Warrants of Arrest Issued and Still Active
OCA Circular No. 121-04 mandates judges and court clerks across various trial courts in the Philippines to assist the National Police Commission in validating active warrants of arrest. This initiative, part of the National Warrants of Arrest Registry (NWAR) project, aims to improve the tracking and management of arrest warrants. Courts are required to provide the Philippine National Police with a list detailing the active warrants, including case numbers and the names of the accused. Compliance with this directive is emphasized to enhance the efficiency of warrant monitoring.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 121-04
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 8, 2004
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 121-04
| TO | : | All Judges, Clerks of Court and Branch Clerks of Court of the Regional Trial Courts, Shari'a District Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, and Shari'a Circuit Courts |
| SUBJECT | : | Warrants of Arrest Issued and Still Active |
The National Police Commission, Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management, embarking on a project, National Warrants of Arrest Registry (NWAR) has sought the assistance of this Office regarding their difficulties to make a validation of Warrants of Arrest (active) issued by the trial courts in order to encode the warrants into their system. ACcTDS
In support to the enhancement of the system and so as to monitor the status of the warrants of arrest issued on different cases, you are hereby DIRECTED to furnish the PNP with a list of Warrants of Arrest (active), specifying the number of the case and the name(s) of the accused and the copies of the warrants coursed thru the following:
Eduardo S. Matillano
Director
Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management
Philippine National Police, Camp Crame, Quezon City
Strict compliance is enjoined.
(SGD.) PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.Court Administrator
Cite This Law
Warrants of Arrest Issued and Still Active, OCA Circular No. 121-04, Oct 8, 2004 (Philippines)
Warrants of Arrest Issued and Still Active, OCA Circular No. 121-04 (Phil. 2004)
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