violations.
Fees and charges include amounts for application, certifications, duplicates, accreditation, permits, and recording/storage/processing functions.

Fees: driver’s licenses and permits

The schedule provides the following fees for issuance of driver’s license/conductor’s permit:
- Professional: PHP 240.00
- Non-Professional: PHP 180.00
- Student Permit: PHP 50.00
- Application Fee for Student Permit and Driver’s License: PHP 25.00
- Additional Restriction Code and Change of Status of a License: PHP 30.00
Certification fees are fixed at PHP 30.00 each for:
- Driver’s License Data
- Authentication of Driver’s License Data
- Driving Experience/Employment Abroad
Duplicate License is charged at PHP 30.00.
Conductor’s Permit is charged at PHP 210.00.

Fees: other LTO charges

The schedule fixes the following other fees and charges:
- Change of denomination (for hire to private or vice versa): PHP 30.00
- Change MV Engine: PHP 30.00
- Change of tire size: PHP 30.00
- Revision of gross vehicle weight rating/records: PHP 30.00
- Replacement of lost or spoiled Certificate of Registration: PHP 30.00
- Certificate of Tax Payment per motor vehicle: PHP 0.00
- Certification of copy of data of motor vehicle: PHP 30.00
- Certification of data on MV stock report: PHP 30.00
Accreditation and related yearly fees are fixed at:
- Driving School (per year): PHP 500.00
- MAID Initial Fee: PHP 1,000.00
- MAID Renewal Fee: PHP 400.00
- Conduction Sticker Fee (b.1): PHP 500.00
- Physician (per year): PHP 300.00
- Driving Instructor (per year): PHP 100.00
Conduction-related and recording/storage/processing charges include:
- Conduction Permit Fee (per day): PHP 20.00
- Recording Fee (per year): PHP 300.00
- Storage Fee: PHP 45.00
- Change Color: PHP 30.00
- Change Chassis: PHP 30.00
- Duplicate OR/CR: PHP 30.00
Duplicate plates and verification/clearance charges are fixed at:
- Duplicate Plate (Service Fee/Handling Fee): PHP 100.00
- Confirmation/Certification/Verification/Clearance Fee: PHP 30.00
The schedule sets the following fees for annotations, impounding, tags/stickers, and registration movements:
- Annotation of Mortgage, attachment and other encumbrances or cancellation: PHP 100.00
- Impounding Fee: PHP 100.00
- Storage Fee (per day): PHP 15.00
- Cost of Stickers and Tags (Regular): PHP 20.00
- Cost of Stickers and Tags (Trailer/MC/TC): PHP 5.00
- Change of Venue of MV Registration: PHP 100.00
- Transfer of MV ownership: PHP 50.00
Load, dimension, capacity, and passenger-related permit fees are fixed at PHP 100.00 for:
- Operating motor vehicle whose wheel/axle group load exceeds authorized limit
- Operating motor vehicle with wheel or tire load in excess of Certification of Registration
- Operating motor vehicle with any part of load extending beyond authorized dimension
- Registering motor vehicle or trailer outfit with excess gross weight
- Top load fee: Cars and utility vehicle PHP 100.00; Buses PHP 150.00
- Excess Overhang Permit: PHP 100.00
- Permit to change body design/carrying capacity: PHP 100.00
- Operating cargo motor vehicles for paying passengers: PHP 100.00

Administrative fines: licensing, registration, plates

The schedule imposes fines/penalties for licensing-related violations, including:
- Driving without license: PHP 750.00
- Driving with delinquent/invalid/suspended/ineffectual/revoked/improper license: PHP 300.00
- Failure to show or surrender driver’s license upon due demand by a person with authority to confiscate: PHP 150.00
- Failure to carry driver’s license when operating MV: PHP 150.00
- Failure to sign driver’s license: PHP 150.00
- Driving while under the influence of liquor or prohibited drug: PHP 2,000.00
  - For the 2nd offense, 1 year suspension is imposed in addition to the fine
  - A subsequent violation causes revocation of driver’s license
- Allowing an unlicensed/improperly licensed person to drive MV (Owner/Operator/Driver): PHP 750.00
Fraud involving licenses is punished as follows:
- Possession and use of fake driver’s license
  - If the driver has an authentic license: the authentic license is confiscated and the driver is suspended for 6 months in addition to the fine of PHP 1,500.00
  - If the driver has no authentic license: the driver is disqualified from securing a driver’s license for 6 months in addition to the fine
- Allowing another person to use his driver’s license: confiscation and suspension for one (1) month plus a fine of PHP 500.00
Criminal involvement triggers automatic consequences:
- Use and involvement of MV by the driver in the commission of a crime results in automatic revocation of driver’s license upon court conviction, with a fine of PHP 1,500.00
Student and conductor licensing violations are penalized:
- Student driver operating a MV without being accompanied by a licensed driver: PHP 200.00
- Unlicensed conductor of a MV for hire: PHP 300.00
Registration-related violations carry the following fines:
- Operating an MV that is unregistered/improperly registered/delinquent or has invalid registration (Driver and Owner): PHP 450.00 each
  - If the driver is also the owner, the MV is impounded until properly registered
- Operating an MV with unregistered substitute/replacement engine/engine block/chassis, or change color, or change body/configuration: PHP 500.00
  - The MV is properly impounded until such parts are properly registered
- Failure to carry in the MV the Certificate of Registration (CR) and Official Receipt (OR) (original or photocopies): PHP 150.00
- Operating/allowing operation of MV with suspended/revoked CR: PHP 450.00 and the MV is impounded or its plates held during suspension/revocation
- Tourist operating a non-Philippine registered MV beyond 90-day period of sojourn: PHP 1,500.00
  - The MV is not allowed to operate until properly registered
Number plates and stickers violations are penalized as follows:
- MV number plates not firmly attached and visible: PHP 150.00
- Dirty/uncared-for plates: PHP 150.00
- Inconspicuously displayed plates in front & rear: PHP 150.00
- No sticker showing current registration: PHP 150.00
- License plates different from body number on Public Utility Vehicle: PHP 450.00
- Improper display of MV plates by owner (permanent plates to accommodate commemorative/other plates): PHP 200.00
- Display of expired commemorative/other plates imposed upon the owner: PHP 200.00
- Tampered/marked plates/stickers imposed upon the owner: PHP 300.00
- Illegal transfer and use of MV plates/tags/stickers from one MV to another (except security plates on authorized vehicle): PHP 7,500.00
  - Owner/Operator are conclusively presumed to have caused or permitted the illegal transfer and are liable to fine
  - Driver involved in illegal transfer/plates is penalized by suspension of driver’s license for one month
- If the MV is used and involved in commission of a crime: the penalty is imposed and the MV is impounded with fine PHP 10,000.00

Administrative fines: equipment, weights, illegal operation

Equipment/parts/accessories/marking violations are penalized:
- Operating MV with metallic tires on any public highway: PHP 150.00 (upon driver)
- Defective brakes: PHP 150.00
- Improper/defective horn or signalling device: PHP 150.00
- Unnecessary lights visible in front: PHP 150.00
- Without/defective headlights/taillights: PHP 150.00
- Without red rear lights at both/each side visible at least 100 m from the vehicle: PHP 150.00
- Without plate light: PHP 150.00
- Without opening brake lights: PHP 150.00
- Without/defective wiper on windshield: PHP 150.00
- Without cut/disconnected muffler (upon driver): PHP 150.00
- Dirty/unsightly or dilapidated MV (upon owner): PHP 150.00, with confiscations of plates until defects are corrected
- Failure to paint or improper painting of authorized route or painting of unauthorized route of PUJ: PHP 375.00
- Non-painting of business or trade name: PHP 150.00, with confiscation of plates until defects are corrected
- Use of unauthorized improvised plates: PHP 150.00
- Use of improvised plates to make MV appear as for hire: PHP 1,500.00
Public service and hiring-related equipment violations are penalized:
- Fine on owner/operator for an MV operated for hire:
  - Dirty/unsanitary defective unit: PHP 150.00
  - Without/defective hand brakes: PHP 150.00
  - Without or defective speedometer or tachometer: PHP 150.00
  - Defective or broken windshield: PHP 150.00
  - Without or defective windshield wiper: PHP 150.00
  - Without rear view mirror: PHP 150.00
  - Without interior light: PHP 150.00
- Without name or business name and address inscribed on both sides of MV used for public service: PHP 150.00 with confiscation of plates until proper markings are made
- Without spare tire (imposed upon owner/operator): PHP 150.00
- Unauthorized bell, siren, or exhaust whistle on emergency: PHP 150.00 and gadgets are confiscated
- Without red flag/red lights on projecting end of load extending more than a meter beyond the bed/body, and in the evening red lights visible at least 50 meters away: PHP 150.00
- Failure to paint appropriate body number on a MV for hire on both sides (upon owner/operator): PHP 375.00
- Failure to carry EWD: PHP 100.00
- Failure to install EWD 4 meters away to the front and rear of stalled/disabled MV (upon driver): PHP 300.00
- Without capacity markings (upon owner/operator): PHP 150.00
- Installation of jalousies/curtains/dim lights/strobe/dancing lights or similar lights/tinted colored or painted windshield/window glass (sunvisor or front windshield allowed): PHP 500.00
- Without permanent tailgate or failure to put "NOT FOR HIRE" sign in a private jeepney/jitney: PHP 300.00
Weights and load limit violations are penalized:
- Load extending beyond projected width without permit (upon driver): PHP 200.00
- Overloading:
  - Wheel/axle/axle group loads in excess of limits in Section 9, RA 4136 or any regulation without permit: PHP 150.00
  - Total weight of cargo carrying device on passenger truck including cargo exceeds 100 kilos: PHP 150.00
  - Allowing more passengers and/or more freight/cargo than registered carrying capacity (PUV—imposed upon conductor): PHP 150.00
  - Baggage/freight carried on top of truck exceeds 20 kilos per sq. meter and is not distributed to avoid endangerment/stability risk: PHP 150.00
Prohibited/illegal operation violations are penalized:
- OUT OF LINE operation for hire: the driver, owner, and operator each pay fines of PHP 500.00 for driver, PHP 500.00 for operator, and the driver’s license is confiscated and suspended for 1 week
  - 1st offense: confiscation and suspension for 1 week in addition to fine
  - 2nd offense: confiscation and suspension for 1 month in addition to fine
  - 3rd offense: 3 months suspension in addition to fine
  - 4th offense: revocation of driver’s license in addition to fine
- COLORUM OPERATION (driver):
  - 1st offense: fine PHP 500.00 and suspension of driver’s license for 3 months
  - 2nd offense: fine PHP 750.00 and suspension for 6 months
  - 3rd offense: fine PHP 1,000.00 and revocation of driver’s license
- COLORUM OPERATION (Owner/Operator):
  - 1st offense: fine PHP 1,000.00 and confiscation of plates for 3 months; if the MV is used even as private vehicle despite suspension of CR, it is impounded pending suspension and subject to Section 15 hereof
  - 2nd offense: fine PHP 2,000.00, MV impounded for 6 months
  - 3rd offense: fine PHP 3,000.00 and cancellation of franchise

Administrative fines: franchise breach, fraud, parking, taxi rules

Franchise-condition and related violations are penalized:
- Employing insolent, discourteous or arrogant drivers or conductors (imposed upon owner/operator): PHP 400.00
- Refusal to convey passenger to proper destination/trip cutting (imposed upon owner/driver): PHP 1,000.00
- Refusal to render public service to public (imposed upon owner/operator): PHP 1,000.00 each; includes confiscation of driver’s license and suspension for 1 month
- Non-issuance of fare ticket (imposed upon owner/operator and conductor): PHP 375.00 each
- Unauthorized commercial or business name or allowing another to use the commercial/business name (imposed upon the operator/owned): PHP 375.00
- Undue preference or unjust discrimination (imposed upon owner/operator and driver): PHP 500.00
- Overcharging/undercharging above or below authorized schedule of passenger rates (imposed upon driver or conductor): PHP 500.00
  - Owner/operator is also fined PHP 500.00; for each subsequent offense, the driver’s or conductor’s license is suspended for 1 month
- Breach of franchise conditions (except when otherwise penalized under any provisions) (imposed upon owner/operator): PHP 375.00
- Failure to carry franchise/CPC/PA (imposed upon driver): PHP 375.00
Fraud and falsities are penalized:
- Use of invalid/delinquent/suspended/revoked/fake license, identification card or permit: PHP 1,000.00 to 3,000.00
- Fake CR, OR, plates, tags or stickers/spurious documents (imposed upon owner/operator): PHP 1,000.00 to 3,000.00
- Misrepresenting a copy of a document before the Traffic Adjudication Service (imposed upon driver or owner): PHP 1,000.00
Parking-related and driver conduct rules are imposed:
- Prohibited parking is punishable at PHP 150.00 for parking in places including: within an intersection; on a crosswalk; within 5 m of the intersection of curb lines; within 4 m of a fire station driveway entrance; within 4 m of a fire hydrant; in front of a private driveway; on the roadway side of any unmoving/parked at the curb/edge of highway; at places with official prohibition signs; allowing passenger on top/cover of vehicle; permitting passenger to ride on running board/stepboard/mudguard while MV is in motion; disregarding traffic signs; failure to use helmet while driving a motorcycle
- Reckless driving:
  - 1st: fine PHP 500.00
  - 2nd: fine PHP 750.00 and suspension
  - 3rd: fine PHP 1,000.00 and revocation of driver’s license
- Failure to dim headlights: PHP 150.00
- Driving in slippers or sleeveless shirt: PHP 100.00
- Additional driver fines of PHP 100.00 are imposed for: driving in a place not for traffic or parking in a place not for parking; failure to give way to police/fire department vehicle or ambulance; hitching or permitting a bicycle/skate roller person to hitch to the vehicle
Taxi-unit violations are penalized:
- Fast, tampered, defective or non-operational taxi meter or tampered/broken/fake/altered meter seal (owner/operator): PHP 2,500.00
  - Plus:
    - 1st: PHP 2,000.00; confiscation of driver’s license and suspension for 3 months
    - 2nd: PHP 3,000.00; confiscation and cancellation of driver’s license and suspension for 6 months
    - 3rd: PHP 5,000.00; revocation of driver’s license and franchise
- Tampered/broken/joined/reconnected/fake/altered sealing wire (owner/operator): PHP 1,000.00
  - Driver’s license is confiscated and suspended for:
    - 1st offense: 1 month
    - 2nd offense: 3 months
    - 3rd offense: 6 months (all in addition to the fine)
- Refusal to render service to public or to convey passenger to destination (owner/operator): PHP 1,000.00
  - Driver’s license is suspended for 1 month
- Owner/operator fines of PHP 375.00 apply to: violation of color scheme/adopting new color/design without authority; unregistered/unauthorized tradename or business name or unauthorized use; no body number on both sides; old meter/transmission/triplex seal; loose triplex seal; flagged-up meter/operating on contractual (imposed upon driver): PHP 500.00
  - Driver’s license is confiscated and suspended for 1 month
- No taxi driver’s uniform: PHP 100.00
- No taximeter (driver/owner/operator) and the MV is impounded until meter is duly installed: PHP 1,000.00
- Installing aircon unit without authority: PHP 750.00
- Failure to paint "aircon" on authorized unit (owner/operator): PHP 750.00
- Failure to provide light on taximeter (owner/operator): PHP 150.00
- Failure to provide top light indicating availability (owner/operator) and failure to provide clean seat cover (owner/operator): PHP 150.00
- Failure to put owner/operator’s name and address on taxi unit: PHP 150.00
- Driver fines of PHP 150.00 are imposed for enumerated driving infractions including illegal turn at intersection; driving against traffic; illegal overtaking; unsafe-distance overtaking; cutting an overtaken vehicle; failure to drive away to overtaking vehicle; increasing speed while being overtaken; overtaking when left side not visible/clear of incoming traffic; overtaking at a crest/curve/railway grade crossing/intersection/no overtaking zone/men working or caution signs; overtaking between designated risky areas; failure to yield right of way at intersections and crossings (including pedestrian in a crosswalk); failure to stop before traversing a through highway/railroad crossing; failure to yield entering from private road; failure to yield to ambulance/police/fire vehicles; failure to give proper signal before starting/stopping/turning; illegal turn to the right near right-hand side/curve/edge; illegal turn intending to approach center line to pass left of center; failure to stop motor and notch handbrake when unattended and parked on any highway; and obstruction of free passage while discharging/taking on passengers or loading/unloading freight or impeding passage of another MV.

Operational effects, preservation of other fees, and enforcement

The schedule recognizes that the listed fines/charges govern violations and fixes their amounts by category and item number.
All existing fees and charges not listed at the time continue to be enforced at the same rates.
Revised rates take effect only after publication requirements are met: once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in two newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines, followed by fifteen (15) days.
Administrative issuances in conflict with the order are deemed revoked, amended, or revised accordingly.
The schedule expressly provides that penalty imposition for driver conduct offenses shall not prejudice the institution of appropriate criminal charges when evidence and circumstances warrant.