Non-imposition of Cost de Oficio When Case Is Dismissed or Defendant Acquitted
Republic Act No. 15 • Statutes • Republic Acts • Sep 18, 1946
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September 18, 1946 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 15 AN ACT PROVIDING THAT IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDING BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE NO COST DE OFICIO SHALL BE TAXED AGAINST THE MUNICIPALITY CONCERNED WHEN THE CASE IS DISMISSED OR THE DEFENDANT ACQUITTED SECTION 1. Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any criminal proceeding before a justice of the peace no cost de oficio shall be taxed against the municipality concerned when the case is dismissed or the defendant acquitted. cd SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: September 18, 1946 Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 42, No. 10, p. 2372 in October 1946
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