Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL CAUSE FOR ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT
Date filed
December 15, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08938 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL CAUSE FOR ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT |
| ABSTRACT : WHEN A CRIME HAD BEEN COMMITTED AND UPON THE SWORN STATEMENT OF AN EYE-WITNESS DULY VERIFIED AS TRUE BY A POLICE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR, OR BY A FORENSIC EXPERT, PROVIDED THAT THE ASSERTION OF THE LATTER IS BORNE OUT BY AT LEAST TWO CICUMSTANTIAL PHYSICAL OR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE INDICATING THAT THE PERSON TO BE ARRESTED WAS THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME, THE LATTER MAY BE ARRESTED WITHOUT WARRANT BY ANY OFFICER OF THE LAW. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GONZALES, RODOLFO F. |
| DATE FILED : 1999-12-15 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1999-12-21 |
Abstract
WHEN A CRIME HAD BEEN COMMITTED AND UPON THE SWORN STATEMENT OF AN EYE-WITNESS DULY VERIFIED AS TRUE BY A POLICE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR, OR BY A FORENSIC EXPERT, PROVIDED THAT THE ASSERTION OF THE LATTER IS BORNE OUT BY AT LEAST TWO CICUMSTANTIAL PHYSICAL OR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE INDICATING THAT THE PERSON TO BE ARRESTED WAS THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME, THE LATTER MAY BE ARRESTED WITHOUT WARRANT BY ANY OFFICER OF THE LAW.
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