AN ACT PROVIDING THAT ALL MONEYS IN THE NATURE OF FINES AND COSTS PAID BY PERSONS CONVICTED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL OR CITY ORDINANCES SHALL ACCRUE EXCLUSIVELY TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR CITY CONCERNED, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION NINETY-THREE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX.
Year:
1969
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
May 14, 1969
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This Act mandates that all fines and costs paid by individuals convicted of violating municipal or city ordinances shall be allocated exclusively to the municipality or city concerned. It amends Section 93 of Republic Act No. 296 to ensure proper disposition of these funds.Full Text
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5468, May 14, 1969 ]
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT ALL MONEYS IN THE NATURE OF FINES AND COSTS PAID BY PERSONS CONVICTED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL OR CITY ORDINANCES SHALL ACCRUE EXCLUSIVELY TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR CITY CONCERNED, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION NINETY-THREE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section ninety-three of Republic Act Numbered two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as the Judiciary Act of 1948 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, May 14, 1969.
"Section 93. Moneys paid into municipal or city courts by whom, to be received.—All moneys accruing to the Government in municipal or city courts, including fees, fines, forfeitures, costs, or other miscellaneous receipt, and ail trust or depository funds paid into such courts shall be received by the municipal or city treasurer, or in the City of Manila by the city treasurer, for disposition according to law: Provided, however, That all moneys paid in the nature of fines and costs by persons convicted for violations of municipal or city ordinances shall accrue exclusively to the city, municipality or municipal district in meeting its obligations as defined under sections seventy-four and seventy-five of this Act, as amended.
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