NAGA CITY – Traffic violators may soon be allowed to shed blood instead of money to settle penalty for their misdeed.
Now on the committee level, this “blood for fine” ordinance filed by City Councilor D.C. Nathan A. Sergio, once passed, will allow voluntary blood donation as an alternative way to settle fines for violation of traffic rules with corresponding amount ranging from P500 to P1,000.
Donation of blood will be facilitated after the arrested violator is diagnosed to be medically and physically fit. Bloodletting will be conducted under the supervision of a physician at the City Health Office or the Naga City Hospital.
The procedure for voluntary blood donation under the proposed ordinance:
Upon apprehension, violator will be informed by the traffic officer of the option to donate blood or pay the corresponding fine. The violator will be given 3 working days to pay the stipulated fine.
If a violator opted to donate blood, he is given 7 days to do so. If he failed, his traffic violation will be forwarded to a local court for appropriate judicial action.
If the violator elects to donate blood, he shall be accompanied by the apprehending officer to the City Health office or the Naga City Hospital to undergo examinations to determine whether he is medically qualified or physically fit. If so, the violator will be asked to execute an affidavit regarding his voluntary donation of blood in lieu of cash fine.
Violator’s blood donation shall not exceed 500 cc. Bloodletting and examination under the ordinance will be conducted every morning of Friday at the Naga City Hospital.
The Naga City Hospital will inform the donor and the Public Safety Office if blood donation were found to be unsafe or unfit for medical/surgical use. No more bloodletting will be made on the donor. However, the PSO will consider the traffic violation fine fully paid but a second offense will leave him with no other option but to pay in cash for the fine.
Now on the committee level, this “blood for fine” ordinance filed by City Councilor D.C. Nathan A. Sergio, once passed, will allow voluntary blood donation as an alternative way to settle fines for violation of traffic rules with corresponding amount ranging from P500 to P1,000.
Donation of blood will be facilitated after the arrested violator is diagnosed to be medically and physically fit. Bloodletting will be conducted under the supervision of a physician at the City Health Office or the Naga City Hospital.
The procedure for voluntary blood donation under the proposed ordinance:
Upon apprehension, violator will be informed by the traffic officer of the option to donate blood or pay the corresponding fine. The violator will be given 3 working days to pay the stipulated fine.
If a violator opted to donate blood, he is given 7 days to do so. If he failed, his traffic violation will be forwarded to a local court for appropriate judicial action.
If the violator elects to donate blood, he shall be accompanied by the apprehending officer to the City Health office or the Naga City Hospital to undergo examinations to determine whether he is medically qualified or physically fit. If so, the violator will be asked to execute an affidavit regarding his voluntary donation of blood in lieu of cash fine.
Violator’s blood donation shall not exceed 500 cc. Bloodletting and examination under the ordinance will be conducted every morning of Friday at the Naga City Hospital.
The Naga City Hospital will inform the donor and the Public Safety Office if blood donation were found to be unsafe or unfit for medical/surgical use. No more bloodletting will be made on the donor. However, the PSO will consider the traffic violation fine fully paid but a second offense will leave him with no other option but to pay in cash for the fine.
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