Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook
OCA Circular No. 230-2016 outlines the guidelines for the distribution and use of the Detainees Notebook by judges and court personnel in the First and Second Level Courts. Each court will receive a specified number of notebooks based on the number of detainees, with two copies allocated for each detainee per pending case. One copy is to be filed with the court, while the other is retained by the jail warden. Both copies must be updated after each hearing, reflecting court actions and scheduling. Additionally, if a detainee is released on bail, their notebook copy must be returned to the court; if bail is forfeited, it is to be returned to the jail warden.
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- What is Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook about?
- OCA Circular No. 230-2016 outlines the guidelines for the distribution and use of the Detainees Notebook by judges and court personnel in the First and Second Level Courts. Each court will receive a specified number of notebooks based on the number of detainees, with two copies allocated for each detainee per pending case. One copy is to be filed with the court, while the other is retained by the jail warden. Both copies must be updated after each hearing, reflecting court actions and scheduling. Additionally, if a detainee is released on bail, their notebook copy must be returned to the court; if bail is forfeited, it is to be returned to the jail warden.
- What type of law is OCA Circular No. 230-2016?
- Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook (OCA Circular No. 230-2016) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook enacted?
- Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook (OCA Circular No. 230-2016) was enacted on Nov 7, 2016.
- What is the citation for Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook?
- Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook, OCA Circular No. 230-2016, Nov 7, 2016 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 230-2016
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 7, 2016
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 230-2016
| TO | : | All Judges and Concerned Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook |
To avoid any confusion over the distribution and proper use of the Detainees Notebook under Sec. 15 (c) of the 18 March 2014 Resolution of the Court in A.M. No. 12-11-2-SC (Guidelines for Decongesting Holding Jails by Enforcing the Rights of Accused Persons to Bail and to Speedy Trial), the following guidelines are hereby adopted:
1. The Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) shall supply each court with the required number of Detainees Notebooks. For this purpose, the respective Executive Judges shall submit to the Property Division, Office of Administrative Services, OCA, the number of detainees in their jurisdiction and the number of Detainees Notebook needed, send the same to the Property Division via regular mail or email at [email protected], and coordinate with the Property Division for the delivery of the Detainees Notebooks.
2. Two (2) copies of the Detainees Notebook shall be allotted to each detainee for every pending case the detainee has, regardless of the imprisonment period of the imposable penalty. One (1) copy shall be filed with and attached to the records of the case in court and shall form part thereof, while the other shall be kept by the jail warden, which copy shall be brought to the court every time the accused has a hearing.
3. BOTH copies of the Detainees Notebook shall be updated by the court personnel assigned by the judge and signed by him or her and the branch clerk of court after every hearing, stating what action the court has taken on the case, the next scheduled hearing, and what action the court will further take thereon. Case incidents that occurred before the distribution of the Detainees Notebook need not be recorded therein.
4. For detainees released on bail or recognizance, their copy of the Detainees Notebook shall be surrendered to the court. Should bail be subsequently cancelled or forfeited, the Detainees Notebook shall be returned to the jail warden for safekeeping. aDSIHc
For your guidance and strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Cite This Law
Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook, OCA Circular No. 230-2016, Nov 7, 2016 (Philippines)
Guidelines on the Distribution and Use of the Detainees Notebook, OCA Circular No. 230-2016 (Phil. 2016)
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