GUIDELINES FOR THE DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR VIOLATION/S OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT, AS AMENDED, WHO ARE BELIEVED TO BE DRUGS DEPENDENTS; ADMINISTRATION OF LABORATORY …

Pursuant to the powers vested in it by Section 36(a) of R.A. No.
6425, as amended the DDB hereby prescribes the following guidelines for
the disposition of persons arrested/apprehended for violating the
provisions of the said Act who are believed to be drug dependents and
the administration of laboratory examinations/tests pursuant to Section
24-A of the same Act as amended by B.P. Blg. 179:

SECTION 1.       Any person arrested/apprehended for
violations of any provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act, as amended,
shall, if the arresting/apprehending officer has reasonable ground to
believe that such person, on account of physical signs or symptoms or
other visible or outward manifestations is under the influence of
dangerous drugs, be brought immediately by said arresting officer to the
nearest laboratory testing center for the administration of the
laboratory examination/test.

SECTION 2.       The laboratory testing center shall
forthwith administer the examinations/tests to ascertain the presence of
dangerous drugs in the body fluids of the person arrested and to
identify the quality and determine the quantity of dangerous drugs
ingested.  The results of such laboratory examination/test duly
certified by the examining officer shall immediately be forwarded to the
arresting officer, copy thereof to be furnished the DDB.

SECTION 3.       After the examinations/tests have been
administered the arrested person shall continue to remain in the custody
of the arresting officer only if an information has already been filed
against him in the proper court or if there is other evidence to warrant
the continued detention of such person, otherwise he shall be released
from custody after the expiration of the period for lawful detention as
provided in the Revised Penal Code, pending the result of said
examination/test.  Should the result of the examination/test be positive
that the person arrested has ingested dangerous drugs, the arresting
officer shall immediately forward the record of the case together with
the result of the examination/test to the prosecuting officer for the
filing of the appropriate information in Court.

SECTION 4.       This regulation shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 22 Sept. 1982

(SGD.) J. C. AZURIN
(Minister of Health)
Chairman