Things you need to know about the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) of
Valenzuela City
1. What is the No Contact Traffic
Apprehension Policy (NCAP)?
The policy pertains to the sending of a Notice of Violation and an
Ordinance Violation Receipt (OVR) to the address of the registered owner of
vehicle that violates any provision of City Ordinance No. 572 Series of 2019 even
without being apprehended by a traffic enforcer.
2. What is its coverage?
The No Contact Apprehension Policy covers all roads and intersections
within the jurisdiction of Valenzuela City.
3. How will Valenzuela City
send the Notice and Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt?
The Notice of Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt will be sent
using PhilPost registered mail.
4. How will Valenzuela City know about the records of the vehicle?
Valenzuela City is electronically connected to the Land Transportation
Office. Motor vehicle records and Driver’s License Information of violators are
retrieved electronically using LTO’s Local Government Unit Integrated Law
Enforcement System (LGU-ILES).
5. Where should I pay to settle my violation?
The violator may pay at any UCPB Branch or at Traffic Management
Division at the City External Services Office along MacArthur Highway,
Baranggay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City.
6. What If I was not the one driving the vehicle?
You may nominate the driver of your vehicle by proceeding to the Traffic
Management Division at the City External Services Office along MacArthur
Highway, Baranggay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City and showing as evidence the
following documents together with the Notice of Violation and Ordinance
Violation Receipt:
a. Objection to Notice of Violation Document which you
can download here
b. Notarized Affidavit of the new
owner/driver acknowledging the violation which you can download here
c. Photocopy of the driver’s license to
operate a vehicle
Please take note
that the driver has five (5) business days to address the violation. If the
driver fails to address the violation within the allotted number of days, the
registered owner shall be held secondarily liable and such amount shall be
demandable upon him/her.
7. If I sold the
car but the vehicle is still under my name, will I still be penalized for a
violation I did not commit?
You may proceed to the Traffic Management Division at the City External
Services Office along MacArthur Highway, Baranggay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City
and show as evidence the following documents together with the Notice of
Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt:
a. Objection to
Notice of Violation Document which you can download here
b. Notarized Affidavit of the new
owner/driver acknowledging the violation which you can download here
c. Notarized Deed of Sale of the vehicle
d. Photocopy of the driver’s license to
operate the vehicle
Please take note
that the new owner/driver has five (5) business days to address the violation.
If the new owner/driver fails to address the violation within the allotted
number of days, the registered owner shall be held secondarily liable and such
amount shall be demandable upon him/her.
8. What if the Vehicle was stolen?
If your vehicle was
stolen, you may proceed to the Traffic Management Division
at the City External Services Office along MacArthur Highway, Baranggay
Dalandanan, Valenzuela City and show as evidence the following documents
together with the Notice of Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt:
a. Objection to
Notice of Violation Document which you can download here
b. Philippine National Police report
that the vehicle was reported stolen
9. What if I gave
way to an emergency vehicle
If you committed
the violation in order to give way to an emergency vehicle such as an
ambulance, fire truck, Police vehicle or the like, you may proceed to the Traffic Management Division at the City External
Services Office along MacArthur Highway, Baranggay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City
and show as evidence the following documents together with the Notice of
Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt:
a. Objection to Notice of Violation Document which
you can download here
b. Evidence that there you committed the
violation in order to give way to an emergency vehicle.
If you do not have any evidence, the recorded video
of the violation will be used.
10. What if the
violator refuses to receive the Notice?
Traffic violators who refuse to receive or accept
the notice issued to them without any valid reason shall be deemed to have had
received it.
Valenzuela City
will also send an alarm to the Land Transportation Office for the motor vehicle
registration; meaning, the registered owner will not be able to register his or
her motor vehicle until penalties and/or fines are fully settled.
Lastly, Valenzuela
City will coordinate with the City Fiscal’s office, the Philippine National
Police and The National Bureau of Investigation for appropriate actions.
11. Within how many days should a driver settle his/her violation under this
policy?
Payment of fines and penalties shall be made within five (5) business
days upon receipt of the Notice of Violation and Ordinance Violations Receipt,
unless a contest is filed before the Valenzuela City Traffic Adjudication Board,
in which case, the fines, as finally adjudicated, if any, shall be paid at the Traffic
Management Division of Valenzuela City.
12. What will
happen if I don’t address the violation?
If a registered
owner of the vehicle does not address the violation within five (5) business
days upon receipt of the Notice of Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt,
Valenzuela City will send an alarm to the Land Transportation Office for the
motor vehicle registration; meaning, the violator will not be able to register
his or her motor vehicle until penalties and/or fines are fully settled.
Valenzuela City
will also coordinate with the City Fiscal’s office, the Philippine National
Police, The National Bureau of Investigation for appropriate actions.
13. If I don’t
agree with the violation given to me, how do I contest it?
You may contest the violation by going to the Traffic Management
Division of Valenzuela City within five (5) working days upon receipt of the
Notice of Violation and Ordinance Violation Receipt. You can download the
Objection to Notice of Violation here. Failure to do so within the
prescribed period shall be seen as a waiver of such right to contest the
violation or present evidence as a defense.
Once the contest has been filed at the Traffic Management Division, you
will be scheduled a hearing with the Valenzuela Traffic Adjudication Board (VTAB).
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 572 Series of 2019, decisions of the VTAB shall be
final and executory.