[ A.M. No. 99-10-09-SC. January 25, 2000]

RE: RESOLUTION CLARIFYING THE GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION FOR AND ENFORCEABILITY OF SEARCH WARRANTS

EN BANC

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated JAN 25 2000.

A.M. No. 99-10-09-SC (Re: Resolution Clarifying the Guidelines on the Application for and Enforceability of Search Warrants.)

The Court Resolved to APPROVE the Draft Resolution Clarifying the Guidelines on the Application for and Enforceability of Search Warrants.

In the interest of an effective administration of Justice and pursuant to the powers vested in the Supreme Court by the Constitution, the following are authorized to act on all applications for search warrants involving heinous crimes, illegal gambling, dangerous drugs and illegal possession of firearms:

The Executive Judge and Vice Executive Judges of the Regional Trial Courts, Manila and Quezon City, filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime task Force (PAOC-TF) and the Reaction Against Crime Task Force (REACT-TF) with the Regional Trial Courts of Manila and Quezon City.

The applications shall be personally endorsed by the heads of the said agencies, for the search of places to be particularly described therein, and the seizure of property of things as prescribed in the Rules of Court, and to issue the warrants, if justified, which may be served in places outside the territorial jurisdiction of said courts.

The authorized judges shall keep a special docket book listing the details of the applications and the result of the searches and seizures made pursuant to the warrants issued.

This Resolution is effective immediately and shall continue until further orders from this Court and shall be an exception to the provisions of Circular No. 13 dated 1 October 1985 and Circular No. 19 dated 4 August 1987.

This Resolution supersedes Administrative Order No. 20-97, issued on 12 February 1997, and Administrative Order No. 46-97, issued on 19 March 1997.

The Court Administrator shall implement this Resolution.

Enacted this 25th day of January 2000.

Very truly yours,

LUZVIMINDA PUNO

Clerk of Court

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA

Asst. Clerk of Court


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