OCA CIRCULAR NO. 11-2015, January 26, 2015
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 11-2015, January 26, 2015
| TO : |
ALL CLERKS OF COURT |
| SUBJECT: |
PROPER FEES TO BE COLLECTED IN ELECTION CONTESTS INVOLVING ELECTIVE MUNICIPAL AND BARANGA Y OFFICIALS |
Pursuant to the Resolution dated 2 September 2014 of the Court En Banc in A.M. No. 14-08-94-MeTC, the following guidelines shall govern the collection of fees in election contests involving elective Municipal and Barangay officials:
i. Section 1, Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure in Election Contests Before the Courts Involving Elective Municipal and Barangay Officials (A.M. No. 07-4-15-SC) dated 15 May 2007, shall strictly apply insofar as the proper collection of filing fees is concerned;
ii. other assessments for Legal Research Fund (LRF), Sheriffs Trust Fund (STF), Victim’s Compensation Fund (VCF) and Mediation Fund shall be collected in election contests;
iii. the Php 3,000.00 filing fee for election contests shall be allocated to the account of the Special Allowance for the Judiciary (SAJ); and
iv. postal money orders are not acceptable as a mode of payment of filing fees.
For strict compliance.
26 January 2015
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(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZ
Court Administrator |