This paper presents a prototype of a centralized contactless traffic violation apprehension system composed of an artificial intelligence (AI) engine and a web application. The AI engine collects traffic data, primarily traffic violation data, through a contactless approach by using different video and image processing techniques and AI algorithms in its three modules: license plate detection, optical character recognition (OCR), and number coding violation detection. The web application consolidates all the data produced by the AI engine and provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for data management, visualization, and analysis. This contactless apprehension system aims to automate, standardize, and streamline the existing processes of law enforcement agencies and institutions for a more efficient apprehension of traffic violators and help them improve their traffic planning and management in the congested areas of the Philippines.

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