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MANILA – Beginning February 2, the government will implement the Children’s Motor Vehicle Safety Act, also known as the Child Car Seats Act, which requires child restraint systems for child passengers in private vehicles to prevent injuries and deaths In case of an accident.
Under the rules of implementation of the law, drivers who violate the law will be fined P1,000 for the first offense; P2,000 for the second offense and P5,000 and suspension of the driver’s license for a period of one year for the third and subsequent offenses.
Meanwhile, any “manufacturer, distributor, importer, retailer and seller” who violates it can be sanctioned with a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 pesos for “each and every one of the child restraint systems manufactured, distributed, imported and / or sold. “.
The Bureau of Land Transportation has begun training installers and law enforcement officials, as well as developing guidelines for the implementation of the law. Meanwhile, the Department of Commerce and Industry has issued a mandatory product certification for car seats.
The law covers private motor vehicles, but it also says that the Department of Transportation “may recommend to Congress the inclusion of public motor vehicles and other vehicles used for public transportation.”
While the law will go into effect on Tuesday, the LTO said it will only start detaining violators in “3-6 months.”
The LTO’s deputy director of law enforcement, Roberto Valera, said there are still concerns that “need to be addressed.”
“We have to finalize the administrative order on the tint law / some cars have dark tints so it will be more difficult for us. Compliance with the law is visual, we have to see if the child is in the car seat,” he said .
