Clarification on the Collection of Mediation Fees Pursuant to OCA Circular No. 60-2006 Dated 27 March 2006
OCA Circular No. 65-2017 clarifies the applicability of a P500.00 mediation fee in Estafa cases, as previously outlined in OCA Circular No. 60-2006. While the earlier circular specifically mentioned cases under B.P. 22, this new circular confirms that the mediation fee also applies to Estafa cases when damages are sought. It is based on Section 9 of Rule 141 of the Rules of Court, which mandates clerks of court to collect this fee upon filing certain complaints. This clarification ensures uniformity in the collection of mediation fees across relevant case types.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 65-2017
- 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 20, 2017
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 65-2017
| TO | : | All Clerks of Court |
| SUBJECT | : | Clarification on the Collection of Mediation Fees Pursuant to OCA Circular No. 60-2006 Dated 27 March 2006 |
Queries have been raised concerning the applicability of the collection of the Five Hundred Peso (P500.00) mediation fee stated in OCA Circular No. 60-2006 dated 27 March 2006 to Estafa cases, when the said circular specifically mentions B.P. 22 cases only. ATICcS
Section 9 of Rule 141 of the Rules of Court states that "the clerks of court of the Regional Trial Courts and the First Level Courts shall collect the amount of FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00) (1) upon the filing of a Complaint or an Answer with a mediatable permissive or compulsory counterclaim xxx in civil cases xxx; (2) upon the filing of a Complaint/Information for offenses covered by the Katarungang Pambarangay Law, violation of B.P. Blg. 22, estafa and libel cases where damages are sought xxx."
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, this Office clarifies that the directive to collect Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) mediation fee as stated in OCA Circular No. 60-2006 dated 27 March 2006 likewise applies to Estafa cases.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Clarification on the Collection of Mediation Fees Pursuant to OCA Circular No. 60-2006 Dated 27 March 2006, OCA Circular No. 65-2017, Mar 20, 2017 (Philippines)
Clarification on the Collection of Mediation Fees Pursuant to OCA Circular No. 60-2006 Dated 27 March 2006, OCA Circular No. 65-2017 (Phil. 2017)
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