Conduct of Physical Inventory
Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96 mandates all court clerks and accountable officers in the Philippines to conduct a physical inventory of property assigned to their respective branches, offices, and libraries, as of September 30, 1996, and annually thereafter. The inventory aims to update records of office equipment, furniture, and other properties previously supervised by the Department of Justice and now the Supreme Court. Each inventory must be witnessed by a representative from the Commission on Audit, and the results must be documented in a specified report format, including the condition of each item. Executive and Presiding Judges are tasked with supervising the inventory process, ensuring timely submission of reports within 30 working days of receipt of the circular.
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- What is Conduct of Physical Inventory about?
- Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96 mandates all court clerks and accountable officers in the Philippines to conduct a physical inventory of property assigned to their respective branches, offices, and libraries, as of September 30, 1996, and annually thereafter. The inventory aims to update records of office equipment, furniture, and other properties previously supervised by the Department of Justice and now the Supreme Court. Each inventory must be witnessed by a representative from the Commission on Audit, and the results must be documented in a specified report format, including the condition of each item. Executive and Presiding Judges are tasked with supervising the inventory process, ensuring timely submission of reports within 30 working days of receipt of the circular.
- What type of law is Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96?
- Conduct of Physical Inventory (Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Conduct of Physical Inventory enacted?
- Conduct of Physical Inventory (Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96) was enacted on Sep 20, 1996.
- What is the citation for Conduct of Physical Inventory?
- Conduct of Physical Inventory, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96, Sep 20, 1996 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 20, 1996
SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 10-96
| TO | : | All Clerks of Court, Branch Clerks of Court, Officers in Charge, and All Accountable Officers of the Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts Shari'a District Courts, Shari'a Circuit Courts, Court Libraries and Maintenance Offices of the Halls of Justice |
| SUBJECT | : | Conduct of Physical Inventory |
For purposes of updating our records of property accountabilities and to determine existing conditions of our office equipment, furniture, books and other properties supplied by the Department of Justice when it had supervision over lower courts or before 17 January 1973, and by the Supreme Court thereafter, all Clerks of Court, Branch Clerks of Court, Officers-in-Charge and all accountable officers of the Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, Shari'a District Courts, Shari'a Circuit Courts, Court Libraries and Maintenance Offices of the Halls of Justice are hereby directed to conduct a physical inventory of said properties assigned to their respective branches, offices and libraries as of 30 September 1996 and as of 31 December of every year thereafter. However, not included in this year's inventory reports are equipment, furniture and other properties issued by the Department of Justice, to branches and offices in the Halls of Justice not covered by any formal turn-over. The conduct of inventory must be witnessed by a representative from the nearest Commission on Audit office.
The result of such inventory should be reflected in the attached Inventory Report form, accomplished in triplicate, and must be duly attested by the representative of the Commission on Audit.
In the preparation of the inventory reports, the condition of each piece of property should be duly indicated in the "Remarks" column of the prescribed form.
All Executive and Presiding Judges shall supervise the proper implementation of this directive within their respective jurisdictions to insure the prompt accomplishment and submission of such reports to the Property Division, Supreme Court, Manila, for compilation into a consolidated Inventory Report. The aforementioned officials are required to submit their inventory reports within thirty (30) working days from receipt of this Administrative Circular and on or before 30 January of every succeeding year.
(SGD.) ANDRES R. NARVASAChief Justice
Cite This Law
Conduct of Physical Inventory, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96, Sep 20, 1996 (Philippines)
Conduct of Physical Inventory, Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 10-96 (Phil. 1996)
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