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Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING THE IMPOUNDING OF MOTOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A VEHICULAR INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OF A PEDESTRIAN, COMMUTER OR BY-STANDER, UNLESS A CASH BOND IS POSTED
Date filed
July 28, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01861 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING THE IMPOUNDING OF MOTOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A VEHICULAR INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OF A PEDESTRIAN, COMMUTER OR BY-STANDER, UNLESS A CASH BOND IS POSTED |
| ABSTRACT : This bill mandates that any motor vehicle which directly figured in a vehicular incident that resulted in the death or serious physical injury of a pedestrian, commuter, or by-stander who is not a passenger of such vehicle, shall be held in custodia legis, pending the outcome of any criminal or civil proceeding as a result of the same incident, unless the driver, owner or operator of the vehicle shall post a cash bond in the amount of at least Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP500,000.00) as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that may be rendered by the court. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOLETA, RODANTE D. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-28 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Figueroa (013 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04892 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2004-08-09 |
Abstract
This bill mandates that any motor vehicle which directly figured in a vehicular incident that resulted in the death or serious physical injury of a pedestrian, commuter, or by-stander who is not a passenger of such vehicle, shall be held in custodia legis, pending the outcome of any criminal or civil proceeding as a result of the same incident, unless the driver, owner or operator of the vehicle shall post a cash bond in the amount of at least Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP500,000.00) as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that may be rendered by the court.'
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