Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THE AUTHORITY TO SETTLE MINOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Date filed
November 13, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3849, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THE AUTHORITY TO SETTLE MINOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES | |
| ABSTRACT : The Department of Justice (DOJ) through the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor shall have the authority to bring together the parties before them and settle their cases provided that the subject criminal offenses are minor in character as hereinafter defined. > "Minor criminal offenses" shall mean those offenses punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year and/or a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00). | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : UMALI, AURELIO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-11-13 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (044 ) | 2. Syjuco (010 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-11-21 |
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ) through the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor shall have the authority to bring together the parties before them and settle their cases provided that the subject criminal offenses are minor in character as hereinafter defined. > "Minor criminal offenses" shall mean those offenses punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year and/or a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00).
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