[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 4-2002, May 08, 2002 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 4-2002, May 08, 2002 ]

[ OCA CIRCULAR NO. 4-2002, May 08, 2002 ]

TO:

ALL TRIAL COURT JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURT/BRANCH CLERKS OF COURT

SUBJECT:

INVENTORY OF CONFISCATED CASH, SURETY AND PROPERTY BONDS

It has come to our attention that a majority of the branches of the lower courts have not been submitting to the Office of the Court Administrator their reports on confiscated cash, surety and property bonds in both civil and criminal cases where such bonds were posted. As, such, all branches of the lower courts are directed to submit an inventory of all cash, surety and property bonds that have been confiscated for the period November 1, 1999 up to the present and to inform the manner how such bonds have been disposed.

The inventory shall be reported using the following format, to wit:

Case Title

Case Number

Type of Bond

Date of Confiscation Order and Reason for the Confiscation

Amount of Cash bond/ Assessed value of property bond

Status/Manner of Disposition/Action Taken

Example

1.

PP vs. Mr. X

Criminal Case No. 123-99

Cash Bond

Jan. 10, 2000

-accused jumped bail

P20,000

Deposited in JDF account ----or----- No action taken on the order of confiscation ----or----- Other actions taken

2.

PP vs. Mr. Y

Criminal Case No. 456-01

Property Bond

Feb. 1, 2001

-accused jumped bail

P200,000

Confiscated property bond register with the Register of Deeds on (date) ----or----- No action taken on the order of confiscation ----or----- Other actions taken

3.

PP vs. Mr. Z

Criminal Case No. 789-02

Surety Bond

March 2, 2002

-accused jumped bail

P100,000

Writ of execution issued on confiscated/forfeited bonds ----or---- No action taken on order of confiscation -----or----- Full amount of bond collected and deposited in JDF account

The aforesaid inventory report shall be submitted to the Office of the Court Administrator not later than 45 days from receipt hereof.

Hereof, all branches of the lower courts are enjoined to submit a monthly report on the inventory of confiscated cash, surety and property bond, in both civil and criminal cases where such bonds were posted.

For strict compliance.

May 8, 2002.

PRESBITERO J. VELASCO, JR.

Court Administrator