Administrative Circular No. 21-2006 Re: Guidelines for the Implementation of the Drug Prevention Program for the First and Second Level Courts
OCA Circular No. 45-06, issued on March 13, 2006, directs judges of the First and Second Level Courts to implement guidelines from Administrative Circular No. 21-2006 regarding a Drug Prevention Program. Judges are instructed to recommend court personnel for drug testing if there are reasonable grounds to suspect habitual drug use, based on observable behaviors such as appearance and speech. Recommendations must be submitted within fifteen days to the Drug Prevention Committee. Compliance with these guidelines is mandatory to maintain the integrity of the judiciary.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 45-06
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 13, 2006
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 45-06
| TO | : | All Judges of the First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Administrative Circular No. 21-2006 Re: Guidelines for the Implementation of the Drug Prevention Program for the First and Second Level Courts |
Attached is a copy of Administrative Circular No. 21-2006 dated 24 February 2006 Re: Guidelines for the Implementation of the Drug Prevention Program for First and Second Level Courts. 1
Pursuant thereto, you are hereby DIRECTED to recommend to this office the court personnel who may be subjected to drug test based on a reasonable ground that said court personnel is a habitual user of dangerous drugs. Such reasonable ground shall be determined based on specific contemporaneous and articulable observations concerning such matters as the appearance, behavior, speech or physical manifestation of the concerned employee [No. IV-C(2) Administrative Circular No. 21-2006].
Recommendations shall be submitted within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof, directly to:
The Secretariat
Drug Prevention Committee for
Court Management Office
Office of the Court Administrator
For strict compliance. CcAESI
(SGD.) PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.Court AdministratorOffice of the Court Administrator
ATTACHMENT
Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 21-06
Footnotes
1. See page 591.
Cite This Law
Administrative Circular No. 21-2006 Re: Guidelines for the Implementation of the Drug Prevention Program for the First and Second Level Courts, OCA Circular No. 45-06, Mar 13, 2006 (Philippines)
Administrative Circular No. 21-2006 Re: Guidelines for the Implementation of the Drug Prevention Program for the First and Second Level Courts, OCA Circular No. 45-06 (Phil. 2006)
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