This web
page features the full text ofADMINISTRATIVE
CIRCULAR NO. 14-99.
ADMINISTRATIVE
CIRCULAR NO. 14-99
INVENTORY OF
BOOKS OF LOWER COURTS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOWER
COURT
LIBRARIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS.
The following
guidelines
are adopted for the inventory of books heretofore released to the lower
courts, the establishment of libraries, and the distribution of books
to
the lower courts:
I.
INVENTORY
OF BOOKS
To update
and reconcile
records of books in all lower courts, all judges and clerks of courts
should
submit to the Supreme Court Library, not later than 31 December 1999,
an
inventory of all books. A copy of the inventory should be furnished the
Office of the Chief Justice.
II.
COURT
LIBRARIES
Lower court
libraries
may be established upon the request made to the Chief Justice by the
Executive
Judges on condition that a space will be provided for such libraries.
The Collection
of court
libraries shall consist of the following:
(1) A set
of Supreme
Court Reports Annotated, and the Philippine Reports starting with
volume
154;
(2) Books
on subjects
within the coverage of the jurisdiction of lower courts;
(3)
Available reference
books; and
(4)
Publications
of the Supreme Court.
III.
DISTRIBUTION
OF BOOKS
(1) For every
ten
(10) salas of the Regional Trial Courts -- One (1) set of Supreme Court
Reports Annotated (SCRA).
(2) For all
Regional
Trial Courts with single salas -- One (1) set each of Supreme Court
Reports
Annotated (SCRA).
(3) For all
Regional
Trial Courts which do not have a set of SCRA -- One (1) set each of
Philippine
Reports starting with volume 154.
(4) For all
Metropolitan
Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities,
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts and Shari'a Courts -- One (1) set each
of
Philippine Reports starting with volume 154.
(5) For the
Juriconsult
in Islamic Law, in Marawi City, One (1) set of SCRA.
(6) For
individual
branches of the lower courts -- Supreme Court publications, annual SCRA
Quick Index Digest and the latest selected codal publications such as:
Civil Code, Revised Penal Code, Rules of Court, and the Local
Government
Code.cralaw:red
The Supreme
Court Library
shall regularly update the allocation of books pursuant to the above
guidelines.
Notices with the corresponding Memorandum Receipts should be sent to
the
lower courts for the updating.
This Circular shall
take effect immdiately.
The Chief of the
Supreme Court Library Services shall disseminate copies of this
Circular
to all Executive Judges and the Clerks of Courts.
Promulgated this
30th day of September 1999.
[Sgd.]
HILARIO
G. DAVIDE, JR.Chief
Justice
|
Back
to Top - Back
to Home - Back
to Main Index
Since 19.07.98
chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
|
|