A.M. No. 14-08-94-MeTC (Re: Proper Fees to be Collected in Election Contests Involving Elective Municipal and Barangay Officials)
OCA Circular No. 122-14, issued on September 16, 2014, provides guidelines for clerks of court regarding the collection of fees in election contests involving elective municipal and barangay officials. It emphasizes that the provisions of Section 1, Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure in Election Contests should be followed for filing fees. Additional assessments for various funds, such as the Legal Research Fund and Victim's Compensation Fund, are also to be collected. The circular specifies a filing fee of P3,000.00, which is to be allocated to the Special Allowance for the Judiciary, and states that postal money orders are not acceptable for payment. Strict compliance with these guidelines is mandated.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 122-14
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 16, 2014
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 122-14
| TO | : | Clerks of Court/Officers-in-Charge/Accountable |
| SUBJECT | : | A.M. No. 14-08-94-MeTC (Re: Proper Fees to be |
In its 2 September 2014 Resolution in A.M. No. 14-08-94-MeTC (Re: Proper Fees to be Collected in Election Contests Involving Elective Municipal and Barangay Officials) the Honorable Court, upon the recommendation of the Office of the Court Administrator, resolved, among others, to:
(b) ADVISE the Clerks of Court in the first and second level courts that: (i) Sec. 1, Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure in Election Contests Before the Courts Involving Elective Municipal and Barangay Officials (A.M. No. 07-4-15-SC), dated May 15, 2007, is controlling insofar as the proper collection of filing fees is concerned; (ii) other assessments for Legal Research Fund, Sheriff's Trust Fund, Victim's Compensation Fund and Mediation Fund shall be collected in election contests; (iii) the P3,000.00 filing fee for election contest shall be allocated to the amount of the Special Allowance for the Judiciary; and (iv) postal money orders are not acceptable as a mode of payment of filing fees.
Strict compliance is hereby enjoined.
JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
A.M. No. 14-08-94-MeTC (Re: Proper Fees to be Collected in Election Contests Involving Elective Municipal and Barangay Officials), OCA Circular No. 122-14, Sep 16, 2014 (Philippines)
A.M. No. 14-08-94-MeTC (Re: Proper Fees to be Collected in Election Contests Involving Elective Municipal and Barangay Officials), OCA Circular No. 122-14 (Phil. 2014)
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