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5. Other violations similar to or of the same nature as any of the above, but
not included in this listing, shall likewise be penalized with the same
amount.
C. Indigent Fire Victims are exempted from paying the Fire Incident Clearance
fee upon submission of a certification from the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD).
D. Public Schools, Local Government Units and other government agencies are
exempted from paying fire drill fee.
E. The foregoing schedule of fees and fines may be changed, altered or
amended by the Chief, BFP subject to the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior and Local Government.
SECTION 12.0.0.5
MANNER OF COLLECTION
A. The BFP shall collect the prescribed fire code revenues thru any of the
following options:
1. Direct payment thru Authorized Government Servicing Bank (AGSB) or
Authorized Government Depository Bank (AGDB);
2. Collection by collecting officers; and
3. Other options that the Chief, BFP may later prescribe, subject to the
existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
B. In cases where direct payments using prescribed Special Bank Receipt
(SBR) or other options are not yet adopted, all revenue collections shall
have corresponding Official Receipt (OR) issued by the BFP. The
collections shall be deposited to the AGSB or AGDB unless otherwise later
prescribed.
C. The twenty percent (20%) of all revenues collected set aside and retained
for use of the local government concerned and collected by the BFP,
shall be remitted to the escrow account of the City/Municipal
government concerned.
D. The eighty percent (80%) of all revenues collected by the BFP shall be
remitted to the National Treasury under a trust account prescribed by the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
E. All Fire Code taxes, fees, charges and fines collected by the
City/Municipal Treasurer upon effectivity of RA 9514 and prior to the
effectivity of its IRR shall be remitted to the Bureau of Treasury (BOT) within
six (6) months from effectivity of IRR of RA 9514 to the Special Trust Fund
Account of the BFP.
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