Extension of Effectivity Date for the Compulsory Use of the Judiciary Electronic Payment Solution (JEPS) on 1 February 2023
OCA Circular No. 17A-2023 extends the mandatory implementation date for the Judiciary Electronic Payment Solution (JEPS) to February 1, 2023. This extension applies to all court transactions exceeding One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) and aims to allow lawyers and the public additional time to adapt to the new electronic payment system. The initiative is designed to enhance the efficiency and convenience of legal fee payments and court collections. This circular serves as an amendment to a previous circular dated January 19, 2023.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 17A-2023
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 20, 2023
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 17A-2023
| TO | : | The Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, Regional Trial Courts, Shari'ah District Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, Shari'ah Circuit Courts, the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, Public Attorney's Office and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines |
| SUBJECT | : | Extension of Effectivity Date for the Compulsory Use of the Judiciary Electronic Payment Solution (JEPS) on 1 February 2023 |
In its Resolution dated 6 December 2022 in B.M. No. 4340 (In Re: Integrated Bar of the Philippines' Resolution on the Implementation of OCA Circular No. 290-(20)22, the Court En Banc resolved to:
EXTEND to 1 February 2023 the effectivity date for the compulsory use of the Judiciary Electronic [Payment] Solution (JEPS) for transactions amounting to more than One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) as envisioned under Guideline No. 2 of OCA Circular No. 290-(20)22 dated October 20, 2022. The extension will give lawyers, and the public as well, more time to familiarize themselves with the payment solution which only aims to make the processes and payment of legal fees and other court collections easier, and more accessible and convenient. (Emphasis underlined)
This circular amends OCA Circular No. 17-2023 dated 19 January 2023.
For the information and guidance of all concerned.
(SGD.) RAUL B. VILLANUEVACourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Extension of Effectivity Date for the Compulsory Use of the Judiciary Electronic Payment Solution (JEPS) on 1 February 2023, OCA Circular No. 17A-2023, Jan 20, 2023 (Philippines)
Extension of Effectivity Date for the Compulsory Use of the Judiciary Electronic Payment Solution (JEPS) on 1 February 2023, OCA Circular No. 17A-2023 (Phil. 2023)
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