A.
M. NO. 99-20-09-SC
JANUARY
25, 2000
RESOLUTION
CLARIFYING
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:chan
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The Executive Judge
and Vice Executive Judges of 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.chan
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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 or 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.cralaw:red
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.chan
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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.cralaw:red
This Resolution supersedes
Administrative Order No. 20-97, issued on 12 February 1997, and
Administrative
Order No. 46-97, issued on 19 March 1997.chan
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The Court Administrator
shall implement this Resolution.cralaw:red
Enacted this 25th
day of January 2000.
Davide,
Jr., C.J., Bellosillo, Melo, Puno, Vitug, Kapunan, Mendoza, Panganiban,
Quisumbing,
Purisima, Pardo, Buena, Gonzaga-Reyes, Ynares-Santiago,and
De Leon, Jr., JJ., concur.
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