REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6506 - AN ACT
CREATING THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 1.
Creation and Composition of the Board. — There shall be created a Board
of Examiners for Criminologists in the Philippines to be composed of a
Chairman and two members possessing the qualifications prescribed in
Section three of this Act, who shall be appointed by the President of
the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Civil
Service from among the registered criminologists, if any, or from known
criminologists of recognized standing in the profession, with the
consent of the Commission on Appointments: provided, that the first
Board of Examiners for Criminologists to be created pursuant to this
Act shall be issued a certificate of registration as criminologists
without prior examination in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 2. Powers Vested in the Board. — The Board of
Examiners for Criminologists is vested with authority conformably with
the provisions of this Act, to administer the provisions thereof, to
issue, suspend or revoke certificate of registration for the practice
of criminology and to administer oaths.
Sec. 3. Qualifications of Board Members. — The
members of the Board shall at the time of their appointment be:
(1) Natural-born citizens of the Philippines;
(2) Holders of the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Criminology (B.S. Crim.) or Master of Criminology (M. Crim.), conferred
by a reputable and legally constituted College or Institute of
Criminology recognized by the Government;
(3) At least thirty years of age;
(4) Registered criminologists with at least ten years
experience in the profession: provided, that the requirements of
registration shall not apply to appointments to the first Board;
(5) Non-members of the Faculty of any school, college
or institute where a regular course in Criminology is taught, nor have
any pecuniary interest in such institution; and
(6) Not connected with any government agency which
operate an academy, training school or institute for the education or
training of peace officers or law enforcement agents.
Sec. 4. Term of Office. — The members of the Board
shall hold office for a term of three years after their appointments
unless sooner removed for any of the causes enumerated in Section six
of this Act.n which case their successors shall be appointed
immediately and duly qualified, who shall serve the unexpired term
only. Each member of the Board shall qualify by taking the proper oath
of office prior to entering upon the performance of his duties.
Sec. 5. Executive Officer and Secretary of the
Board. — The Commissioner of Civil Service shall be the executive
officer of the Board and shall conduct the examination given by the
Board. The Secretary of all the Boards of Examiners appointed under
Republic Act Numbered Five hundred forty-six shall also be the
Secretary of the Board of Examiners for Criminologist. All records and
minutes of the deliberations of the Board, including examination
papers, shall be kept by the Civil Service Commission under the direct
custody of the Secretary.
Sec. 6. Removal of Board Members. — The President
of the Philippines may remove any member of the Board for neglect of
duty or incompetency or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct,
after having given the member concerned an opportunity to defend
himself in the proper administrative investigation.
Sec. 7. Compensation of Board Members. — The
members of the Board shall each receive a compensation of not exceeding
ten pesos for each applicant examined. All fees shall be received by
the officer designated by competent authority as collecting officer for
the Civil Service Commission, and such officer shall pay all authorized
expenses of the Board, including the compensation provided for by this
Act for the members of the Board.
Sec. 8. Annual Report. — The Board shall submit an
annual report to the President of the Philippines after the close of
each fiscal year, giving detailed account of its proceedings, during
the year and making such recommendation as it may deem necessary and
proper.
Sec. 9. Inhibition Against the Practice of
Criminology. — No person shall practice or offer to practice as a
criminologist in the Philippines without having previously obtained a
certificate of registration from the Board.
SECTION 10. Exemption from Registration. —
Registration shall not be required of the following classes of persons:
(a) Criminologists from other countries called in for
consultations or for a special project related to Criminology not
requiring more than five months' residence in the Philippines in any
twelve months' period: provided, that such criminologists are legally
qualified to practice as such in their own State or country.
(b) Foreigners employed as technical officers,
professors or consultants in such special branches of Criminology or
may, in the judgment of the President of the Philippines be necessary
and indispensable for the country: provided, however, that they are
internationally recognized experts and that they do not engage in
private practice during their stay in the Philippines.
SECTION 11. Examination Required. — Except as
otherwise specifically allowed under this Act, all applicants for
registration as criminologists shall be required to undergo an
examination as provided in this Act.
SECTION 12. Qualifications for Examination. — Any
person applying for examination and for a certificate, shall, prior to
admission to examination, establish to the satisfaction of the Board
that:
(a) He is at least eighteen years of age and a
citizen of the Philippines;
(b) He must be a person of good moral character, as
certified to by at least three persons of good standing in the
community wherein he resides;
(c) He must not have been convicted of a crime
involving moral turpitude; and
(d) He has graduated in Criminology from a school,
college or institute recognized by the Government after completing a
four-year resident collegiate course leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Criminology (B.S. Crim.): provided, that holders of
Bachelor of Laws degree may, within five years after the approval of
this Act, take this examination after completing at least ninety-four
(94) units Criminology, Law Enforcement, Police Science and Penology
subjects.
SECTION 13. Holding of Examination. — The Board is
hereby authorized to conduct examinations in the Cities of Manila,
Baguio, Legaspi, Cebu and Davao whenever practicable at least once a
year and on such working days and place as the Board may fix with the
approval of the Commissioner of Civil Service. Written or printed
notice of examination shall be published in newspapers and copies
nailed to each candidate who has filed his name and address with the
Secretary of the Board, at least thirty days prior to the date of
examinations.
SECTION 14. Scope of Examination. — The examination
shall be writing and shall cover the following subjects with their
respective relative weights:
Subject Relative
Weight
Criminal Jurisprudence and Procedure 20%
Law Enforcement Administration 20%
Correctional Administration 15%
Criminalistics 20%
Criminal Sociology 15%
Ethics and Human Relations 10%
However, the Board may change or revise any of the above subjects in
the event the Department of Education shall correspondingly change the
curriculum prescribed for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Criminology.
In the conduct of the examination, the Board, in its discretion, may
give practical and field examinations in each subjects, as it may deem
fit.
SECTION 15. Ratings in the Examination. — In order to
pass the examination, a candidate must obtain a general average of at
least seventy-five percent with no rating below fifty percent in any of
the subjects.
SECTION 16. Report of Ratings. — The Board shall
within ninety days after the date of the completion of the examination,
report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Commissioner of
Civil Service.
SECTION 17. Oath-taking. — All successful candidates
shall be required to take a professional oath before the Board ore
before any person authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon
the practice of criminology in the Philippines.
SECTION 18. Issuance of Certificate. — Upon payment
of the registration fee as provided in this Act, the Board shall issue
a certificate of registration as criminologists to any applicant who,
in the opinion of the Board has satisfactorily met all the requirements
specified in this Act.
All certificates of registration issued under this Act shall show the
full name of the registrant; shall have serial numbers, shall be signed
by all the members of the Board, shall be attested by the Secretary of
the Board; and shall be authenticated by the official seal of the
Board: provided, that upon application filed within six months after
the approval of this Act, the Board shall issue a certificate of
registration without examination to persons who have been graduated
with the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminology (B.S. Crim.) and
who have been in the practice of criminology for at least ten years
prior to the enactment of this Act.
SECTION 19. Fee for Examination and Registration. —
All applicants for examination shall pay an application fee or fifty
pesos and every applicant for registration shall pay a registration fee
of thirty pesos.
Sec. 20. Revocation of Certificate of
Registration. — The Board may, after giving due notice and hearing to
the party concerned, revoke or suspend his certificate of registration
if found guilty of malpractice, incompetency, unprofessional conduct,
serious ignorance or gross negligence in the practice of criminology.
He shall be required to surrender his certificate of registration to
the Board. The decision of the Board, however, may be appealed within
thirty days to the President of the Philippines whose decision shall be
final.
Sec. 21. Reissue of Revoked Certificate and
Replacement of Lost Certificate. — After the expiration of one year
from the date of revocation of a certificate of registration, and after
payment of the required fee, the Board may, for reasons it may deem
sufficient, entertain an application for new certificate of
registration from a person whose certificate has been revoked.
A new certificate of registration to replace a certificate lost,
destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules of the Board
and upon payment of a fee of thirty pesos.
Sec. 22. Criminologist Defined. — A criminologist
is any person who is a graduate of the Degree of Criminology, who has
passed the examination for criminologists and is registered as such by
the Board.
Sec. 23. Practice of Criminology Defined. — A
person is deemed to be engaged in the practice of Criminology if he
holds himself out to the public in any of the following capacities:
1. As a professor, instructor or teacher in
Criminology in any university, college or school duly recognized by the
government and teaches any of the following subjects: (a) Law
Enforcement Administration, (b) Criminalistics, (c) Correctional
Administration, (d) Criminal Sociology and allied subjects, and (e)
other technical and specialized subjects in the Criminology curriculum
provided by the Department of Education.
2. As law enforcement administrator, executive,
adviser, consultant or agent in any government or private agency.
3. As technician in dactyloscopy, ballistics,
questioned documents, police photography, lie detection, forensic
chemistry and other scientific aspects of crime detection.
4. As correctional administrator, executive
supervisor, worker or officer in any correctional and penal
institution.
5. As counselor, expert, adviser, researcher in any
government or private agency on any aspects of criminal research or
project involving the causes of crime, juvenile delinquency, treatment
of offenders, police operations, law enforcement administration,
scientific criminal investigation or public welfare administration.
Sec. 24. Privileges of Certified Criminologists. —
All certified criminologist shall be exempt from taking any other
entrance or qualifying government or civil service examinations and
shall be considered civil service eligibles to the following government
positions: (1) dactylographer, (2) ballistician, (3) questioned
document examiner, (4) correctional officer, (5) law enforcement
photographer (6) lie detection examiner, (7) probation officer, (8)
agents in any law enforcement agency, (9) security officer, (10)
criminal investigator, or (11) police laboratory technician.
Certificated criminologists shall also be eligible for appointment as
Patrolman in chartered cities and municipalities, provided they possess
the general qualifications for appointment provided in Section nine,
Republic Act Numbered Forty-eight hundred and sixty-four.
Sec. 25. Penal Provisions. — Any person who shall
hold himself out as a criminologist without being duly registered and
certified in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or who shall
give any false or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board in
connection with any examination, or who shall violate any of the rules
and regulations promulgated by the Board in connection with the
practice of Criminology in the Philippines, shall upon conviction be
sentenced to a fine of not less than two thousand pesos nor more than
ten thousand pesos or to suffer imprisonment for a period of not less
than one year but not exceeding three years or both, at the discretion
of the court.
Sec. 26. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders,
administrative orders or ordinance inconsistent with any provision of
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 27. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect
upon its approval.
Approved: July 1, 1972
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