CIRCULAR NO. 22-93, April 23, 1993
CIRCULAR NO. 22-93, April 23, 1993
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
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THE COURT OF APPEALS,
SANDIGANBAYAN, COURT OF TAX APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, SHARI’AH DISTRICT COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS AND SHARI’AH CIRCUIT COURTS |
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SECTION 18-A, AMENDMENT TO RULE 141
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For the information and guidance of all concerned,
quoted hereunder is the resolution of the Court En Bane in Adm. Matter
No. 93-2-036-SC. – Re: Proposed amendment to Rule 141 (Legal Fees),
dated February 16, 1993, to wit:
‘”A.M. NO. 93-2-036-SC. – Re: Proposed amendment to
Rule 141 (Legal Fees). – In view of the provision of Rep. Act 7309
establishing the Board of Claims for individuals who may have sufferred
unlawful imprisonment or violations, the Court Resolved to APPROVE the
Proposed Amendment to Rule 141 by adding Sec. 18-A as follows:
‘Sec. 18-A. In addition to the fees imposed in
the preceeding sections, a victim-compensation fee of five (F5.00) pesos
pursuant to Rep. Act No. 7309 shall be assessed and. collected for the
filing of every complaint or petition initiating an ordinary civil
action, special civil action or sp»ecial proceedings in the trial courts
including civil actions impliedly instituted with criminal actions
under Rule 111, Revised Rules on Criminal Procedure where a filing fee
is likewise collected- All sums collected shall be remitted to the
Department of Justice every quarter by the Clerk of Court concerned- ‘The collection of this fee shall begin fifteen
(15) days after the publication of the proposed amendment as published
in a newspaper of general circulation,”
The proposed amendment was published in the Manila Bulletin on March 24, 1993.
April 23, 1993.
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(SGD.) ERNANI CRUZ PANO
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Court Administrator
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