The Land Transportation Office (LTO) says local government units (LGUs) and their traffic enforcers do not have a legal basis to confiscate drivers’ licenses from traffic violators. In separate reports, GMA News Online and Philstar describe the LTO’s position that confiscation of licenses by LGUs is not supported by law, addressing claims attributed to an LGU that such actions are allowed. The reports indicate the LTO statement is meant to clarify the limits of LGU authority in traffic enforcement and to correct what it characterizes as a misunderstanding regarding the power to seize driver’s licenses. The Top Gear automotive outlet similarly reiterates that the LTO denies any legal basis for LGUs to carry out license confiscations, referring to assertions made by an LGU. Across the sources, the core point is consistent: license confiscation is not within the LGUs’ legal authority, according to the LTO.
LTO says LGUs have no legal basis to confiscate drivers’ licenses
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) says local government units (LGUs) and their traffic enforcers do not have a legal basis to confiscate drivers’ licenses from traffic violators. In separate report...
- The LTO states LGUs have no legal basis to confiscate drivers’ licenses.
- LGU traffic enforcers are not allowed, according to the LTO, to seize drivers’ licenses.
- The LTO is responding to claims by an LGU that confiscations are permitted.
- The statements are aimed at clarifying limits of LGU authority in traffic enforcement.
- The reports consistently attribute the position to the Land Transportation Office.
Contrary to a certain LGU’s statement claiming it can make confiscations
2 hours agoLocal traffic enforcers are not allowed to confiscate driver's licenses.
2 hours agoThe Land Transportation Office on Thursday said local government units have no legal basis to confiscate the drivers" licenses of traffic violators.
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