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Republic Act No. 15 (RA 15) — An Act Providing That in Any Criminal Proceeding Before a Justice of the Peace No Cost De Oficio Shall Be Taxed Against the Municipality Concerned When the Case Is Dismissed or the Defendant Acquitted.

Republic Act No. 15 (RA 15) — An Act Providing That in Any Criminal Proceeding Before a Justice of the Peace No Cost De Oficio Shall Be Taxed Against the Municipality Concerned When the Case Is Dismissed or the Defendant Acquitted.

Republic Act No. 15 · Republic Act · Approved September 18, 1946 · 2 sections

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Section 1

SECTION 1. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any criminal proceeding before a justice of the peace no cost de oficio shall be taxed against the municipality concerned when the case is dismissed or the defendant acquitted.

Section 2

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, September 18, 1946.

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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